It's really glaringly obvious with the American bald eagle big as day being featured in the middle of that segment of the video, and the numerous photos with American politicians standing alongside Pinochet. So he didn't forget to mention it. It's essentially screaming at everyone throughout that segment. But hey, you're on top of it, aren't you?
@@candacen7779 Wtf are you talking about? "It's glaring obvious from the American bald eagle"? Lmao, no it's not. Most people don't know about the long history the CIA has of overthrowing Democratically elected governments in Central/ South America. This conservative, wannabe American JJ wouldn't ever talk about that.
@@candacen7779 I should actually clarify. Most AMERICANS don't know anything about the long history of what the CIA and military have done in our name. Most people are so ignorant to this stuff/don't care.
@@MackeyDeeez WTF are you talking about? You clearly have an axe to grind with JJ for not hating America more, and you clearly embrace your anti-American bigotry with gusto, so I'm going to be kind in reply. Millions of Americans know about the long history of the CIA and military interference in other nations. *Americans* are literally the ones who break those stories and share them with the rest of the world, nationally and internationally. It's not the international news sources or hyperlocal reporters residing in [insert country here] sharing those details with world. It's US citizens doing the heavy lifting. Second, just because JJ doesn't use his channel to launch into a screed about anything and everything you hate about America, and instead, by his own volition -- since it is *his* channel, btw -- chooses to discuss complex topics without dumbing it down for those of you who think Marvel movies are high art. I'm sorry you thought the giant screen-covering image of a bald eagle taken directly from a photo that's used in multiple formats by the US government to represent the nation shown brazenly for everyone to see while discussing Chilean politics over the last 5 decades was "subtle" or "nuanced." It was obvious to me and the majority of the people watching this video. Perhaps you should start your own UA-cam channel, and that way you can launch into as many anti-American screeds and bigoted cat fights that bring you unending joy for years to come.
@@candacen7779 tldr. No, most Americans don't know about the history of the things we've done. Much of the country still believes Saddam had something to do with 9/11. Most people just buy into the American Exceptionalism propaganda and think that whatever we do on the world stage is by default good because we're America
For chileans, book prices are very high due to taxes, that's why the counterfeit versions. Thank you for coming to Chile, I hope you can explore more of the country in the future.
I actually more surprised that the fact book prices can be high. I mean in my country nobody really read books to the point 2 book companies closed in just 5 years.
@@sergioalveal6925 Malaysia, many of our bookstores and newspaper companies either closed or scaled down. Pretty much everyone only read from smartphones
Another quick note about Allende, one of the notable artifacts of the coup were his destroyed glasses which have become a pretty well known symbol. The belief that Salvador was shot in the head, specifically the eye is pretty persistent and is associated with the eye imagery.
@@DingDingTheUA-camBuddy I was blindly reading the comments and misread yours. I though you were suggesting a translation for the dog's nickname and to be honest, "Black Vengeance" is a fitting and awesome localization for "Negro Matapaco".
@Sin Talento Producciones Oh well let’s hope that doesn’t happen, but J.J. Is pretty smart and I think knows how to ask questions there without getting assaulted and stuff.
You say "counterfeit novels" I say "booklegs" In all seriousness, this was such a fascinating video. Years back, I had an online friend from Santiago, which is how I know just a little bit about Chile, but I have no idea what ever happened to him. I'd love to see if I could maybe message him again and ask more about the country.
Gotten so used to your quirky and fun videos shot in your home studio, it's quite a shock to see you doing on-the-ground journalism half a world away. Very interesting video JJ - stay safe
As a Colombian, I can tell you that kind of calendars are REAAAALLY usual across Latin America. Is the stuff being sold you see the most on the streets on January. And yes, it is in deed a middle class cliché thing. Good video!
