The BBC is known for its leftist leanings and yet, every now and then, surprises with an article like this one concerning Chilean feelings about their late dictator Augusto Pinochet. It turns out he still has fans among the Chilean populace.
As a result of economic reforms Pinochet instituted, Chile is perhaps the most successful economy in Latin America. His human rights record is not admirable. However he "disappeared" a lot fewer opponents than did the generals in neighboring Argentina.
Redistributionist policies generate less wealth and more dependency than do policies that reward effort and accomplishment. Pinochet understood this, Allende did not.
