tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post5221042843986657836..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Post-PinochetGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-87232359915029330752013-12-22T10:23:43.108-05:002013-12-22T10:23:43.108-05:00yes, though I was thinking more about dictators. A...yes, though I was thinking more about dictators. And it could be true about caudillos, but Franco was even more so. In Spain, though, I think European integration played a role that was absent in Latin America.Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-86229324837798198902013-12-21T12:13:41.932-05:002013-12-21T12:13:41.932-05:00I'd tentatively suggest a connection between t...I'd tentatively suggest a connection between the absolute strength of the Caudillo in question and the pride in which their legacy is held as the major factors. Rightly or wrongly (which is for another day), in Chile there are many who still look to Pinochet as some sort of saviour (or the watered down version, a 'least worst' that made the country better in the long run). <br /><br />A potential anomaly: I'd guess Argentina still has several decades' worth of Peron to work through. Now that's a true giant shadow.Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069822714021884725noreply@blogger.com