We want more tourists like you, for sure. As a chilean I appreciate your effort to understand what's going on in the country as much as possible (despite the misspronuntiation of many words hehe) Nice range of souvenirs too! very meaninful ones
Ever since Chile was born as a country (back when it looked like a small stick) it’d kept growing by taking away coast (from Peru, Bolivia and Patagonia) which is why it’s so long now.
I'm chilean and i was very surprised to see a video like this because my country tends to be kind of forgot about by the rest of the world jaja (if any one has doubts about the situation or about Chile in general i can answer them here from my experience and knowledge since i'm aware of how little info about my country makes it to mainstream media abroad). Very nice video I liked it a lot keep up the good work! Small note about the books, in Chile since the dictatorship years there has been a tax on books wich is why there's so much amount of bootleg versions, originals are too expensive and this is a country were we like to read a lot. In fact here whenever somebody you know goes abroad the most common thing asked to them is if they can buy big quantities of books there to bring home.
Do you mind me asking about what Chileans think of American Conservatives, as I'm a moderate conservative myself. Also I find it strange that the conservatives are the ones taxing as in America conservatives are usually against that.
The easiest way to explain how chileans see politics in the US in general that comes to my mind is that whenever a chilean who doen't know much about it asks another chilean to explain them to him, the common answer i've seen it's kind of like "picture the classic political compass square, and take out all the top squares and shift everything towards the right a little and there you go" As to conservatives in specific we see them in general as a political party wrapped up in really niche US culture things like guns, world policing, discussions about minorities, etc... that's the stuff that gets our attention as in terms of general policies for running the country we don't see them as different to liberals, and because of that to us they are a bit like more extreme versions of our right. And finally for the taxing thing, what happends is that while they do have different approaches and what not, both the right and the left in Chile upheld the Neoliberal economic system, and so in terms of economic policy weren't thaaaat drastically different, and both see taxing as a tool they can use (how much differing but you get the picture). The differences between the two lie more in cultural things like the value of christianity or the legacy of both Allende and Pinochet and not that much in economic policy. That's why it's not weird for our conservatives to increase taxes. This was quite long but i hope this is a comprehensive answer that satisfies you :D
@@BernardoCifuentesBecerra thank you for a response, this pretty much confirms my assumption that the us as a whole is considered generally right leaning, and with that my ideas probally wouldn't be very popular in your country lol... netherless, I hope your life is filled with good luck and happiness thank you for your time
I rather thing Chile is more like Canada and Argentina is the USA but gone full on lefty on their economic and social policies.(in both cases turn lefty)
Excellent and fascinating journey into Chile, with many facts that are simply unknown in USA. Thank you for an entertaining, yet factual trip to a country whose social unrest should be more well known.
The piggy bang actually is a symbol of a Chilean band called "Chancho en Piedra" (pig in stone, literal translation. It refers to a hot sauce from the South of Chile)
I like that you went there to learn first hand what is going on (the news stopped covering this story) and that you did so with respect to the people and situation. I learned a bunch from this video, well done JJ!
There was a coup in Bolivia, protests in Ecuador and ongoing protest in Colombia but none of those things were widely reported since they threaten the neoliberal/capitalist system. BadEmpanada has a good video which compares the Hong Kong protest to that in Ecuador.
Thank you for giving these people a platform. Hong kongers get covered by the news every week, but chileans are left in the dark by the media, so this right here is good.
It’s not too big a deal to buy imported goods when you’re in a rich nation like Canada or the US. But when I was in the Philippines over the holiday, you realize just how expensive imported stuff are compared to everything domestically produced goods. There were no counterfeit book stands that I saw while I was there, so the book prices were pretty shocking right after buying a three course meal for like 3 dollars
translation of the graffiti: "New constitution with more òwó" Latin America has a big weeb culture, It comes in part from the fact that we got many uncensored version of anime series in the 80 and 90.
Thank you JJ for showing what is happening in my country. I live in Ontario and I can’t tell you how helpless I felt reading the news and injustice knowing it wouldn’t be a peace of conversation. I was born in Chile and it truly warms my heart to see light shed on it by social media influence. Thank you.
