How Chile's Socialists Won

Chile's new president is a 36-year-old socialist, but that might just be the start of the country's changes. More than 30 years after the end of the U.S.-backed dictatorship, Chile might soon have a brand new constitution, one that Chileans actually get to vote on and approve.
But it's been a long journey to power for Chile's leftists. Fifty years ago, they were overthrown, imprisoned and even killed. This is the story of how a new generation won.
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[@mauricio9564]

Something to be noted and not mention in the video is that not only was the Chilean miracle not something that benefited the population but it was a total disaster.From 1974-1990 (Pinochet’s rule) gdp per capita stagnated and did not exceed 1974 levels until after he was ousted. Chile experienced two recessions,and unlike most countries were overtime poverty rates(which itself is a flawed statistic) have been decreasing since 1945 actually doubled from 20% extreme poverty to 40% by 1983.So even at the macro economic level Chile was a total disaster under Pinochet.Most of the growth did not start occurring until 1990 after he was ousted thanks to several reforms that undid some of the worse economic blunders of Pinochet.Such as the newly elected democratic government bringing back several top income taxes that would ensure the government budget would be supplied unlike before we’re it was in constant deficit.And this would allow for new programs and infrastructure to be persued by the public sector.Another thing that has to be mentioned is that Allende nationalized copper and it remains nationalized to this day,copper has accounted since then 20% or so of the Chilean economy to this day and was sometimes up to 30% so it always had a stabilizing effect for the rest of the economy.So even after death Allende did more for Chile than Pinochet did in 17 years.

[@bodymotionchile]

Thanks for your vídeo!

[@donpatogrez]

This video is pure unadulterated BS

[@thirtyseconds2589]

"Fifty years ago, they were overthrown, imprisoned and even killed" And the problem with killing commies is?

[@alvaropinto2849]

"First leftist government since the coup" - Are you serious?? There have been only two right-wing governments since democracy's comeback (both under Sebastian Piñera). All the others have been center-left or left governments. The video also forgot to mention some facts like Chile was the wealthiest nation in the region by GDP per capita until 2019 (when riots started), or that while it's true that inequality is greater than in other OCDE members, it's stiil under the average in the region and it has been on decline since 1990. Look, if you're going to criticize the actual system that's perfectly fine but at least bring all the facts. This video is just pure proaganda...

[@fullmetaltheorist]

"Looks like Chile needs some freedom." - America.

[@roberto-qy2ys]

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of America. What are talking about?

[@snoopyloopy]

Given that lithium is the new oil and Chile has a fair amount of it, the freedom probably is coming sooner rather than later...

[@itookallthenames]

@@roberto-qy2ys he was using sarcasm

[@eldromedario3315]

@@itookallthenames and roberto0709 here is educating folk that America is a continent and not a country. From Chile all the way to Canada. It is so big that it is commonly referred to as 2 separate continents. South and North America. Just like Eurasia is Europe and Asia.

[@da5314]

They don’t have oil so no lol

[@tytania3545]

Finally someone who mentioned Operation Condor! All the unrest in Latin America, thanks USA 🙄

[@xyonentertainmentproductio4909]

Indeed like I bet south American could be rich if the US didn't intervene into them

[@tytania3545]

@@xyonentertainmentproductio4909 Not just South America, Central America as well and all that disruption is was caused the immigration problem that the United States complain about. THEY caused it! And what they have done to Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Native Nations is swept under the rug too.

[@cachifli870]

yes but US imperialism tends to prop up these oligarchies

[@tytania3545]

@@ro33162 And who put that government in? The United States. Did they care about the atrocities that Pinochet was doing in Chile? Absolutely not, they only wanted their agenda to play out and put a puppet dictator to protect their own interest. So when you say "to be fair", make sure to include context.

[@aaronnilestoussaint5672]

@@xyonentertainmentproductio4909 lol South America is a shit hole on its own don’t get it twisted. Allende wasn’t no savor. Blaming America even though they’re the ones who fund your country is crazy maybe idk dont be a shit show

[@dahasolomon7314]

This is sadly what the Arab spring wanted to achieve. Happy for Chile but I wish the same for the middle east.

[@FalconsEye58094]

Hoping this can be widespread across Latin America, with Venezuela being a cautionary tale

[@JG-xm8jy]

Isn't it funny the arab spring occurred in countries the US would have loved a regime change, but not in USA puppet countries?

[@twistedyogert]

@@FalconsEye58094 If my knowledge of history is correct, Venezuela was able to pay for the large amount of social welfare programs with revenue from petroleum exports. When oil was expensive (I believe that it was $100USD a barrel at one point.) citizens could rely on the welfare. Unfortunately, the price of oil dropped and I believe that you know where this is going. Venezuela didn't have a backup plan. I can only hope that Chile has a rainy day fund.

[@FalconsEye58094]

twistedyogert you are partially correct, however Venezuela mismanaged its economy incredibly and their president didn’t wanna hear it from people who told him the right way to do things

[@nntflow7058]

Most people in Middle east and North Africa are extremely conservatives. They can't achieve Revolutions when you believed in the Old establishment.

[@WatcherSCP]

If the majority of Chileans vote for socialism, then this is a democracy, not a dictatorship.

[@JK-gu3tl]

Democracy can lead to tyranny. Look at jim crow.

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

but it's only democratic and fair when people vote for pro-west capitalist parties

[@EPK123]

They didnt vote for socialism, they voted for a centerleft goverment dude. You dont even know what the Word "socialism" means

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

@@EPK123 he's the kind of person who thinks having a welfarist system is the equivalent of the holodomor

[@WatcherSCP]

@@NBrioDaZueraRules Holodomor is a myth of Ukrainian nationalists. So you wrote complete nonsense. Is the social security system a myth?

[@yanislee1085]

The CIA must be panicking.

