Hot take: The US has ZERO right to “mourn” 9/11 or call it a tragedy because they have done 9/11 hundreds of times over in the Middle East. You don’t get to “never forget” when you’ve forgotten what you did afterward. To be clear, the friends and families of 9/11 victims have every right to mourn, but not the US government.
Terrible the 9/11 with 3000 victims, Chile 1973, when the CIA organized an military coup and to kill an democratic elected president, Allende, substituting him with an bloody dictator, Pinochet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Allende
Augusto Pinochet ruled Chile as a military dictator from 1973 to 1990, seizing power through a violent coup that overthrew democratically elected President Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973[1].
Under Pinochet’s regime, between 1,200 and 3,200 people were executed, up to 80,000 were interned, and tens of thousands were tortured[1:1]. The Chilean government has officially documented at least 3,095 killings and forced disappearances[1:2].
The dictatorship implemented radical free-market reforms under the influence of economists known as the “Chicago Boys.” While these policies led to economic growth, they also dramatically increased inequality. The regime privatized social security, healthcare, and hundreds of state-owned enterprises, some sold below market price to politically connected buyers[1:3].
Pinochet’s rule was marked by systematic repression through Operation Condor, a U.S.-supported campaign that targeted political opponents across South America. The CIA maintained contact with Chile’s secret police (DINA) despite knowing of human rights abuses[2]. According to Peter Kornbluh in The Pinochet File, “routine sadism was taken to extremes” in prison camps, including widespread rape, torture, and executions[1:4].
A 1988 plebiscite rejected Pinochet’s bid to extend his rule, with 56% voting against him[1:5]. He stepped down in 1990 but remained as Army Commander-in-Chief until 1998. He was arrested in London in 1998 on human rights charges, though he was released in 2000 on medical grounds[1:6].
Pinochet died in 2006 while facing hundreds of criminal charges in Chile for human rights violations, tax evasion, and embezzlement. He was accused of amassing at least $28 million through corruption[1:7]. His death sparked massive demonstrations across Chile - opponents celebrated while supporters grieved[1:8].
Today, Pinochet’s legacy remains deeply controversial. Recent polls show many Chileans justify the 1973 coup - a July 2023 survey found 66% agreed Chile needs “firm government” over individual rights[3]. However, in 2011 a truth commission identified 40,018 victims of political repression during his rule, including 3,065 killed[1:9].
The US deserved 9/11. You can’t be apathetic to the countless atrocities your government commits with your tax dollars and then act surprised when the consequences of those atrocities come back to bite you in the ass.
The people who died didn’t deserve it tho. I see that the US, as a country, fucked around and found out. I think we need to be mindful of our rhetoric tho cuz a lot of people brutally died that day and very much did not deserve it.
I think this is a good attitude to have
America as a whole had it coming, but none of the victims deserved their fate. They should effectively be considered victims of America’s actions in the Middle East
