"In late August 1973, 100,000 Chilean women congregated at Plaza de la Constitución to vent their rage against the rising cost and increasing shortages of food,

"In late August 1973, 100,000 Chilean women congregated at Plaza de la Constitución to vent their rage against the rising cost and increasing shortages of food, but they were dispersed with tear gas.[18]" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chilean_coup_d%C3%A9tat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chilean_coup_d%C3%A9tat People on all sides of the political spectrum were distraught. It wasn't as clear cut as "left versus right" or "poor versus rich".