Here in Brazil, a lot of us knowing about what was happening in Chile stars thinking, “well, when we are going to do the same”, because just like Chile we have pass by a brutal dictatorship and have serious social diversity, so we fell and like to do de same. Abraços do Brasil #chileresiste
@@sohopedeco as long as that money is not the local currency. If you get your salary in Argentine pesos, it's not cheap. I have multiple colleagues from there who have stories to tell about inflation.
@@AlefeLucas No, there are many other factors - the exchange rate to start with as well, countries that have to import food and energy resources etc...
@@sohopedeco Europe is not a country. The US is pretty expensive for a traveler little or no inexpensive public transport, hotels are not cheap etc.... Other than DC museums are at least $20 a pop etc... it's the United Kingdom, not England unless you are specifically referring to it.
I would actually say a closer translation would be something like "Blacky the copkiller" where Blacky is more of an affectionate name for the dog (In Latin America it's kinda common to name dogs by the color/design of their fur but when it's translated to English the direct translation always sounds a bit weird.) Also, this video was definitely interesting to see from you JJ. I lived in Santiago for about a month and a half back in 2016, however like most of Latin America, it is a very unequal city. I hope experiencing the situation there first hand helped you see the more clearly the effects of politics (which I get the impression you are used to analyzing on a macro level) on people at a more micro/human level. I honestly think most people there are fed up by the high cost of living/inequality and the police repression whenever they try to protest peacefully (I saw this first hand in 2016 with the pension protests throughout the country.) I would love to see more analyses like this one from you on your travels, however I must advise that you do always lookout for your safety first because there's an increasing distrust of journalists covering protests like these on the ground nowadays. It could turn violent very easily. Cheers.
@@JJMcCulloughChilean here. Adding to what Moyses said (nothing wrong), in Latin America we don't have the quite the same racial prejudices as in the Northern hemisphere (not that it stops people from importing them). Just a couple months ago, an Uruguayan football player was penalised by the English FA because of saying to a friend "Gracias negrito" (if anyone wants to look it up: "edinson cavani negrito"), which exposes the cultural mismatch. Even the Uruguayan Language Academy defended the player. "Negrito" or "Negro" can be a term of endearment between close people. It's common among groups of friends to have "el negro" of the group.
About the pirate books: In my town, when I was growing up, there was not a single bookstore available for us, so in school, when they asked for books to read, we had very little choice: or we bought them on the streets as you learned, or we had to photocopy it from some public library that had it. For us was very normal so I never even questioned it until later in my life. Original Books are luxury in Chile but we get our ways around it to be able to read!!
Given the civil unrest and your familiarity with the language, you should consider France as your next destination. Maybe speak with a few gilets jaunes protestors.
I mean he is an English speaking Canadian. Even if you study a language for a very long time, especially as an adult, it is very difficult to not have a distinctly foreign accent when pronouncing words in other languages. This is because, especially if you are monolingual, you will pronounce words based on the phonemes in your mother tongue. For example, despite me having studied Spanish for 10 years as a teenager and young adult, I now have lost my authentic Spanish accent and now sound very "white" when I speak the language, simply because I haven't been using the language.
@@64imma true but he could at least say the words correctly even if w/ an english accent.. for example he said "machupe" and "pinoshit" (which i think is a good name for him), but its possible to have respect for the language and say "pee-noe-shay" or "ma-choo-pay" etc
@@64imma White meaning something like “blank”, right? Spanish speakers or Hispanics are not an ethnicity. Just a friendly reminder. I agree with all you said anyway. I’ve been studying english my entire life, and are fairly proficient at it, but my accent is like a mixture of Scottish and Australian and I just can’t change it no matter how hard I try.
So many countries in protest these days. 2020 will be a year and decade of worldwide change. Who knows what the future will bring, the one guarantee is that it will be different.
