Pinochet - The Dictator Who Pushed His Enemies Out Of Helicopters

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Augusto Pinochet became President of Chile on September 11, 1973, after overthrowing the democratically elected President Salvador Allende with support from the U.S. Government. His nearly 17-year rule was marked by severe human rights abuses and an assault on democracy, with the impacts still felt in Chile today. The full extent of his regime's terror, including the fate of many victims, only began to be uncovered through reports published in the early 2000s.
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[@jessetorres8738]

Trivia note: The U.S. game show The Amazing Race has been on for 36 Seasons, & they have been to Chile for 5 of them; 7, 11, 16, 23, 36.

[@rodferrada1961]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aanJloaNi8x5Z9k i will always have him in my heart. Long Live Chile, Long live MY GENERAL Augusto Pinochet!! Feliz día del juramento a la Bandera!

[@UncleBenBenniff]

Chileans should bow down to us Americans. We helped you bring upon a "proper government". Better kiss our boots you specks.

[@UncleBenBenniff]

​@@rodferrada1961 Bow down to America, Bow down to the CIA. We are your heroes, taco.

[@davidspencer8373]

Like video

[@bpw102896]

So is this where the meme of throwing communists out of helicopters come from?

[@andrewbrubaker491]

Idk.. ask Fat Electrician or Brandon Herrera?

[@ferretyluv]

Yes. This is why it’s not funny and not true. He murdered anyone, not just communists.

[@bpw102896]

@@andrewbrubaker491 lol I am definitely not asking Nick about that. He will make a 3-hour long video about throwing Communists at helicopters or he might start throwing a communist out of helicopters

[@javieraravena5345]

This an Argentina. However there's a key difference. While in Chile it mainly was done to dispose of bodies, in Argentina it was mostly used as an execution method

[@bpw102896]

@@javieraravena5345 ah

[@johnjackson7590]

Still safer than flying in a Boeing

[@edu7979]

atleast you know whatll happen lmao

[@Salok_z]

i get the joke, but it comes across as an extreme offense, like, i already hated this video's lack of information, but wow americans making a joke about my country and boeings

[@YourLocalSid]

💀

[@bulkierwriter2772]

He is the Reason Gus’s name couldn’t be found.

[@swastikturan257]

Gus you are looking sus lately Regards, Hank Schrader

[@bengamerlsyolo6788]

And also the reason why he didn't fall for the car bomb. The DINA secret service was notorious for carrying out assasinations using carbombs. Carlos Prats was killed in Argentina by a car-bomb and Orlando Letelier was also killed by a car-bomb in Washington DC.

[@ThatOneRussianTank]

​@@bengamerlsyolo6788 nice attention to detail

[@Darko_CC]

@@bengamerlsyolo6788bravo vince

[@lillyie]

i dont get people saying pinochet is anti communist. under his regime, communists reached new heights!

[@dudebro91-fn7rz]

Lol

[@Raptorias]

lol not even close commie

[@royale7620]

Brain rot comment

[@CAL1MBO]

Hilarious comment 🤣

[@kingkayfabe5358]

Unoriginal

[@Vaipts]

You can't deny, he brought communism to new heights

[@aleksandarvil5718]

@@Vaipts 🚁🤸🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️

[@aleksandarvil5718]

@@Vaipts 🚁 🤸🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️

[@geoff-lukebihler6157]

And breathtaking lows

[@Grizzly907LA]

And they reached new lows very fast.

[@edgychico9311]

​@@aleksandarvil5718🤣

[@CAP198462]

“So, funny story. It turns out nuns can’t fly” -Pinochet.

[@benn454]

Sally Field in shambles

[@JorganVonDangle]

Comment section is going be a chill place on this one I'm sure

[@silentwolf6555]

@@JorganVonDangle yep

[@LORDMEHMOODPASHA]

*A Chile place* if you will.

[@minirock000]

Are they normally a rambunctious place?

[@dmcgill8978]

Is that a P08 Luger?

[@JorganVonDangle]

@@LORDMEHMOODPASHA 🤪

[@Thesmilingmonkey215]

There’s a shirt that said Pinochet helicopter tours

[@theawesomeoone6]

LOL

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

I'd like a shirt of that

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

You can't run, you can't hide You get a helicopter ride

[@silentwolf6555]

@@Thesmilingmonkey215 sometimes seeing these comments make me wish Spain kept Chile as a colony

[@9Apilot]

I have that

[@TitanAEX4]

Pinochet air rides - totally free, but they're a one-way trip.

[@AnderJaxi]

For commies*

[@TitanAEX4]

@@maybehuman4 I was considering making the "Drop a Commie for Mommy" joke, honestly - I felt I'd test the waters first before I committed.

[@thewookie6287]

​@@maybehuman4killing the working class for the CIA makes you a hero?

