They base that on that one phone call between Kissinger and Nixon. Assuming those two didn't actually know about any foul play by some weird chance (as if they hadn't had their hands poking around Latin America beforehand), it never occurs to Libs that a national organ can act of its own accord.
Yep, whenever you need to demonstrate how thin of a line there is between neoliberals and fascists, just look at how many neoliberals will outright praise Pinochet.
To this day liberals will claim that Pinochet's coup was a purely Chilean affair that the US had no direct involvement in or prior knowledge of.
They base that on that one phone call between Kissinger and Nixon. Assuming those two didn't actually know about any foul play by some weird chance (as if they hadn't had their hands poking around Latin America beforehand), it never occurs to Libs that a national organ can act of its own accord.
Some will even praise Pinochet's economic achievements
Yep, whenever you need to demonstrate how thin of a line there is between neoliberals and fascists, just look at how many neoliberals will outright praise Pinochet.