[@MR.Mehran61]

They're also plotting

[@thewok1317]

They chiliin

[@louisgonzalez8846]

Plotting to make the same mistakes........all over.!!!! Not very bright......ducky.!!!!

[@firefirefire3277]

Only this time, they're more distracted on Russia-Ukraine conflict that's why Chile remains unharmed by the CIA yet.

[@carlabroderick5508]

CIA has not cared in the least about socialism in Latin America since the fall of USSR. In fact, US is itself is now highly socialistic. Only 30-40% of Chile voted for Allende. US does disapprove of Maduro’s government, which has destroyed Venezuela, but has done very little to oppose Maduro.

[@di3appl3]

Why is the US in every country interfearing in other countries internal affairs?

[@louisgonzalez8846]

One simple reason Apple Suck..................$$$$$$$$.!!

[@marysia5365]

Because every strong country does. If you reject to do that, you lose influences, sometimes in favour of much worst regime.

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

I still don’t know how we ended up in Ukraine…

[@Duck-wc9de]

Give me a time period when the most powerfull nation did not interfear with other nations internal affairs since nations were invented? (and countries/kingdoms before that)

[@BonaldDrump]

"DEMOCRACY!!!!!!!"

[@DanielMorales-my4ez]

Gabriel boric has fallen out of favor in Chile. He's like biden where initially he's popular only to drop in popularity

[@FoxSullivan]

The main reason is that he hasn't been able to deliver on his promises. Unfortunately part of this is because he took office right as the pandemic started, and that the majority conservative house and senate have been doing their best to block every single move he and his cabinet have attempted. He's the right person for Chile, but terrible timing my country picked to put him in power. I hope he wins the re-election when he gets a chance; per Chilean law, presidents can only be elected twice, but cannot serve consecutive years; so he can run again in 2028.

[@jorgesepulveda4379]

​@@FoxSullivanno he won't , he is a filthy comunist liar , he only has a Mentality of destruction . He is a traitor like Allende

[@olekatoska1901]

​@@FoxSullivan He took office in March 11th 2022, at that time the Pandemic was already ending and people were already leaving the masks behind

[@Hiljaa_]

​@@jorgesepulveda4379he's not a communist... and Allende won the election back then, democratically. The us just did not want a socialist nation, and we got a dictatorship in return. Imagine overthrowing a democratic government and installing a dictatorship because the election did not go the way you wanted. Oh wait, I don't have to imagine, because that has happened multiple times. And an attempted one on January 6th. Incredible job, republicans

[@tamarasaldiviacarcamo81]

@@olekatoska1901 I agree!

[@mogo-wc7xw]

i love the part when nixon yelled "it''s americaning time" and overthrew the chile government

[@jorgesepulveda4379]

Good

[@pabloveloso7736]

Ok, that was funny. Although Kissinger would be more accurate.

[@3aZM]

Al Jazeera in Arabic: Islamic fascism is cool and more conservative and despotic than Muhammad himself. Al Jazeera in English: Socialism is cool and super progressive. No hypocrisy here nothing to worry about.

[@porothashawarma2339]

😂😂😂😂😂😂💀

[@lucassanchezrobles4749]

It's not hypocrisy, it's a plan.

[@gischalav]

hit the nail on this one

[@fallen4life080]

So we're gonna ignore that Pinochet and other "capitalists" were fascists as shown in this video? And ignore that you can be a fascist for BOTH socialism and capitalism?

[@Duck-wc9de]

I just want to add that Chile is the most properous country in south america. Even more prosperous than some EU nations. And is on of the least unequal countries in its continent. Chile has lots of problems, but when you compare to similar coutries or ... to the rest of the world, its very good. Well, I hope it keeps improving and not going back to the level of poor and unequal Brazil and allways-in-crisis Argentina

[@BifMcAwesome]

Venezuela was the second most prosperous, granted it was corrupt. But Chavez fixed that with a healthy dose of socialism. Not the corruption, the prosperity.

[@larrycleave4199]

Not for much longer if Socialism has anything to do with it.

[@kocholawis1851]

Talk about the lack of unequality with the mapuches, maybe you can convince them...

[@diegotapia2830]

You should look our news, the country and the goverment is already in shambles

[@fresatx]

Oh the Socialists will fix Chile's prosperity dont worry. Its never failed to fix that problem in any country as far as I know.

[@nunyabusiness8000]

Everyday this video ages worse. Shouldn’t have had such a premature celebration huh?

[@ChristineMechtler]

Praying for Chile that their hegemonic neighbour to the North doesn't pull of another evil deed.

[@slurpii4669]

Northern neighbor? Peru?

[@lshplayer90]

@@slurpii4669 Good Ol' 'Murica. Hopefully the US won't feel the need to pull off another CIA "intervention" tactic in Chile.

[@wastucar8127]

@@slurpii4669 America, unless that was sarcasm in which case I've whooshed myself

[@Adrian-kb4rg]

@@wastucar8127 nah he was talking about ecuador

[@marcusjohn6654]

You know the United States is going to meddle. smh.

[@ryanwelborn1609]

As a matter of fact, the level of inequality in Chile has declined since 1990. The Gini coefficient was 57.3 in 1990 and declined to 44.4 by 2019. To be sure, the society needs to be much more equal than it is. But, for 30 years, the trend was in the right direction.

[@felipepuentes9543]

Certainly, the inequality in Chile has declined. Matter of fact, The Chilean institutions, based on the 80's Constitution work in order Neoliberal doctrine of a "subsidiary state". Setting natural conditions for those who have the ingress to success in the nation, while poor only can get into debt to live. The evolution of family's debt and income evolution in families depending their social-economical status are both prove that the trend you think is wrong. Plus, Gini coefficent in Chile is unsuitable in its measurement, because the data is provided by CASEN, an institution that can't really identify 1% richest wealth. It's not my intention to offend, and I don't know if you're chilean like me. But chilean reality is clear once you get here. Also, if you think I'm wrong, I'll be glad to debate.