[@maybehuman4]

@@thewookie6287 Yeah yeah everyone is "working class," except he didn't target the working class, he targeted communists, including in the elite class.

[@pilubolaer5886]

not "commies",that was common people​ @@AnderJaxi

[@monomanual]

It is weird to know that you can become a dictator without having finished primary school or learn to read.

[@dropdead6969]

Wtf am I doing with my life

[@michaelhowell2326]

I think it could be argued that most of the world's dictators in the last 100 years were men that weren't educated. It's almost a prerequisite.

[@ileryon4019]

most people were brainwashed, therefore believing the usual stereotypes about "communism" despite allendes goverment being nothing but benefitial.

[@ileryon4019]

@@dropdead6969 he did the exact same thing as hitler, nothing new.

[@0944clayton]

@@ileryon4019 no didn’t Hitler had his political party get enough support and then was appointed into his position by chancellor Hindenburg plus Hitler was a socialist Pinochet is not

[@CornPop2]

Worst skydiving instructor ever..... 1/5 stars

[@marcelomontoya9887]

"Pero que economía más grande" "But what a great economy" Pinochet to a journalist who asked him about the discovery of two bodies in a common grave Source: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4esnYSrot2Da8k

[@xsteeldragon]

Y qué? En el maletero de un chevrolet opala cabían hasta 5 comunistas, viajando incluso demasiado cómodos para lo que merecían

[@gigachad6885]

Based.

[@jacksontaylor290]

Source?

[@vicenteroman9804]

​@@jacksontaylor290 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4esnYSrot2Da8k xd

[@CarlosBarros-nr2ye]

He said it . Its on video.

[@AudieHolland]

No sunglasses?

[@felixalexisortizlagos6904]

And the cape?

[@janfrancoelchikapu]

Atleast kept the 'stache

[@hiyahiya5317]

Chile's Pinochet reminds me a lot of Spain's Franco

[@simplelogic9090]

So he was based

[@javieraravena5345]

Pinochet was a Franco fan; he even attended the funeral

[@internethardcase]

they were both based yeah

[@williaminnes6635]

@@simplelogic9090 Yes.

[@pimpogluti7951]

@@javieraravena5345 Everybody attented El Caudillo's funeral, except commies.

[@ThatOneRussianTank]

Funny how no one talks about the CIA's role in this and mostly avoid doing so. The truth must he out there, whether Americans like it or not, their government is not so innocent or good, and definitely not the CIA either. Well done with the video

[@pilubolaer5886]

yeah the vid should've mentioned nixon (or whoever was the president of the usa in that time)

[@Dummy92FS]

The CIA installed Pinochet? Splendid. Another victory for Henry Kissinger.

[@jeevansingh6944]

I don't think many of US citizens realise just how much their government and agencies were involved in destabilising countries in Central and Southern Americas under the paranoia of communism in the later half of the 20th century. Problems that a lot of those countries still have to deal with.

[@Jason-gg4lm]

​@@pilubolaer5886who cares

[@Jason-gg4lm]

Yes we know we just don't care 🤷‍♂️ it's in the past, not much can be done now. Plus hindsight is 20/20 and communism sucks

[@Bobcat_X]

The founder of Spirit Airlines

[@paleoph6168]

Good one lmao!

[@silentwolf6555]

@@Bobcat_X where was the insurgent RPG warrior when he was around?

[@intellectualiconoclasm3264]

Best comment!

[@jfangm]

Yoink

[@patrik600ful]

"I identify as an attack helicopter" Pinochet, probably

[@negative1985]

The history is a lot more complicated than what we see here

[@GenghisKhan333]

It's called SIMPLE history

[@Lucas_Antar]

@@GenghisKhan333literally

[@afrikasmith1049]

Adolf Hitler: My father beat me a lot. Stalin: I didn't come from a good home. Saddam: I was a wild kid because my childhood sucked. Pinochet: I just like throwing people off of helicopters.

[@MrO111]

People? You mean the c o m m i e s

[@CMGThePerson]

@@MrO111 The Cold War is over

[@TheOriginalShoneBoyOnYT]

@@CMGThePersonwe lost it just the same as the few before it

[@CMGThePerson]

@@TheOriginalShoneBoyOnYT The Soviet Union is gone

[@Lucas_Antar]

@@TheOriginalShoneBoyOnYTif you’re from Russia then yes.

