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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
It's great to hear that Chileans are grabbing hold of their democracy and shaking off the history of the US led coup which caused so much repression and carnage.
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Not to defend the US because they most definitely played a huge part, it was not a "US led coup". I'd frame it more as a US sanctioned coup.
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"Although CIA did not instigate the coup that ended Allende's government on 11 September 1973, it was aware of coup-plotting by the military, had ongoing intelligence collection relationships with some plotters, and—because CIA did not discourage the takeover and had sought to instigate a coup in 1970—probably appeared to condone it." - National Intelligence Council
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The US actually did attempt a coup in 1970, but that was to force a re-election (through bribes and backroom dealings) and hope Chileans vote for a less socialist leader.
Since that didn't work they went to plan B which was to create a bunch of unrest through economics and propaganda to "set the stage" and hope one happens.