[@alfredjohnson3642]

@@felipepuentes9543 exactly, but socialism will make everyone equal with a geni of 1 because everyone will be now poor like Venezuela. Socialism doest like to use numbers they enter by elections and they don't want to leave like in cuba, sad that people are so dumb to see the true.

[@bocchithean-cap3404]

@@felipepuentes9543 left pigs can only use statistical tomfoolery to prove their points Always has been Also Pinochet did do nothing wrong wish we could do 🚁 🚹 🌊🌊🌊 here too

[@pridefulobserver3807]

socialist do not understand numbers or the truth, only what their envy and resentment want, but as a true chilean, we will restore order to the republic just as we did before

[@pedromain]

But it was inside a neoliberal system. The changes occur in some areas of the populations life, with compensatory policies, much like in Brazil, where the Lula's government use social spending to fight unequallity, but it just brings momentaneous change, nothing that can resist a economical crisis.

[@grimaffiliations3671]

Hopefully the CIA will leave Chile alone

[@AITreeBranches]

It still blows my mind on why nobody is taking USA to trial for what they did in South America. Literally they brought countries into chaos for their own economical gain and the international community speaks about Ukraine like is the first time in history that something like this is happening.

[@grimaffiliations3671]

@@AITreeBranches Its probably the military. America actually passed a law nicknamed the "Hague invasion act" in 2002 (during the Iraq war) which basically said the US could invade the netherlands if the Hague tried to put Americans on trial for war crimes. Now that I think about it, if they didnt constantly destabilize those countries and seed unrest, they wouldn't be able to point to them to scare people everytime they ask for a more socialized fairer economy with more evenly distributed wealth. They do it in the name of greed and the consolidation of capitalist hegemony And after the CIA is done funding coups and igniting civil wars, they'll mercilessly attack and dehumanize the people who flee that same unrest

[@LuciferTheDogKiller]

That's just wishful thinking.

[@manse8039]

China is taking over Chile,

[@JK-gu3tl]

They're leftist nowadays.

[@17gdpr37]

This video aged like milk

[@agustincifuentes1469]

6:17 That's not Gabriel Boric, but Giorgio Jackson, another important face in the 2011 student movement, friend of Boric and now serving as Ministry in his government.

[@Sorbito]

Un imbécil, vamos.

[@jptt_b9468]

se equivocaron brigido

[@alexanderisrael2715]

Es que en ese tiempo Jackson tenía pelo

[@fleebertreatise1063]

They do look similar

[@seenstee]

Would love to see a video on your statement "like how charter schools decimated public education in the US"

[@ahmedkamran330]

I second that !

[@Samuel-wb8uo]

It's fairly straightforward: public funds are diverted from public schools to often for-profit, poorly regulated private schools

[@KharlHungus]

@@Samuel-wb8uo wait till you learn about what they do with public school funds..

[@jjohnson649]

Families that place value on education should not be forced into public schools with families that reduce the educational experience of their children. Who you surround yourself with will ultimately determine who you become as a person. Free education is a privilege that everyone should enjoy but unfortunately, many ppl treat it as a chore affecting everyone who is forced to share the experience with you. We should have the option to choose the experience we want, children who show commitment and talent should be glorified.

[@videosandrehome]

Such BS. A charter school IS PUBLIC. They just have a charter with some additional rules they can make.

[@acecarson3792]

God bless the Chilean people.

[@mariadavis3797]

Why? For being a bunch of idiots to vote in a communist?

[@hubertcumberdale2651]

funny you say that, because leftism isn't really a fan of religion

[@kenlandon6130]

@@mariadavis3797 Red baiter.

[@pablopereyra7126]

@@hubertcumberdale2651 Jesus would be all in for socialism. Early christian communities shared everything with the group. Sounds pretty communist to me ngl lol

[@hubertcumberdale2651]

@@pablopereyra7126 Jesus probably wouldn't approve of the 100 million deaths wrought by communism in the 20th century. Great gaslighting though.

[@pridefulobserver3807]

Gano el RECHAZO y fue HERMOSO

[@Rudenbehr]

I came here to check the new comments and it didn't disappoint

[@bobbybannerjee5156]

Easy to see the monster in Russia. Far harder to see the monster in America.

[@choephel4565]

I hope Chile have great future ahead.

[@King_Ancalagon]

@@frukola64 Captialist privatized living standards has failed Chile.

[@kongshvalmagyar4984]

@@King_Ancalagon Boric will do worse

[@King_Ancalagon]

@@kongshvalmagyar4984 Stay mad, lmao!

[@King_Ancalagon]

@@CapitanNaufrago cope and seeth.

[@kongshvalmagyar4984]

@@King_Ancalagon Ok brother, I am not in Chile. Come back to me when it all goes to shit :) 👍

[@chocodoco4855]

6:18 LOL, that's not Boric. The guy in the circle is Giorgio Jackson, then president of the UC student council, now the new Secretary General of the Presidency.

[@kepasaaerke9517]

Jfjzbsbsb me dió mucha risa cuando lo vi

[@PanConQueso001]

He’s Boris Jackson

[@olekatoska1901]

@@PanConQueso001 and the other one is Giorgio Boric B)

[@hansdimter3834]

@@PanConQueso001 Michael Jackson

[@gamingfan197]

Viva Chile

[@MR.Mehran61]

Indeed

[@benjaminperezvalenzuela7730]

Cringe

[@obamahamburgersussyballs2574]

Based

[@fizziz_1035]

.

[@fizziz_1035]

.

[@staticshockk]

The deadliest September 11th we know was on 1973

[@olekatoska1901]

should have been deadlier

[@cosmokaulitz22]

Plot Twist: Boric is doing worst than former presidents.