[@udubox6964]

Although all this is well known to Chilean society, there is a large sector of people who continue to defend Pinochet and his atrocities. Chile is a very politically polarized country with almost every day having protests with clashes with the police or political demonstrations on the center of large cities. lots of this troubles people are still fighting for are far away from having a solution because of that sector of people who still defends pinochet and his politics

[@wildrover8368]

Those people defend reality. Allende stole from private citizens and foreign companies, just like every other leftist in human history. Thankfully we had leadership that defended the interests of our normal citizens who did not wish to live in a communist country. The only reason you are more, is because Pinochet was such a soft dictator that most people were exiled, so much so, that many of them exiled themselves for the refugee status. Hunger and Crime in communist countries kill more than Pinochet could ever dream of. That's why he survived, that's why there's a whole generation that grow up under his regime that is well educated and actually build up the Oasis miracle of south America while you still bitching about something you know nothing about. You don't judge the son for the crimes of the father just like you don't take the word of someone who was not there over someones who was. René Schneider had already been murdered by the CIA, The USA was/is a much stronger country at the time and their interests aligned with Chilean citizens, Allende didn't win because he did so much for the working class, he was an example of classism. He was just charismatic but he was friends with Fidel, a man who turned his own country into a Prison Island. Yall should be more thankful our military was wise enough to chose the right side, and do so little harm compared to every single other dictator in history. Demonstrators need to go work and stop bitching about something their own parents understand.

[@wildrover8368]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anthropogenic_disasters_by_death_toll#Political_leaders_and_regimes

[@deltaplus8679]

More 30% Chile population we love Pinochet and we miss him....!

[@javieraravena5345]

The video skips a few details here and there, so while it is a somewhat good summary, it isn't airtight: -While CIA documents attribute themselves a good deal of the credit, they tend to ignore or downplay local actors and factors and center on/overemphatize what they did. -The reason Carlos Prats renounced command was because there had been an earlier coup attempt months prior to september 11 and with his authority questioned, he felt he couldn't lead the army anymore. Pinochet was selected as replacement under his own recomendation, because he was seen as a career officer and apolitical. In fact he joined the coup very late, like on the last days. Up until the moment itself, it was the navy officer Toribio Merino who helmed the coup. -There is no doubt Allende killed himself, unless from the far left elements of chilean politics. Even people that were with him defending the Palace said he killed himself. The reason 2 bullet wounds were found om his body has been pointed at the idea that he shot and only mortally wounded himself, so a member of his personal guard finished him off to not make him suffer unnecessarily. - Dead told has solidly been around 3000 for decades now, and not for the first months but for the entire duration of his rule. What has increased has been the number tortured folk, as people have been stepping up to tell their tales. -Pinochet was sent back to Chile in part due to Spain's flagrant disregard for chilean judicial process, because they had the idea that they had universal jurisdiction on human right violation cases. It is a highly controvertial topic, and got them in issues with other countries. They only cut it out when they tried that with China and got threatened with an embargo

[@CMGThePerson]

[CITATION NEEDED]

[@Procket12]

There were two bullet holes in Allendes commie head because he shot himself with that gaudy gold plated AK he got from Castro, and when he killed himself the selector switch was set to full auto, so two shots went off before the trigger was released.

[@javieraravena5345]

@@Procket12 that's another theory. It is between that and the double tap

[@tomasalarconchible9729]

@@Procket12source? so I can know more about it please

[@user-mm9kp4jk8z]

@@tomasalarconchible9729 no source, just theories of both sides of the History, and well acepted. The GAP, (group of personal frieds) who was the "personal security guard" of Allende never has reveal what really happen , he was alone when did happen

[@CAProductions051]

Finally an episode on Pinochet

[@sdb2885]

let's hope they have the courage to make one about Castro's concetration camps

[@CAProductions051]

@@sdb2885 Same here, but I’d bet KZbin would be up in arms

[@silentwolf6555]

@@CAProductions051 at least Simple History denounces Pino rather than glorify him

[@Mason-xk9jw]

FINALLY someone who pronounces Chile correctly

[@GarkKahn]

Throwing people out of helicopters???!!! How outrageous!!! Transport planes were invented for a reason! Greetings from argentina

[@WednesdayAddamsMW]

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

[@chockyman3858]

Ew, calling communists people? 🤢

[@realdragao6367]

@@chockyman3858Ew, dehumanising people based off of ideology, colour, ethnicity or religion? 🤢

[@MCMX0212]

@@chockyman3858 although I agree with you , it wasn’t just communist , if you were out past curfew even visiting grandma , would get you killed under him, and PS were dealing with worse communism now than ever because of him

[@MCMX0212]

@@GarkKahn deja las Malvinas tranquila que son ingleses 😂😂

[@cheesyfromindonesia9969]

At least the ride was free, be grateful kids

[@N8TheGreatG]

😂 🤣 😂 🤣 BASED

[@raygiordano1045]

Commies love free stuff.

[@Gringosaurus]

Saying he was democratically elected is a stretch. Come on man.

