THE CHILEAN COUP D'ETAT OF 1973: WHO IS TO BLAME?
The Alarmist
The Alarmist
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🗓️ 1 March 2022
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Who’s to Blame for the Chilean Coup D’état of 1973?
This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) speaks with comedian, actor and writer Beth Lapides about who’s to blame for the Chilean coup d’état of 1973. They’re joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early. Why were Fidel Castro, Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon and The CIA involved? And what is it about change that brings up so much fear in society? Find out on our latest episode!
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| 0:00.0 | An Iriot original. |
| 0:03.0 | I was born with a special gift. |
| 0:07.0 | The ability to mentally transform any situation into the worst case scenario. |
| 0:13.0 | In my own brain. |
| 0:18.0 | My therapist calls my gift catastrophizing. |
| 0:21.0 | And that's why I'm uniquely qualified to scrutinize and analyze history's greatest disasters. |
| 0:28.0 | And find out who's to blame. |
| 0:33.0 | They say history repeats itself. |
| 0:35.0 | Not on my watch. |
| 0:37.0 | My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith and I am the alarmist. |
| 0:49.0 | Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into the alarmist. |
| 0:51.0 | A comedy podcast where we talk about history's greatest tragedies and figure out who's to blame. |
| 0:57.0 | Today we're discussing the Chilean coup d'etat of 1973. |
| 1:02.0 | Here's what you need to know. |
| 1:04.0 | At the beginning of the 20th century, |
| 1:07.0 | Chile was still a largely oligarchic society, |
| 1:10.0 | with a ruling class that neglected the economic and social needs of Chilean workers. |
| 1:16.0 | As moderate political parties failed to introduce meaningful reforms, |
| 1:20.0 | popular discontent grew and revived the Marxist-inspired, |
| 1:25.0 | socialist and communist parties in the country. |
| 1:28.0 | In 1969, this rise of left-wing politics formed the leftist, |
| 1:34.0 | Unidad Populad Coalition, |
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