[@diegotapia2830]

Si seguimos asi dudo que termine su gobierno

[@theuselessdrunk]

yeah, why didn't he fix all of our problems in his first month in office? such a disgrace

[@diegotapia2830]

@@theuselessdrunk ellos son los que se presentaron como los nuevos mesias que van a ser capaces de transformarnos en la copia feliz del eden, y lo unico que han hecho es mandarse error tras error.

[@olekatoska1901]

@@theuselessdrunk no one expected from them something like that. Only, at least, not making it all even worse like right now lol

[@mariapaz6379]

Plot twist, it is too soon to say.

[@laabitres]

Im happy for Chile, I wish them the best

[@benjaminperezvalenzuela7730]

I wish to leave Chile…

[@omaryousifkamal4290]

@@benjaminperezvalenzuela7730 ur not the fist one wants to leave his country after us intervine

[@Duck-wc9de]

The actual system gave Chile the best standard of living in south america. Better than eastern EU countries that came out of socialism. As eastern europe advance, chile is turning backwards.

[@Ignacio.Romero]

@@omaryousifkamal4290 The coup was the best thing that could happen to allende

[@Justin-yt7pi]

Socialism sucks but with “progressive” politics it death by a thousand cuts.

[@Euphoryaaa]

Can this be made shareable on Instagram?

[@Proletariat-intifada]

what makes me really sad about my south american friends is the fact that we all in Latin america tend to forgot our recent history... american interventionism in our countries was real and drowned our efforts to make life better for everyone. Yet it is an almost unnoticed topic nowadays...

[@YungBeezer]

Maybe you shouldn't have invited communists to our backyard

[@maddieudontneedtoknowmylas809]

Interesting fact but the us actually has an history of anti capitalist

[@johannkuster79]

I'm with you

[@fleebertreatise1063]

Maybe part of it is that there were many people willing to accept or welcome that involvement at various points in time. I wonder what kind of relationship Latin American leaders had behind closed doors with American foreign agents/politicians.

[@pridefulobserver3807]

Zurdos asquerosos, son un monton de resentidos llenos de odio, vayanse al paraiso de cuba y quedense allá zánganos basura.

[@miguelconceicao5171]

Boric has a disaproval rate of 58% i wouldnt call this a success

[@igkinatsu]

Boric is the fall of chilean politics

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

i mean, biden won in the usa and i've never seen anyone defend him

[@miguelconceicao5171]

@@NBrioDaZueraRules Biden is not left wing he is a center right liberal

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

😂 so another Biden

[@cubismo85]

Pinochets dissaproval rates where much more.

[@cloudcat0]

This is so important. I remember hearning about this movement during the Occupy Wallstreet movement.

[@hyunjoon.watterson]

He kinda looks like El Professor from La Casa De Papel

[@quinnarrenzola5284]

Yeah he does omg

[@strangiatoCL]

6:19 is Giorgio Jackson, not Boric, but also in the government now.

[@jadesstrmbrnmxmff]

Congratulations Chile! I hope the Filipino youth will also have their Chilean moment.

[@kurrs177]

It won't be soon tho. Obvious naman sa recent eleksyon 😬

[@mousecrazy5146]

60% disapprovement

[@JL-tm3rc]

Haha neo liberalism works. If this is what a dictator achieves imagine what a real neo liberalist would achieve. Socialism is the worst just look at venenzuela north korea and cuba. Students like socialism because they do not have yet handled a real job. Once they start to work they throw socialist ideas down the bin. And love capitalism. These students rallying for price increases. You cannot even protest in communist countries

[@awts..7954]

@@mousecrazy5146 31m even more disappointment

[@karlmaalab]

Manggagawa Naman soon

[@joshscott5213]

Chile was the testing grounds for the neoliberal system we use today I'm glad they're trying to break off the shackles of neoliberalism I wish them the best

[@Duck-wc9de]

Just to remember that Chile is one of the 5 most prosperous countries south of the equator.

[@diegotapia2830]

Dont worry this new experiment will also fail

[@thehouse8891]

How?

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

@@Duck-wc9de it doesn't matter, i'd rather have a poor communist country than a rich capitalist country

[@cristianfuentes2597]

@@NBrioDaZueraRules guess u haven't been to Cuba

[@christianrojas1753]

lol those dreams didn’t work

[@heypen9375]

I'd love to see a student from harvard,stanford, and all ivy league univ in US doing like this, overthrow a corrupt govt'. Maybe its impossible.

[@bodymotionchile]

@The Stammering Dunce exactamente!! Plus in USA the religion obsession and anti Intelectualism is a cancer impossible to overcome.

[@sopaipillascnmostaza]

@The Stammering Dunce As in Chile, Boric, Vallejo and Jackson (not mentioned in the video, but a member of the lower house and close ally of President Boric) were student leader of the chilean equivalent of ivy league schools, they all come from a privileged socioeconomic background.

[@JK-gu3tl]

@The Stammering Dunce most of them are leftists, though.

[@diegotapia2830]

They arent doing it so great, the support for boric's goverment already crumbled into a 20%

[@JK-gu3tl]

@The Stammering Dunce The Liberals are in the LP. Rich college kids are leftist statists.

[@traviswall1982]

Well, this video aged like milk....

[@LewyGooey3]

Wow the parallels between Chile and the US in present day is insane. I just wish we had the fight in us like they do. We are docile and will willingly give up our rights.

[@rafaelsot01]

Dude, they have nothing. I'm latino and SOCIALISM SUCKS.

[@LewyGooey3]

@@rafaelsot01 So does Capitalism

[@rafaelsot01]

@@LewyGooey3 nope, socialism never worked. Did you forget the millions of people who were killed by the leftism Chinese? I think I can say you never knew about it

[@LewyGooey3]

@@rafaelsot01 I live in America, I see the failures of capitalism everyday. Record Homelessness, poverty, income inequality, insufficient access to healthcare, and stagnant wages. All this is the richest country in the world.