[@AlexLewandowski-og1vz]

He was but that's not the problem I have with that sentence its what isn't said

[@L15AnimatorsWork]

The big problem that America had with Allende was that he’s left wing so they put a right winged man in office in chile for “anti communism”

[@pickleman40]

Its really somthing seeing people demand to be lied to. Hitler also was democratically elected, the democratic process is not fool proof and can be corrupted.

[@pieroter]

He was? He made a coup​@@AlexLewandowski-og1vz

[@torinodeguzman4243]

​​@@AlexLewandowski-og1vz I take it it wasn't mentioned that pinochet only rose to power after being begged by Chile congress as allende ripped Chiles constitution apart. Memes aside, I'm all for critizing and condemning him, but be fair about it.

[@TranquiloCamilo]

Pinochet was originally a French vampire (last name Pinoch) that fled after the French Revolution in 1800. He pledged revenge on all revolutionaries and participated covertly in various conflicts around the world but could only find stability after he reached Chile. There he realized he could lead a nation again by force and enlisted in the army rising through the ranks until 1973 he got the opportunity to lead the coup d tat against Allende. In 1990 he was though ousted and had to flee again amid popular unrest and strong opposition of the country he helped fight communism and has not been seen in many decades. It is rumored that he is yet to return and take revenge on the political class, however he left a (non vampire) family that destroyed his fortune and heritage by corruption and lavish life style. If you don’t believe me google it 😮

[@uyuiii6639]

el qlo

[@gatocorto7758]

Contex: the comment is referencing a satire horror movie called: "el conde"

[@TranquiloCamilo]

@@gatocorto7758 a fantastic movie by the way. Worth watching

[@milensito1141]

Pablo Larraín es el verdadero vampiro

[@deletethis7848]

God that movie was fucking awful

[@barricadedpurifier]

I’d rather fly with Pinochet heli tours than Boeing.

[@whiskywolff]

Well, the other perspective is that Chile is the best country, economically, politically, and socially, in Latin America...

[@silentwolf6555]

@@whiskywolff Brazil? They be better m8

[@zoch9797]

​@@silentwolf6555 Under Lula? HAHAHA

[@andrewrogers3067]

This was because of Chile’s post Pinochet government. Pinochet’s economics were trickle down which ultimately promoted heavy inequality

[@silentwolf6555]

@@zoch9797 better than puny-Pino

[@silentwolf6555]

@@zoch9797 u a Bozo-tard?

[@jorgemanzano1476]

As a Chilean this is built into my genetics

[@SeminarioMAE]

based mapuche

[@itsdokko2990]

Conchetumare basado Saludos de Peru.....digo, iquique

[@janfrancoelchikapu]

​@@itsdokko2990greetings from Antofagasta, Venezuela

[@ZebraLens]

Anybody else instantly thought of the helicopter scene from *_Scarface?_* 🙋‍♂️ 😂😂😂

[@jadentetzlaff1108]

Talk about a way to go, huh?

[@silentwolf6555]

@@jadentetzlaff1108 horrible way to go

[@dubuyajay9964]

"Gory, Gory, what a Helluva way to die!" 🎼🎶🎵 ​@silentwolf6555

[@silentwolf6555]

@@dubuyajay9964 seek medical help

[@silentwolf6555]

@@dubuyajay9964 puny-Pino is now worm food, that’s good enough for me

[@user-wg5bu2qi9u]

​@@dubuyajay9964Pathetic 😎 👎

[@ktwei]

Clarence: Can you fly Bobby??

[@mercilesscondemnation7318]

Clarence No! *Splat*

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

YOU BURNED THE EFFIN MONEY!!!

[@sphalanz]

-Guilty. The convict's punishment is a helicopter. +Wait wtf! (Turns to lawyer) xSorry Mr. They were high class

[@panthersherman453]

Chile: I have the most anti community policy! America: how so? Chile: Im giving communists on free helicopter rides! America: thats no- Chile: to theit deaths and to tell commie bolivia the sea is mine!

[@andrewbrubaker491]

Send that to “The Fat Electrician; see how he would react..

[@realdragao6367]

And once pinochet died, chile became left wing again. Millions of fascists rolling in the graveyard.

[@jayruhmeezy]

Didn’t he prevent Chile from becoming commie?

[@GuerilleroX]

Instead it became a Dictatorship

[@5rhg]

he did

[@asfiraihan2073]

So what? Two wrongs doesnt make it right.

[@CMGThePerson]

Wow, you're completely fine with brutal dictators as long as they're on your side.

[@uyuiii6639]

@@CMGThePerson yup

[@OldPoppyHistoryChanel]

Please tell me, do you do the voice-over yourself or with a neural network? It's very similar to the standard neural network announcer's voice.

[@andrewrogers3067]

He has a more than controversial legacy here. Many Chileans hate him for his obvious brutality, while many believe his crackdowns against communists and promotion of trickle down economics was justified. I’m of the former frankly.

