In chile, the detachment of ner liberalism with this strong authoritarian version has never been such. I think there is a danger that it will be this far right groups that will take the shambles of this camilla. But i don't think that the far right doesn't have the power to establish itself as,. you know, a ruling coalition of any kind. It's its waiting for any sort of problem that the new constitution may have, or then the process may have. They've been trying to reduce the legitimacy by going out in the media speaking.
Dan interviews scholars Aldo Madariaga and Camila Vergara about how Chilean politics have been playing out since the massive popular uprisings that began in October 2019.
Further reading:
jacobinlat.com/2021/06/19/el-neoliberalismo-atenta-contra-la-democracia-2
newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/burying-pinochet
jacobinmag.com/2021/06/rene-rojas-interview-democracy-new-constitution-constituent-assembly-plebiscite-left-chile
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