[@harishkrishnan4099]

@@LewyGooey3 Wonder what made it the richest.....?

[@jorgeyanez2142]

This aged well 😅. We are way worse than 2 years ago in every single indicator.

[@erickbustos3007]

Make another video on how chile is today, because no one wants Boric 😂

[@olekatoska1901]

They never will, it would make Al Jazeera look even dumber than they look now lmao, either they keep silent over the current shitshow or they twist it into blaming "Capitalism" and "America" as the culprit somehow lol

[@G3rm4nc1t0]

spoiler alert: Chile will be the tomb of socialism once again

[@Studiosmediamilk]

Haha Boric is the most unpopular and pathetic """leader""' Chile has ever had. Time has proven Pinochet right.

[@bloodwargaming3662]

Lol cope

[@dave_riots]

Chile would sound like a great place to live if it weren't for the neoliberal economics still being an issue over there.

[@dave_riots]

@@frukola64 Where have you been for the past 50 years? Neoliberalism has been the dominant economic model across the world for the past half century.

[@pollorojas5130]

@@dave_riots don’t mind him, i bet he's a “pubertarian”

[@dave_riots]

@@frukola64 Neoliberalism is an economic model based around heavy privatization, few or no social welfare, and low taxes for corporations. Basically, a pro-corporate economic model that solely benefits those who own the means of production.

[@louisgonzalez8846]

@@dave_riots and to hell, with everyone else,...........right David.!!!!

[@yomellamoyo1]

Chile is a great place to live if you can afford it, the problem comes when you can't keep paying.

[@LoneGRoEnt]

Privatizing water was the stupidest thing ever.

[@AngryAsianOG]

What a great achievement by the people of Chile. I hope that since they modeled the US model we aren’t far from this in the US!

[@colorwithme194]

Socialism will take Chile to shit

[@AngryAsianOG]

@@colorwithme194 well them being the US testing ground took them there already and is taking the US there next…

[@koolid7839]

This is achievable movement indonesian students did that in 1998 to overthrown 30 year dictatorship president.

[@spark300c]

the problem is the left wing in America petty screwed up. They behave more like Argentina left wing causing more problems than fixing them. this way country keeps get more divided.

[@AngryAsianOG]

@@spark300c I would say the wing is the issue when you only have 2 choices for the same machine they won’t be much different. US has the least amount of parties participating in elections and honestly they aren’t much different.. only in which wealthy class are in their pockets..a bird has 2 wings but it’s still the same bird and it’s still going one way

[@StopMotion-hd5em]

s a Taiwanese living in Chile pass 5 years I am an chilean now but I don't know that chile is socialist!

[@olekatoska1901]

Closer to the Western-European kind of Socialism than the Asian kind. But anyhow Chilean society has kept quite politically balanced and civilized since the return of democracy in 1990, and as such we have learnt that moderation and peace-keeping is the most economically successful method of governing for us

[@conito4672]

I'm very proud of my country Chile 🇨🇱

[@hansmenares3850]

Yo estoy decepcionado 1)la mayoría de la gente es ignorante he incompetente con respecto a temas de política 2)mucha gente tiene nulo interés por aprender y solamente se basan en argumentos nacidos de lo que creen que es real, puro sentimentalismo 3)aun se piensa que allende fue el mejor cuando no hizo ni mierda pa mejorar la situación 4)elegimos a un presidente incompetente que mandó a una madre a un problema terrorista y casi muere (izkia) 5)la CC vale callampa y el texto escrito no puede ser más Rancio. Y algunas propuestas durante el proceso estaban a nivel de regulación de precios, sistemas soviéticos, llevar preso a un ex presidente, sist de pensiones de reparto que no da a bastó por obvias razones etarias, etc 6)esta lista puede seguir

[@moshesierra6849]

Lo siento por Chile, caer en manos de esos ineptos q ahora están en el gobierno

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

😂

[@Jawks2]

Alguna decepción de momento socia?

[@mrniusi11]

socialism is death. you will be starving and proud.

[@pridefulobserver3807]

"Are You Winning s̶o̶n̶ socialistoid?" Viva Chile !!! Viva la Libertad !!!

[@ilikechocolate3741]

NO wn, NO, la historia de Chile no parte el 73', por la chucha.

[@Hoxgene]

Incredible story! I can't wait to see how things unravel ahead, wishing Chileans good fortune!

[@LordDim1]

They already hate him. Boric has 12% approval rating, and the people are on track to quite overwhelmingly reject the new constitution

[@sdb2885]

Ask a Chiliean. This video is super biased. Chileans don't even know if the guaton( fat man) will finish his presidency. While the country is on the verge of a civil war in the region of Auracania guess what he did? He let someone else call a state of emergency and went book shopping in Argentina. The video also speaks badly of previous goverments but Chile managed to get their country vaccinated a full 6 months before the rest of latin america! In Chile you get to choose to choose between private hospitals and public ones and both are affordable. Compare that to Mexico or countries where health care is free but you die on the waiting list and are treated as a mere hindrace to a doctor's schedule.

[@cami1071]

Good fortune? Things are not going too good in here.

[@tokkimii]

@@cami1071 resultado de todos los payasos que han pasado por la moneda como presidentes.

[@conito4672]

@@cami1071 responsabilidad de Piñera que Boric recibiera un país quebrado

[@aryansk2435]

So proud!!!!

[@nunyabusiness8000]

Oopsie whoopsies, looks like we made a fucky wucky

[@rtyertytryfbtryhfvderg363]

a 36 year old socialist running a large country.... absolutely nothing can go wrong lmao

[@YungBeezer]

Absolutely EVERYTHING will go wrong

[@RollyBalondo]

Soon they will find out that tax money is needed to finance those social spending. :-)

[@krugersavage6347]

Intellectuals using the poor and the vulnerable it's sickening.