[@nighthawk3305]

I mean.... results are results

[@HungarianRepublic]

Chilean women are feminist ?

[@crazychase98]

​@HungarianRepublic any place that has a communsist problem has a feminists problem

[@rootin222]

Created the most inflated currency in South America and raised poverty

[@olg7483]

​@@rootin222 Chile was actually pretty rich without communism. Lol

[@daverage4729]

Guess Pinochet loved that scene from 'Scarface'.

[@silentwolf6555]

@@daverage4729 or took a look at Uganda and became South American Idi Amin

[@chadparalosamigos1887]

Pinochet fue un heroe para mi país, y es casi injusto culparlo de los crímenes de los militares en una época de la guerra fría. Aún peor, Allende quien era un terrorista masón de la KGV destruyó la economía de mi país hasta el punto de que la población marchó para pedir a los militares salir a quitarle el poder a Allende, Allende sabía del golpe y armó a las personas pagando les con comida por la pobreza de la época. Muchos de los soldados Chilenos de la época no eran mentalmente estable y muchos de ellos cometieron crímenes de guerra, pero qué se le puede hacer si el país está inestable y sin dinero?. Además fue con Pinochet que Chile se estabilizó y pudo salir de la pobreza porque no intervino en la economía del país liberalizando la economía. El único crímen del cual sí sabe que hizo y está documentado, fue robar dinero del estado: 20.000 dólares en 17 años, mientras que el presidente actual Boric en su primer año ha robado 70.000 dolares. Tampoco el video explica porqué Pinochet llegó al gobierno sin educación y es porque la mayoría de los comunistas que apoyaron a Allende no tenían educación ni tampoco tenían estudios. Tampoco el vídeo menciona que fue Pinochet el mejor presidente de la nación Chilena en su historia, porque por 10 años Chile estabilizó su economía a tal punto que Chile salió de una inflación del 400% con el gobierno de Allende. Ni tampoco explica que el enemigo de la nación Chilena durante el gobierno de Pinochet era el MIR que era un grupo terrorista comunista armado que le robaba las casas a las personas del campo para llevar a cabo la llamada: "Reforma agraria". Literalmente: Sacar a toda la gente de la ciudad a trabajar al campo y que los jefes de las granjas fueran los alcaldes municipales. Un completo fracaso y despropósito la verdad tratar de defender el gobierno comunista anterior a Pinochet, pero Pinochet tiene pecados pendientes: Su gobierno mando a disparar a los ladrones, terroristas, violadores, mafias y empresas fraudulentas con fuerza militar. Llevó a cabo el plan condor orquestado por estados unidos para esclavizar a Latinoamérica con Estados Unidos durante la guerra fría. Pinochet le prometió Cobre más barato y la mina de Chuquicamata, que luego nunca cumplió. Pinochet llamó a profesionales de diferentes universidades y les ordenó crear una constitución nacional y los generales y militares podían tomar el poder durante el gobierno de Pinochet, pero la condición para que esto nunca ocurriera fue legislar para hacerse con el poder en una dictadura militar. Eso sin mencionar que los únicos en mi país que de verdad odian y detestan a Pinochet son los comunistas, los cuales nunca han traído nada bueno históricamente a mi país. Desde subidas a la dieta parlamentaria, menos poder de fuerzas armadas, menos armamento a carabineros y leyes para liberar presos y la multiplicidad de partidos que solo ofrecen subir los impuestos para pagar las exigencias del pueblo. Pinochet es un héroe nacional y el único presidente que pidió nunca construir estatuas en su nombre. Según las personas de mi país, todos le tenían miedo a Pinochet, tanto que cuando votaron por el "NO" todos creían que Pinochet perseguiría y mataría a los opositores, pero para mala suerte para los comunistas, simplemente obedeció el "NO" y cedió el poder a un derechista Erwin, un ladrón, mentiroso y pésimo presidente que además de ser el que volvió a abrirle las puertas al partido comunista y socialista, tuvo que organizarse una ley para que al salir del poder Chile le pagara un sueldo anual de 7.000 dolares hasta su muerte, algo que Pinochet nunca hizo. Hoy en día, los comunistas cada vez que la derecha les gana un debate los comunistas hablan de Pinochet y dicen que somos fascistas por no pensar como ellos. Pero la realidad, es que Chile ya no resiste a los comunistas, y únicamente exigen que otra vez se levante un derechista radical al poder, aunque en broma y sarcasmo se ríen y burlan de los comunistas diciendo que: "Chile necesita a otro Pinochet".

[@countkilroygraf8816]

No tears. Only gravity.

[@EchoingRealities23587]

I never thought that someone who was not from my country would talk about Augusto Pinochet, but I loved the video and how they tell the story of the coup d'état of '73

[@Purplekills-ti9qh]

I literally clicked on the video the moment the notification popped up in my screen and there are 100+ comments already HOW?

