I'm confused on this one -
Are you Chilean? If not why are you using their 'banner'?
No, I am not Chilean... therefore, of course, I do not use their banner. When I say "us", I mean Latin Americans.
It is well known that pro-business policies in that country and the allowance to invest in one's own retirement have contributed to make the economy very strong.
The Chilean economy is...
stable.
The
pro-business policies that you mention, could be interpreted in many ways.
One interpetation, is that traditionally USA (and European) interests have had much freedom to do what they please in Chile, and that garantee to them a lot of good press in USA and Europe.
Good for them.
As a Mexican, I am glad that my country has not so good press in the USA or Europe... among other things, because we are not so accomodating as some people there want... because the gouvermental structure cannot not go further, OR because plain Mexicans still put a fight against it, with whatsoever means they have at hand.
The video, though, doesn't prove anything. Anyone can document the good things on one side, the bad things on the other, and make a video contrasting the two. Are you suggesting that one cannot find slums in Chile or gleaming buildings in Spain?
That's what I say... it is
one-sided, and
biased. It is exactly the way the way many Spaniards are, and @Wilhelm and @Lynx are just
examples of it.
But of course, this is not the only forum of the World, don't you believe?
The video itself is a prove, of how Spaniards interact with Chileans in other forums.
Also, I have not read a single thread or post here in this forum that denigrates Chile or its people, so showing its attributes also proves nothing unless you equate Chile with Mexico.
No in this forum, no-one have said nothing wrong about Chile in specific. Although @Lynx have dedicated, say, 20 topics in this forum against Mexico (because I am here), he would have instead put similar threads, against Latin America in general... Chile included, of course.
Do I equate Mexico with Chile? No.
For starters, in the foreign press Chile will have always better image than Mexico... but, according to me, not for the right reasons, so I don't envy them in that regard.
Objectively, Chile has better things in some aspects: The Justice system and security right now, are much better.
On the other other hand, and talking about positive things of Mexico, exclusively in economic terms, we
still have a real manufacturing industry.
In terms of GDP per capita, the difference is not much: Chile 14,982, Mexico 14,266.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita
(The one that have to be looked at very close is Brazil... its GDP per capita is growing very fast.
Did you know that the CIA attempted to murder Lula before it took the presidency? I wonder how they will take that now, a former Marxist Guerrilla member, is going to be the next president of Brazil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilma_Rousseff ).
Regards.