[@WPQ190D]

I am Chilean and I come from the future. Two years of this government saw crime grow 400% and immigration out of control. Now we have international organized crime and all levels of government are involved in corruption never seen before. Congratulations on the analysis.

[@jasonbaker8290]

When you said "like the squad" I couldn't take this seriously anymore...

[@daifee9174]

♫ Mi General Augusto Pinochet ♫ 🚁

[@grimaffiliations3671]

Lula will do the same in brazil soon!

[@anshumanjaiswal5787]

Lula is corrupt

[@bocchithean-cap3404]

Like the last time right?

[@otavianiluciano7397]

Yes, he will destroy Brazil's economy in a few months.

[@anshumanjaiswal5787]

@@otavianiluciano7397 how?

[@grimaffiliations3671]

@@otavianiluciano7397 the facist in charge now is already doing that

[@schadowizationproductions6205]

4:42 What the guy is holding there is one of the results of collaberations of the dictatorship and Swiss arms manufacturer SIG, today known as SAN Swiss Arms or its merged form SIG Sauer. Thanks to that Chile's army uses Swiss quality spinoff rifles by FAMAE.

[@schadowizationproductions6205]

Of course SIG also gave SIG SG 510 rifles to Pinochet since the early days...

[@xanev.]

@@schadowizationproductions6205 for that u country exists

[@olekatoska1901]

that "guy" is Augusto Pinochet hahaha

[@olekatoska1901]

@@xanev. care to elaborate?

[@schadowizationproductions6205]

@@xanev. I wouldn't argue that it is its purpose or anything but there's definitely an argument to be made about Swiss colonialism as a corporate colonialism distinct from classical, open "political" colonialism.

[@rishabhnair313]

so Chile being a poor country is trying to be socialist and drafting a socio liberal constitution. There are so many things that can go wrong but i hope them well.

[@theboi8813]

Chile is not a poor country bruh

[@rishabhnair313]

@@theboi8813 chile is not rich enough to be socialist.

[@GameDesignThinking]

Mate, 6:18 is Giorgio Jackson, not Gabriel Boric. Giorgio is currently Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency. Don't blame you tho, at some point they even created a video showing their differences hahaha

[@SiVlog1989]

Don't know how the election of the first left leaning government in Chile since Salvador Allende passed me by, good on them

[@naxitodarker]

Chile is destroyed

[@MR.Mehran61]

You failed to mention that these kids are also very pro Palestinians, and against the Israeli occupation.

[@DETTO33]

Dude u cant call ur self a socialist and not support Palestinas freedoom.

[@martinrosemary5654]

Most Chileans are pro Palestinian, We have the largest Palestinian decedents population anywhere in the world.

[@mantea3481]

@@DETTO33 you'd be surprised about german socialists then

[@MrDude826]

They also support Russia's invasion of Ukraine which is ironic and hypocritical. They want the Palestinians to be free but victim blame then Ukranians for fighting to be free.

[@pranav8423]

@@DETTO33 what about the Islamic fascism in Middle East and South asia? Do the socialists support that as well?

[@celsiusfahrenheit1176]

The actually lost now, they got their asses served on a platter by the whole country.

[@hhhh9740]

I hope they don’t do the same mistakes that led to economic collapse before and 200% inflation.

[@hex2637]

The mistake of being blockaded by the US lol

[@natansandle9284]

This makes me wish I lived in Chile. My country, Hungary, just seems to keep going in the wrong direction

[@almightyyeezydab5149]

You’re joking right?

[@floppyoggurt21cj4]

@@almightyyeezydab5149 why would he?

[@joseastiz1775]

Lmao if you want to move to the next argentina by all means go for it

[@kaiser4883]

Wasn't Hungary ruined by soviet socialism?

[@joseastiz1775]

@@kaiser4883 all countries that belonged to the soviet union were ruined by soviet socialism

[@jasonmullaley3234]

Will end up like Venezuela

[@ef888]

No, you're fearmongering. You can not stop us

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

good

[@ItalianHistorian]

"Un vero presidente popolare, muore ma non s'arrende" ("A truly populist president, he dies but does not give up") (From Fausto Amodei's "To Comrade President, Salvador Allende")

[@jessh4016]

I hope as hard as I can that Chile's story will have a good ending. It's starting to look like it will.

[@Xergecuz]

The argentinization of Chile, and Mexico, and Colombia, it worked so well in Cuba and Venezuela that its now being exported.

[@tiago310]

Wont end well for them if it continues this way

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

argentina is a right wing capitalist country and has always been, stop blaming the failures of your system on socialism

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

i'm from cuba and my country is perfect and easily the best country in all of the americas, and venezuela is the best in soth america

[@tiago310]

@@NBrioDaZueraRules "i'm from cuba and my country is perfect and easily the best country in all of the americas" You mean Cuba before 1959 because Cuba now is one of the most poorest countries in Latino America

[@tiago310]

@@NBrioDaZueraRules In your videos you have trend of calling Capitalist countries the worst countries even though they are the most successful and richest countries in the world So here I present to you how absolute shit Cuba is thanks to Communism/Socialism because this is the only thing Communism and Socialism bring kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXrchJtmjdaZjas kzbin.info/www/bejne/opixnJuBmr19pKM kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4maeXyNfpJsoas

[@Just4Kixs]

¡Enhorabuena! Congrats hermanos chilenos! Que tengáis mucha suerte! Abrazos desde filipinas

[@execas1562]

¿Cual suerte? Si los imbéciles que están gobernando son los mismos que en tiempos de ser legisladores destruyeron Chile. Una nación en vías de de la prosperidad y el desarrollo, convertida en cenizas por culpa del resentimiento socialista.

