Pinochet was the only true free market capitalist on that list. The others were just corrupt economic statists (or fascists). These are just examples of one group of leftists killing other groups of leftists. And it should be no surprise to anyone that the countries were not better off when they were finished than before.
Pinochet was true free market capitalist and the good he did for the country was monumental. Chile is still the richest country in South America almost 50 years later because of him.
Chiang Kai-shek wasn't "right wing." Most Westerners don't realize that the KMT was restructured to be similar to the Soviet communist party under the guidance of Soviet advisors. Chiang studied political and military strategy in Soviet Russia and employed a Leninist style of governance. He is closer to a communist dictator. The fact that he fought against the CCP doesn't make him a right winger.
I never said Chiang was Marxist. I said the KMT was restructured under Soviet / Leninist ideals. Read any book on the history of KMT. Chiang certainly governed like a Leninist. Ask my grandparents and parents who were persecuted under his rule. Several of my dad's friends were "vanished" in the middle of the night for speaking out against the KMT. But I'll give Chiang credit for preserving Chinese culture.
Pinochet was the only true free market capitalist on that list. The others were just corrupt economic statists (or fascists). These are just examples of one group of leftists killing other groups of leftists. And it should be no surprise to anyone that the countries were not better off when they were finished than before.
Pinochet was true free market capitalist and the good he did for the country was monumental. Chile is still the richest country in South America almost 50 years later because of him.
Chiang Kai-shek wasn't "right wing." Most Westerners don't realize that the KMT was restructured to be similar to the Soviet communist party under the guidance of Soviet advisors. Chiang studied political and military strategy in Soviet Russia and employed a Leninist style of governance. He is closer to a communist dictator. The fact that he fought against the CCP doesn't make him a right winger.
I never said Chiang was Marxist. I said the KMT was restructured under Soviet / Leninist ideals. Read any book on the history of KMT. Chiang certainly governed like a Leninist. Ask my grandparents and parents who were persecuted under his rule. Several of my dad's friends were "vanished" in the middle of the night for speaking out against the KMT. But I'll give Chiang credit for preserving Chinese culture.
"The Japanese are a disease of the skin. The communists are a disease of the heart."