[@jerryersha1709]

members

[@vamwolf]

also some bots

[@norestfortheliving]

Bots

[@Misselfilmen]

Bots.

[@RowancoolastroNAUT]

My brother is super patriotic about Chile, i wonder if he saw this

[@silentwolf6555]

@@RowancoolastroNAUT this was not a great time for Chile dude

[@RowancoolastroNAUT]

@@silentwolf6555 I am half Chilean and my brother too

[@silentwolf6555]

@@RowancoolastroNAUT ok. I’m just saying this was a rather dark time for Chile

[@RowancoolastroNAUT]

@@silentwolf6555 i also forgive you

[@silentwolf6555]

@@RowancoolastroNAUT ummm…thanks

[@coinbowl]

We should require a diploma of secondary education for presidential candidates

[@raygiordano1045]

Why?

[@alvarolara2438]

I mean we currently have the worst elected president since Allende so I guess at least have some work experience, Boric seems more focused on fishes feelings than the fact that the country is falling apart

[@yeedbottomtext7563]

That thumbnail is hilarious

[@akumaking1]

Reminds me of Happy Wheels.

[@MrBurnsExcellent]

Are you a groyper?

[@yeedbottomtext7563]

@@MrBurnsExcellent what is that

[@MrBurnsExcellent]

@@yeedbottomtext7563 Sorry it doesn't matter, and you don't want to know.

[@angeloluna529]

Peter griffin: this is much worse than the time i went skydiving with pinochet Peter: hey umm, my parachute isnt working Pinochet: oh crap my mistake, i accidentally mistook you for a communist who looked like you. Peter: wha.. what are we going to do? Pinochet: i dont know, your problem i guess Deploys parachute Pinochet: I'LL MEET YOU DOWN IF THERES ANYTGING OF YOU

[@jaymie855]

"What are you laughing at?" I don't know what the *BIG GUY* gonna do to you.

[@robfromjersey7899]

Get to the Choppah!!!

[@DT-wp4hk]

😂

[@ingislakur]

Chile still riches per capita today. Amazing economic policy he implemented.

[@aritraghosh4143]

Yep that came at cost of not knowing if you will survive next day or not

[@Raptorias]

@@aritraghosh4143 don't be a commie and you'll be fine

[@0944clayton]

@@aritraghosh4143 not really you only had to worry about that if you were a fucking communist

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

@@Raptorias the problem becomes when you label anyone you disagree with a "commie"

[@CMGThePerson]

@@Raptorias The first victim was a civilian with no political leanings

[@raymartflores9537]

"I'm sure if you keep digging, you'll find me."

[@blitzzkrieg1400]

You should do an episode about Argentina's Dirty War or the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines

[@GeneralIkaika]

AFUERA!

[@nativoobstinado3525]

Facts don't mentioned: 1. Allende's government was declared out of law by Deputy's Chamber. 2. Anticomunism and counterguerilla tactics (means dirty war) was learned by chilean armed forces at Escuela de las Américas, Panamá. USA was the state behind it and ex nazis was working there. 3. 1988 plebiscito propaganda wasn't based on terrorizing people, but in remembering red menace at Allende's times. Pinochet reach 44% of votes after 17 years of dictatorship.

[@bpbrainiak]

as a Chilean I do agree with that...

[@ivangomez123]

This also happened in Mexico, but much worse, between 1974 and 1981, known simply as the "Dirty War." The military took political dissidents, mostly students, tortured them at a military base, and then took the body or bodies of the dissidents to a plane and threw them into the sea. This was called years later as the Flights of Death.

[@EyFmS]

He will never have a street under his name.

[@senorbolainas2991]

not even a tomb

[@zoy13]

U.S history from text book: Superman U.S history from other countries : Homelander

[@jacksontaylor290]

Paraguay needs a leader like this!

[@fallenorrisen120]

Did you know that Thatcher was friends with this guy.

[@sebastiangeller8637]

I take Pinochet took the idea of throwing people from helicopters from the Algerian War (Bigeard's shrimps were called those ALN/FLN or other pro-Algerian death flight victims iirc. The Argentinians next door did the same thing). There were cases where it was alleged that some executed people were thrown into volcanoes. And Carlos Prats, Pinochet's previous General in charge had quit his post because he had the brilliant idea of shooting a woman's car after he'd mistaken it with the same model some youths were driving and had thrown insults at him (and got lucky after a taxi driver got him and his wife away from the angry crowd that gathered). And the most ironic thing of all was that Allende had been offended by Pinochet when the latter denied the former a visit to a detention camp around the late 40s in the northern part of the country when the communist party was outlawed in 1948 following Gabriel Gonzalez Videla's election. Allende knew the surname of the transgressor but didn't realize that two officers shared it, the one an engineer university graduate and the latter the career officer that later executed the coup d'etat. Allende had him all along and he went to the grave most likely never finding that out.