[@diegotapia2830]

Mejor mira las noticias y las encuestas, con suerte llevan un mes de gobierno y ya tenemos un paro nacional y la aprobacion ya esta en el 20%

[@gyrozeppeli7753]

@@diegotapia2830 mira es el idiota que cree que los problemas estructurales se resuelven de la noche a la mañana.

[@gasparpalissonceron3846]

@@DivinesLegacy Today problems are not like in the 70’s. United States don’t give a crap what is happening in South America just look how many left government we have (Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay) and if you look the election in Brazil and Colombia you’ll see that there are quite good chances that Lula and Petro win during the elections this year.

[@cami1071]

Llevan unos meses de gobierno, y ya van decayendo. La gente no los quiere, y no han hecho nada para ayudar al pueblo. Solo hablan palabras bonitas y era. Mala suerte tendremos por 4 años

[@carloshortuvia5988]

A total disaster, Boric fell short to lead Chile. Country is going down.

[@PCtutorialKid]

I think enshrining a capitalistic system into Chile via its constitution was probably the best thing that they could have ever done. Look at its neighbor Argentina, people there constantly vote leftists into government and its a complete disaster. Pinochet was a brutal dictator but leaning too far into socialism in a country that is not yet high income is a recipe for a catastrophe orders of magnitude worse than Pinochet (i.e Venezuela, Cuba, Argentina). Chile is the least corrupt, most prosperous country in Latin America by a mile, I wouldn't risk that by trying to transform its economic system. There has never been a Latin American country that has shown restraint with Left Wing policies and pursued Social Democracy like in Europe, because nepotism and corruption wins out and makes everyone poorer and less free.

[@nickiiminajj9148]

smooth brain take

[@mikesmnell414]

@@nickiiminajj9148 No it’s pretty practical. Wanting rapid change under a guy who is no better than the previous government will lead to disaster.

[@OP4K]

You are mixing socialism with corruption. You could mix capitalism with corruption too (Colombia for instance) Which also doesn't work.

[@PCtutorialKid]

@@OP4K works better than Venezuela, Argentina and Cuba. But obviously corruption ruins everything but corruption plus socialism is the worst….

[@bachvandals3259]

@@PCtutorialKid argentina economy collapse when the US backed fascist took control, cuba has the highest human dev score in region, venezuela economy is back on its track as the peoples slaughtered series of US backed coups... poor examples. Problem with Nazis is that you barely know what you are talking about, ... so go back to school KID, may want go back to doing shitty tutorials.

[@elgusaniiiodeljuego6823]

I love how BAD this video has aged 😅😅😅

[@clementeschuster5323]

pal pico

[@nathanngumi8467]

Hopefully Chile will turn over a new leaf and have development that is not left to the market but is deliberately controlled to ensure that not only rich people and elites in power benefit.

[@factualclass]

Argentina is a good example of what might happen to Chile if they try to "deliberately control" the markets

[@vicentesalinas8170]

The market control is stupid, shut up pls.

[@olekatoska1901]

deliberately controlled? thankfully we aren't that dumb, we have perfect examples of how that goes in our own region, we share borders with 2

[@KarlSnarks]

Neither markets nor centralized planning, but worker self-management should be the goal.

[@darker474]

It will end up just like every other socialist run country and will become completely corrupt and the only ones to prosper will be the ones at the top in the government just like what happened in Cuba and Venezuelan.

[@luduvugla]

If Croatian guy got elected as president of Chile, does that mean Croatia won the Croatia - Chilean Hydrophillic war?

[@olekatoska1901]

having a Croatian family background is normal in Chile, specially in Magallanes and the North, we are all Chileans

[@tiernanwearen8096]

Pinnichet is rolling in his grave. I don't understand why everyone says he was anti communist. Communism and communists reached new heights.

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

if hell existed he wouldn't be allowed in because it's not bad enough for him

[@tiernanwearen8096]

@@NBrioDaZueraRules well the economy did grow hugely during his presdincy

[@minirandomthechicagoboy6175]

The Chilean economic miracle is officially dead.

[@NBrioDaZueraRules]

socialism will fix it

[@minirandomthechicagoboy6175]

@@NBrioDaZueraRules Socialism killed it.

[@torbjornlekberg7756]

This makes me hopeful. A rare thing these days.

[@Jawks2]

Thing are not doing so well

[@jacobzaranyika9334]

I.am referencing the thumbnail image. Thank you🙏 for your support.

[@avelinaferreira6387]

Solidarity! May the new constitution be a bedrock of democracy.

[@LordDim1]

Fat chance, the new constitution is very likely to be rejected by voters, it’s overwhelmingly unpopular. Boric has like 12% approval rating

[@sdb2885]

It's sadly not the case. Those citizens writing it cuadrupuled their salary and live now very luxurious lives. Expect corruption to be infiltrated in the new constitution

[@nicolasmella8450]

It won't. We're doomed

[@minirandomthechicagoboy6175]

It is expected that in the referendum most people will vote against the constitution, Big L.

[@Ivan_Forster]

Sorry pal, but "bedrock of democracy" and "socialism" don't mix...

[@anthonye4183]

All the best Chile!

[@Dantheman-nf9xk]

Inflation was up by 100s even in 1972. Socialism never works and if it does only for a limited time until people realize they can not work and get the Same benefits as everyone else. The economy of Chile was in the bottom 3 of Latin America or even the world I believe in early 1970s, and today, with their capitalist society since 1975, is in the top 3 of Latin countries. The government was dictator like sure, but only until 1990, and today it is going pretty well.

[@hex2637]

No shit Inflation will be up when the US puts a complete blockade on you

[@Stonecoldfrank]

​​@@hex2637Inflation was up by 1000% in 1973. That has nothing to do with blockades.

[@sebaunzueta]

Que objetivo el reportaje

[@Purp4040]

Venezuela is a failed experience and the main demonstration is the 6 million Venezuelans in diaspora. - Gabriel boric.

