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99 percent invisible had a great episode about this: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/ https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cyb

99 percent invisible had a great episode about this: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/ https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/

unhammer 6y ago
> Each chair had an ashtray, a place for your whiskey glass and a set of buttons that controlled the display screens on the walls.
young_unixer 6y ago
The political picture painted in the article is really biased and dishonest.
- kingbirdy 6y ago
  Could you substantiate that claim with specific ways it is biased or dishonest, rather than dismissing it without evidence?
- csb6 6y ago
  The U.S. supported a military coup to overthrow Allende. This is a fact. That seems to be what the article is stating, no? Pinochet's abuses are well-documented, and he was not democratically elected.
  - zingplex 6y ago
    The CIA even admitted it [1] I'm willing to bet in 20 or so years they're going to admit to pulling the same shit in Venezuela right now. [1] https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/general-reports-1/chile/ https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/general-reports-1/chile/
    - wazoox 6y ago
      And Bolivia, too. In fact, NYTimes even had an article stating that what happened was a coup against Evo Morales and that its previous articles were misrepresenting the situation.
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- hoistbypetard 6y ago
  How so? This is the main summary I take from the article of as regards the political picture, when the author was discussing Allende's successor, who took power during a military coup backed by the US CIA: > It is estimated that during Pinochet’s rule about 38,000 people were imprisoned and most of those prisoners were tortured. Close to 3000 people were executed, another 1200 people went missing, and around 200,000 people were exiled to other countries. and it seems to consist solely of well-corroborated facts. Can you specify what you read in the article that you consider "really biased and dishonest"?
sjs382 6y ago
And the accompanying HN tread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12641425 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12641425

99 percent invisible had a great episode about this: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/ https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/

unhammer 6y ago

> Each chair had an ashtray, a place for your whiskey glass and a set of buttons that controlled the display screens on the walls.

young_unixer 6y ago

The political picture painted in the article is really biased and dishonest.

kingbirdy 6y ago
Could you substantiate that claim with specific ways it is biased or dishonest, rather than dismissing it without evidence?
csb6 6y ago
The U.S. supported a military coup to overthrow Allende. This is a fact. That seems to be what the article is stating, no? Pinochet's abuses are well-documented, and he was not democratically elected.
- zingplex 6y ago
  The CIA even admitted it [1] I'm willing to bet in 20 or so years they're going to admit to pulling the same shit in Venezuela right now. [1] https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/general-reports-1/chile/ https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/general-reports-1/chile/
  - wazoox 6y ago
    And Bolivia, too. In fact, NYTimes even had an article stating that what happened was a coup against Evo Morales and that its previous articles were misrepresenting the situation.
- deleted 6y ago
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hoistbypetard 6y ago
How so? This is the main summary I take from the article of as regards the political picture, when the author was discussing Allende's successor, who took power during a military coup backed by the US CIA: > It is estimated that during Pinochet’s rule about 38,000 people were imprisoned and most of those prisoners were tortured. Close to 3000 people were executed, another 1200 people went missing, and around 200,000 people were exiled to other countries. and it seems to consist solely of well-corroborated facts. Can you specify what you read in the article that you consider "really biased and dishonest"?

sjs382 6y ago

And the accompanying HN tread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12641425 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12641425