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Just to clarify, Milton Friedman most likely did not “support” the Pinochet regime. Here is another article on the topic: https://www.theatlantic.com/business
by jschveibinz 5y ago
Just to clarify, Milton Friedman most likely did not “support” the Pinochet regime. Here is another article on the topic:
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2008/07/milton-friedman-and-chile/3841/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2008/07/milton-...
Nevertheless, Friedman’s words stand on their own, and I thought that the addition of the quotes worked well with the post. I am not making political statements, because I don’t find them to be appropriate for HN. Peace.
- tehjoker 5y agoI don't think the claim that he supported Pinochet means he had a direct hand in the coup, it's that he attempted to re-engineer the Chilean economy after the CIA linked plot assassinated the democratically elected socialist president who was attempting to socialize parts of the economy. The free market reforms were a disaster for the people that were only able to be applied under the terms of dictatorship. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Allende https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Allende
- listless 5y agoNothing like a little ad hominem to get the blood flowing