Rest in Peace bro, the war that took like 5 years to get out of just celebrated recently at it 100th anniversary. It was interesting all of Europe had a war that the likes had never existed. Oh but oh boy you won’t believe World War II (yes a second one) 21 years later where Germany, Italy and Japan tried to take over the whole world!
And by the way my dad who works in Chile Is down there right now so I’m just a little worried of something happening to him and by the way I’m an American and thanks to him I hear The story on the ground down there before most people do thank you for talking about this issue and by the way my dad works for A Canadian mining company
Excellent video JJ, it really makes a difference to be in-situ to understand the situation and your assessment is pretty much on point. You got great souvenirs with a lot of meaning. Thanks from a Chilean living in Vancouver.
Its amazing how similar Chile's protest themes are to BLM, where the focus is instead on Indigenous lives. In that way its also similar to Canada. The recurrence of the police theme is also interesting. It inspires me to research how the new constitution turned out, and whether that might inform reforms for Canada/USA.
Actually the base of the protest can be sum up with "It's not 30 pesos, it's 30 years", for most of the population there hasn't been much police brutality outside of protests but monetary scandals really caused friction the last few years but the indigenous population and police/farmers have had conflict in the south for long with right wingers trying to push for them to be judged as terrorists. The eye part is thanks in part from those being easy injuries for human rights' observers to quantify so they were incouraged to report them.
This was a truly fascinating video. I would love to see you travel to places around the globe where there is civil unrest (i.e. France, Hong Kong), especially as they continue to increase in this new decade. I think you provide an honest perspective that seeks to truly understand what's going on. Keep up the good work, and I wish you the best of luck!
JJ if you ever come back let me tour you around, you were literally one block away from my apartment!!!!!! and also i'm pretty thankful on how you covered this topic. For an update the referendum was postponed to October 25 due to Covid and stuff, it can't be postponed forever, people won't forget
Dang JJ, you told me you were just visiting friends in Chile, not doing a deep-dive on why we need to be caring about their right and politics. Excellent video!!
I really like these types of videos from you. I feel as if you do a great job not just being a disaster voyeur but actually trying to fully understand the situation and WHY there is unrest/disaster. I also really appreciate the editorial nature of it all; it's really easy to make a video on major cultural moments and have it devolve into a very moralistic thing that is a good vs evil struggle, and you do about as good a job as possible avoiding that pitfall. I appreciate the work you do and the time you do put in for relatively short videos - which I imagine is pretty significant in a way that is not always readily apparent. Keep up the excellent work JJ
Love they Rapa Nui statue! Also shows that Chile is sorta of a tri-continental nation of course with South America, it’s part of Antartica, and cultural connection to Oceanic Polynesians in Easter Island! Chilean Spanish is also very unique when compared to other dialects of Spanish on other countries, like have heard they’ve been known to talk really fast (not bad thing) and of course *WEON*
@J.J. McCullough Really temped to answer but I think it might be nicer to approach Chilean and ask them since you heard it somewhere. It isn’t offensive or anything, but I think it’d be great way to socialize with the people! 🇨🇱🇨🇱
I went there in November for a conference (it took place inside the park you were in at 0:02). There was so much lingering tear gas on the street that my eyes stung. ¡Renuncia Piñera! was plastered on every wall. There were seas of protestors on bicycles riding through the streets.
I haven't watched this video until now, and like a Chilean expat in Canada, I say that you have made a better work than all canadian media. There are some issues, and you missed certain points (I understand it's a 20m video) but in the whole picture, it's very comprehensive, and you remark the major theme. Thank a lot. Grettings from Quebec City.