[@paleoph6168]

Why does Simple History sometimes give historical figures human-like eyes? It is quite uncanny lol. 👀

[@eddiemaestas4734]

Could you please make a video about the Guatemalan Civil War which is a pretty unkown conflict it lasted from 1960 until 1996 and 200,000 Guatemalans died in the conflict

[@Externikov]

In all our efforts to make a world better, we have to admit we are doing the worst we can.

[@JunguianPhantom]

This channel never dissapoints with their vids

[@aliceinchains4310]

I am Chilean and it is truly magnificent to see foreign people know about this dictatorship. Love from south america!

[@HIFLY01]

Man good thing that happened 50 years ago and is no way possible to happen today.... Right?

[@jeremygamingph4807]

Finally found your channel again

[@Captain_Yami_Sukehiro]

im a simple man if i hear the OGs voice i watch

[@P.K.theOrdinaryCommenter]

May I suggest doing Francisco Macías Nguema, The African Pol Pot next?

[@abhaynayak6342]

Based move

[@stevengreen9536]

I heard about Pinochet. But i had no idea about the helicopter incidents. Reminds me of that one scene from the movie Scarface.

[@vladsiminica2801]

Next : Las Mariposas : The three sisters who fight to overthrow the Rafael Trujilo's brutal regim .

[@charlie3453]

This is lacking a lot of context …

[@TheLpjuan]

And full of lies..

[@BrowncoatGofAZ]

My abuelito was a mechanic for the Chilean Air Force, and he knew a general who was killed during the Coup. And my parents were at anti-Pinochet protests. For obvious reasons, my parents don’t exactly hold the Nixon administration in high regard. Especially Kissinger.

[@Procket12]

Your parents are communists. Lol

[@user-fv2bn9jv7f]

Leftism is evil.

[@MrBurnsExcellent]

You know the Americans betrayed Pinochet right? they needed to find another way to control Chile so they threw him out.

[@Bishop.airsoft]

A curious fact, the helicopters that were used in those operations were the Puma H-255 model, over time these disappeared until in Sussex England, an airsoft field called "DogTac airsoft" installed the fuselage of one of these on its land. helicopters involved in flights to the sea. greetings from Chile

[@aaronskerle5982]

He's just a founder of los pollos hermanos, where that place used to build up his meth empire until it was sold to Gus Fring

[@itsbuddysam3745]

the sigma method

[@HiveEntity001]

GEN ALPHAS HAVE INFECTED ALL OF KZbin IF YOU'RE SEEING THIS, THAT MEANS THAT YOU ARE OBLIGATED TO SHARE THIS TO EVERYONE. THIS MESSAGE WILL REPEAT UNTIL NO ONE IS LEFT TO READ IT.

[@silentwolf6555]

@@itsbuddysam3745 the fuel ineffective way (and the murder too)

[@FrankHaul]

@@silentwolf6555keep crying boy 👍😎

[@silentwolf6555]

@@FrankHaul bot

[@FrankHaul]

@@silentwolf6555 yes you are boy 👍😎

[@jessetorres8738]

Trivia note: The U.S. game show The Amazing Race has been on for 36 Seasons, & they have been to Chile for 5 of them; 7, 11, 16, 23, 36.

[@WinterAurora-m3p]

Are we gonna mention he became leader on September 11th?

[@rosaria8384]

If we're going through a lot more dictatorships, try to cover the Philippines from 1973-1986.

[@michaelowino228]

Good video.

[@FrangkyMind]

Commies: "pinochet is a tyrant" Also commies: "yEs pApa sTalin

[@realdragao6367]

Not all communists are stalinists, and stalin atleast brought industry which prevented defeat against Germany. What did pinochet bring? Aside from communists, he killed minorities, prejudiced groups, and anyone who opposed him, capitalist, communist or fascist. He’s now gone and chile is left wing once again.

[@silentwolf6555]

@@FrangkyMind Stalin was horrible, in fact it was his generals who won WWII, like Zhukov and Konev

[@user-wg5bu2qi9u]

​@@silentwolf6555 He was that horrible USSR won the war practically singlehandedly. Cry 'bout it boy 😎👍

[@silentwolf6555]

@@user-wg5bu2qi9u not him, his generals and the brave men and women who fought in the red army. In fact historians show that had the purge not happened, the red army would’ve been better prepared to engage the 3rd reich.

[@olg7483]

"Daddy stalin!"

[@TheASMRHistoryChannel]

Thanks for this, what a wild story!

