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Splitting Eastern Europe with the Nazis, and only joining the Allied side in '41! (lemmy.world)

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It would probably be more accurate to say that Pinochet realized he did not have the requisite violence to crush the popular support arrayed against him - the military refused to back his proposal to hold onto power after losing the election, so he stepped down in the hopes (sadly successful) of avoiding a noose for his crimes against Chile.

Institutions - and popular support - matter even when violence is involved, or implicitly threatened.

[–] OboTheHobo@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 day ago

True, that is a better way of putting it