Death of Pinochet

On September 11th, a group of people terrorized the country. People died enmass due to this terrorism. It was disturbingly riveting to witness it: rivulets of urine and excrements were naturally forced out by the thousands of rotting dead bodies, and even more worse: blood of the innocent multitudes were shed -all due to devious politics. The terrorizers spread hell throughout the country, for a moment one could have actually thought Satan has actually came up out from his dark hole to claim his eartly throne. Beatings, bloodshed, murder, torture, fire, bullets, rapes, mayhem…..that was the morbid mantra heard in the wind if one listens closely; but it was hard to listen closely, for all over the country one could conspiciously hear cries of desperation and death -all due to devious politics . I speak not of that recent Tragedy that shocked and shattered the peace (celebrated in the unsurprised Middle-East) of the Western world on 2001; I speak of yore, I speak of September 11th, 1973, place: Chile.

Yesterday, Geneal Pinochet finally died (insert left). I say finally because, although his soul succumbed to The End many many years ago, at last his physical flesh is now food to Death. His beating heart beats no more, The End of those palpitations ocurred in the form of “an acute heart attack” (the actual words used by doctors). 

He is the grim face of that bloody terrorism on September 11, 1973. He seized control of the democratically-elected Marxist government of Chile via violence: terrorizing men, women, children, and dogs. The dogs were shot as sport as his army rolled by…and continuing the spirit of that senseless sport, his army treated the men like dogs, women like bitches, and children like stray puppies to be ignored like dirty lil’ canines near the trash in the dark alleyway….

In this crimson-colored coup d’etat, he became dictator and he would continue to dictate until 1990. He controlled the life of the country with sadistic strength, crushing protests after protests, murdering dissidents after dissidents…and for what? Ostensibly, for the capitalistic interests of Chile. Privately, it was all ultimately for himself. The dual demons of Lust: lust for Money and lust for Power conquered his soul. And to think he was a devout Catholic…Hah. The Virgin Mary was nothing to him, rather he prayed to The Slutty Money. In the end of his life, it was finally discovered that he had stolen from the national treasury of Chile and redirect those millions of public dollars to his private bank accounts. Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee…becomes to him: Hail Money in this State, I will horde all of thee for me…

About 33 years ago, the elites of Chile got too obsessed with money. They looked upon the far north and saw the gray mountains of Peru. But, their vision was not the mountains, no- when they looked upon the north they saw not the majestic mountains of Peru but the millions of money in America. Enthralled, these elites seek to mimic the monetary majesty of America. The elected Communist government of Salvadore Allende has to go by force. And so in 1973, with the encouragement of America (who were seeking allies against their battle against Communism and Russia), the military thrust a bloody revolution into Chile. 

Marxist President Salvadore Allende killed himself when Pinochet’s troops entered the presidential mansion. Not only he himself died though, Democracy also died (Democracy means nothing when it goes against the interests of America). Remember that scene in The Godfather? When Kate tells Michael that she had an abortion, then a furious Michael slaps her and then calmly declares that she -as his wife and lover- now means nothing to him….

Now Substitute Kate with Democracy and Michael as America……

a Democracy that commited abortion by killing pro-American values with pro-Communist values…and a furious America slapping her and then calmly declaring that democracy -as his wife and lover- now means nothing to him now…

To think of it, America is kinda like the Mafia, does it not? This analogy might be crude, but hey our american history is full of crudeness, cruelty, and cryptic occurences -along with benevolence and goodwill. But, of course, our official high school history books tells us not. Like the mafia, our history is crude, cruel, and cryptic, but yet, like the mafia our history was also about helping others and providing security to those who need it….

Augusto Pinochet died yesterday, December 10th, 2006 -at the age of 91.

His death sparked dances and toasting of drinks by the masses. By 6 pm that day, thousands were gathered at around the presidential palace. It looked like a festival -it was supposed to be funereal and solemn, but gals and guys were openly smoking, drinking, flirting, and dancing as if it the New Year was already here instead of 21 more days…I guess mirthful celebration is the right choice to demonstrate against the perdition caused by Pinochet. To defy against the Brute, you smile. To fight against the Bully, you turn the other cheek.

In the end of his life, he admitted the cruelness of his carnages. But he said it was for the best interests of Chile.  Best interests is a euphemistic term use by politicos to justify their actions. Hitler murdered the masses for the best interests of Germany…Britain once colonized and enslaved most of the world for the best interests of Britain…Rumsfeld once shook hands with Saddam because it was for the best interests of America, etc… No one ever did anything for the best interests of humanity -save the occasional saint-like figure that rolls along once in awhile.

Pinochet will rest in perpetua… but brutal violence due to devious politics continues to live on. It lives on in Iraq, in Darfur, in Nepal, in Palestine, and so on…..where is our saint?