[@andriefordalguno2974]

3:11 Is that john wick or this is just my imagination 😂

[@sebastianblancomadrid1444]

In these times I don't know what to believe because some people praise him and others hate him. I have heard stories from both sectors and they are confused as if they only knew what they suffered since I have talked with professors, etc. who say that they only committed crimes against the people but the perpetrators of all of them were the groups like the FPMR that fought against the government since these same ones with their attacks harmed the people even though they were helping and caused the same or more damage, my father told me how the police woke up hanging on the light posts (story told by an older man at work) the story is seen from the perspective of the people.

[@jfangm]

The man was a brutual dictator. We also understood the existential threat posed by Marxism in all its forms. The man was complicated, like all men are.

[@FernandoFlores-xi3mh]

The left hates Pinochet

[@joshuablair252]

Can't really take professors seriously. They're the most biased "professionals" every time. It really doesn't take a lot to become a professor either. People act like 4 years studying something somehow makes you anything close to an expert 😂

[@sebastianblancomadrid1444]

@@joshuablair252 most of my teachers lived in that time so it is worth believing although they are Communist that is why it was easy to refute their arguments sometimes

[@pazkal61]

​@@joshuablair252pretty sure thay talk by experience and not by what they were told

[@Heypatchdoggo8745]

Free helicopter ride

[@bocktordaytona3122]

As the founding fathers intended.

[@sebastiancornejo2110]

There's a little misconception in the video: Pinochet was the designated chief of the Junta not because of his own age but the "antiguedad (antiquity) of the branch of the Fuerzas Armadas he represented: El Ejército (Army). In the military the Ejército is the first founded in Chile's history by the libertator Bernardo O'Higgins. That's why it's "more repected" than the others such as the Navy, Air Force and the Police, therefore being in charge of the dictatorship.

[@UncleLumbago1899]

Fidel castros death anniversary is Pinochets birtbday

[@realdragao6367]

Scum called pinochet died earlier though.

[@jokodihaynes419]

"one would like to be both the one and the other but because it is difficult to combine them it is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both"- Machiavelli

[@ligayamatira2293]

Can you do a feature episode about Chinese Nationalist Leader Chiang Kai Shek

[@anthonykirsch6482]

we need to bring back this pastime

[@mmxxiii9503]

For what? To lose another war and put more dictadors? Oh yeah....sure

[@phishENchimps]

Cool vid. During Augusto Pinochet's regime in Chile from 1973 to 1990, it is estimated that approximately 3,000 people were killed or disappeared due to political repression. According to the Valech Report and the Rettig Report, two major investigations into human rights abuses during his rule, around 28,000 people were tortured, and tens of thousands were imprisoned. The exact number of deaths and disappearances may vary slightly depending on the source, but the generally accepted figure is around 3,000. 3,000 is a lot. there is the Guatemalan Civil War, but they only have about 200,000 killed. not 3,000.

[@aritraghosh4143]

200k is a lot more than 3k

[@Raptorias]

3000 is a pretty decent count compared to the Holodomor

[@phishENchimps]

@@Raptorias they had millions,which is nowhere near 3,000.

[@kingkayfabe5358]

​​@@Raptorias Whataboutism. What does the holodomor even have to do with this

[@ThatOneRussianTank]

Bruh its like Oct 7 all over again. People justify 40k+ innocent Palestinian deaths over 1.4k innocent Israeli deaths. Like what? 3k is alot but 200k was insane. You can't even compare, mate

[@reiben9916]

Based

[@surielcarrero6331]

Never give up your arms

[@pcjbp9390]

Pinochet free helicopter ride

[@CAL1MBO]

Mega based method

[@lerojo]

Free helicopter rides

[@silentwolf6555]

@@lerojo 🚁 🚀 Target sighted

[@caseclosed9342]

Milton Friedman likes this 👍

[@giancarlosarias5456]

Hello, I am Chilean and a follower of this channel, I love that you are interested in the history of my country and that is why I would like to mention 2 points about the video that seemed imprecise to me. 1: Although Pinochet and the dictatorship is by consensus and especially by the government as something negative, it is a popular opinion that this was necessary due to the decadent situation that the country was going through thanks to the communist government, even more extremist groups that approve of all the violence and crimes that were committed against communist groups(Especially because of that cartoonish scene about Pinochet as the devil.) 2: Salvador Allende committed suicide, the theory about a covert murder does not make sense, this is because the military forces at no time had the intention of going unnoticed, if Allende had been murdered it would have simply been announced, it even makes sense that he did it, after From all over the world he could have had the same fate as his companions and been tortured and interrogated and later disappeared.

[@archlich4489]

Respect.

[@felipecuevas2753]

i from chile too. respect

[@JoakoTheKing]

Yeah such a popular opinion that no one even says that on tv anymore I truly haven't heard that for years now