tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423647306295156779.post4710986484610382123..comments2023-03-30T00:45:00.496+02:00Comments on Memory in Latin America: Chile: 2nd Anniversary of Pinochet's DeathLillie Langtryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857495651566700616noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423647306295156779.post-33565073680956408302008-12-11T11:13:00.000+01:002008-12-11T11:13:00.000+01:00Yes, Daniel, I've actually never been to Chile, bu...Yes, Daniel, I've actually never been to Chile, but I had the 'pleasure' of meeting a young, educated Chilean women in Argentina who told me that it was a lie about the desaparecidos, they all just moved abroad. I was too gobsmacked to say much and in any case, the fact that I'd never been to her country laid me too open to her saying I had no idea what I was talking about. It was very sad. The Lillie Langtryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857495651566700616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423647306295156779.post-19690663224246654262008-12-11T04:41:00.000+01:002008-12-11T04:41:00.000+01:00I read this article, and I would like to say that ...I read this article, and I would like to say that I couldn't believe that this sort of thing would still be said today, but unfortunately as you hint at in your post, there are still a great many people here in Chile who are not willing to acknowledge what happened or who continue to justify the atrocities committed under the Pinochet regime. At the same time, many people also outspokenly decry Daniel Saverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771763627355877547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423647306295156779.post-27947785435611780662008-12-11T04:13:00.000+01:002008-12-11T04:13:00.000+01:00I wanted to build a day of the dead altar for Pino...I wanted to build a day of the dead altar for Pinochet this year so the marigolds would lure his soul back to earth for one more day...and then we could kick his @#%. I opted for Lopez Portillo this year.<BR/><BR/>Catch you next year, Augie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com