The Protracted Conflict
As presented by our media, the story of Allende is a standard ideological soap opera. The Chilean people, bowed down under colonialist feudalism, rally round a highminded patriot—a sort of Chilean Norman Thomas. Following his banner, they set out on their joyful journey. But greedy monsters of reaction, multinational ogres, and CIA hirelings snarl at their heels, lure them into deadly ambushes and bribe a fascist-minded military clique to murder the spotless leader, reverse the surge toward freedom, peace and plenty, and harness them under the bloody yoke of a brutal tyranny.
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