[@MiracleWorkerUK]

Free prayer requests service is now available here on youtube comments. Please reply to this comment and mention only the name of what you suffer. No need detailed explanation. I am a Catholic. Catholics, all Christian sects and any religion people are welcome with petitions and prayer requests please

[@oscarkaleidoscopio2555]

So happy for Chile, gives me hope ✊

[@oscarkaleidoscopio2555]

@@mikhael636 capitalism is not working 👎

[@manse8039]

don't be too happy, with the old socialists ideas to run a country Chile soon will make part of other countries in Latin America with the same principles of social justice, like Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Cuba, North Corea,

[@javiinkling695]

This goverment is the most incompetent one we've had for years

[@roropiroro6425]

Come live here, its a paradise now

[@generizze6243]

Good luck with that

[@erikonrombosman]

Minute 6:20, that is Giorgio Jackson, minister of president Boric

[@j.obrien4990]

Amusingly, just before these protests really got going Visual Politic did a video about how wonderful Chile was doing. As is often the case with Visual Politic's videos they get the story completely wrong

[@ColdGrub1384]

And they said only good things about Piñera 😂. All of Chile hates Piñera

[@j.obrien4990]

@@ColdGrub1384 I studied German with a Chilean who was proud that his grandparents were Nazis. They loved Piñera and Pinochet, that told me all that I needed to know.

[@sdb2885]

@@ColdGrub1384 Southern Chile does not hate piñera, the venezuelans who migrate to Chile don't hate piñera, the haitians who migrste to Chile don't hate piñera. Anyone who cares about climate and renewable energy does not hate piñera. Maybe you will miss him if the waton keeps failing Chileans.

[@sdb2885]

@@j.obrien4990 do you believe this video is ubiased? It fails to mention allende's 200% inflation rate which drove chileans to starvation. It fails to mention how those writing the new constitution cuadrupuled their salaries to now live a luxurious live for no good reason. It fails to mention that boric failed twice his first year at an expensive private school of law and went into politics because he lacks the intellect to be anything else. It also fails to mention how deeply unpopular he is at the present moment.

[@j.obrien4990]

@@sdb2885 Ahh yes the classic "what abouts..." response. I did not offer any opinions about the bias of this video, only about visual politik video. The VP video was very amusing, because the level of dissatisfaction in Chile was already high when they made the video, and the proof was in the streets a few months later. Based on the election results most Chileans do want change. BTW over the past decade many wealthy Chileans have emigrated to where I live in Mexico because they were unhappy with status quo and corruption in Chile -- Mexico over Chile??!!.

[@rodrigoe.gordillo2617]

A new start or a new end...

[@tiago310]

Cuba and Venezuela will quickly show you the answer

[@ignaciobonnefont4061]

Now tell them that the Convention has been doing a shit job and polls show that the New Constitution will be rejected.

[@joeferreira657]

No matter what government in power for more than 10 year's, or two terms means corruption allowed to explore, left or right.?

[@OP4K]

Say that to Angela Merkel

[@jerryware1970]

Dark days ahead for them

[@kgsniper4850]

That’s so sad, Chile was doing so good, why did they have to give it up, and destroy there country 😢

[@candacewithana4929]

Yep, and history deniers are cheering on Communists. Insanity.

[@Meowblivion]

American influence

[@kgsniper4850]

@@Meowblivion the nation of money

[@kgsniper4850]

@@Meowblivion so it’s money influence

[@cristobalsilvva9212]

yes! they destroyed all city's

[@clemente6624]

Chilean here. The framing on this report is extremely biased towards “leftist moral highground”. The economic and political reality is actually far more convoluted and the path chosen is facing many unexpected trade-offs that murk this “revolution's” legitimacy and expected scope.

[@twistedyogert]

As an American I admit I'm skeptical of such a radical shift. It's an interesting experiment. An experiment that I will be observing with great interest. I'm also sorry about my government doing an un-American thing like Operation Condor.

[@clemente6624]

@@twistedyogert The Constitutional Assembly is very radicalized towards left (At times the communist party seems centrist in this radical enviroment). As of today, the "No" option to this new constitution is actually polling higher than the "yes" option in the upcoming september referendum. For a constitution to work it has to represent a wide range of the contry's population. It's not the case. This process has been extremely polarizing. Some wierd asf approved articles that weren't popular demands are: Chile will become a plurinational state (despite the indigenous population being less than 12% and there are at least 11 distinct groups, some with less than 1400 inhabitants). All these new nations will have their own justice systems that coexist in parallel (not under) to the chilean one, its gonna be messy at least.. The problem with this is that we've never had separatist issues and the models that are being put into the new constitution are imported from countries with different realities than ours such as Bolivia (60% indigenous popultion) or Spain (they have lots of heterogeneous groups e.g. catalanes, vascos, andaluces, gallegos) Also, the Senate has been supressed paving the way for a simple majority to hijack all branches (yes, includin the judiacial branch) of government and have no checks and balances at all. This is very similar to the peruvian model (they've had 5 presidents since 2016) where impeachment is the default political weapon. The future looks bleak and unstable no matter what happens.

[@mrcoffee1220]

@@twistedyogert Dude this biased as hell. The new constitutions is going like shit, we are in a political crisis, etc...

[@juanpena7436]

Another Venezuela

[@diegotapia2830]

Chilezuela is comming

[@daat23]

IN THE SECOND 6.19 THE ONE IN A YELLOW CIRCLE IS NOT GABRIEL BORIC, THAT PERSON IS GIORGIO JACKSON (very young, now totally bald). CURRENTLY HE IS A MINISTER FROM Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia de Chile. NOT THE PRESIDENT. GREAT VIDEO BTW!!!

[@paradafon]

6:20 is not Boric, is Giorgio Jackson