I somewhat take issue with you calling Allende a Soviet/Cuban asset. It's much more complicated than that. Allende run as the head runner for Unidad Popular (Popular Unity) which was a coaliation of different leftist parties and even one centrist one. While the Communist Party of Chile (aligned with the Soviet Union and Cuba) was a member of the coaliation, it only represented a part of the movement (funnily enough the Communist Party was one of the least radical actors of the Allende government, often wanting Allende to take a more cautious approach to the situation). Allende had good relations with Cuba (which wasn't that uncommon at that time, alot of the non-aligned and neutral countries had good relations with Cuba too) but unlike the Cuban regime always tried to base his policies on democracy.
JJ is an admitted conservative, its not a surprise that he takes the pro imperial line on this issue. He ignored the fact that Pinochet was a CIA asset and slanders the legitimate democratic presidency of Allende. After the US involvement in removing Zelaya and Morales it is quite obvious that only those on the left in North America are capable of recognising what their government does down here on Latin America.
There’s a Yiddish word that perfectly encapsulates the items on your souvenirs shelf: tchotchkes! I love your travel videos so much and also love looking at the local specialty items behind the tourist attractions.
I have heard plenty about the events in Chile, but I have learned _more_ about it (and Chilean culture in general) from this video! Thanks for the information!
UPDATE: As of 25 October 2020, a referendum indicates that Chile WILL a new Constitution, and will form a Constitutional Assembly next May after elections in April, hopefully to have a draft ready for an exit referendum for late 2022.
JJ, I had never seen your channel but saw this video as I prepare to head to Chile, desiring to learn more about what has been doing on. VERY well put! Thank you!
This was a really cool and interesting video. Some things were said incorrectly (like when he said Machupe instead of Mapuche) but some combinations of letters for non-spanish speaking people are hard, so I don't mind them. You have a lot of charisma and I like how you went to the streets to know more about us, our situation and such. The only thing I'd add to enrich a little regarding the reading situation (that probably someone else already addressed, maybe?) is the amount of counterfeit books. The book tax is 19%, which is too much for an average person.
Hey J.J!! Loved the video, I found this to be a very well done as a foreigner's perspective. I am from Colombia and while the protests here aren't as famous people on Colombia are going through a very similar situation (main difference is that we don't want a new constitution but rather better enforcement of the current one). One Thing I'd like to say is that this reading culture is daily common in the central particularly academically rich downtowns of South American cities in this case Santiago and Bogotá. The protests in most of South America (specially Colombia and Chile) are being spearhead by university students and thus the literary culture becomes extremely relevant in times of protests. While most average people don't care an especial amount for reading, it is specially well regarded among young university students as it is seen as a way to open one's mind and know what to fight for. Great video!
There are so many festivals in Latin America. These protests somehow seem like one. Like someone decided to combine Mardi Gras and The Running of the Bulls.
Correction on what you said about the dog, the dog has passed away many years before the 2019 protests. He's a simbol because of his support to the regular student protests (that happen massively with some 3-6 years of difference but occur every year almost always.
19:09 The times I saw people in protests with the constitution, they threw it into the fire as a sign that the "Pinochet constitution" would fall with the plebicist. 19:27 The books of the writer Jorge Baradit are fiction. In the first place, he does not have the title of historian but of graphic designer, and secondly, several things that he places in his books have no endorsement, they are deductions from him and other colleagues, but are based on historical assumptions. So his books should enter the genre of fiction.
seeing videos of chileans in other countries, I saw a chilean in Finland. finish people and chileans have a lot in common. Addiction to cigarretes, alcohol, and pretty cold.
@@jamesrenaud592 The cities of Chile are all developed and sometimes the same people as in Santiago, Valparaiso is the city with the most graffiti in the world, in Rapa nui it is the Island with the most monuments in the world, In Chile the Poor are modern artists, that's why It is normal in Chile to create artistic and cultural movements that have repercussions in the West.
Chile os by far the best place to live in Latin America. Being from Brazil, you can tell the difference when you visit it coming from other Latin America countries.
Uruguay is safe and looks better than the lot (Brazil, Colombia, etc). But Chile feels more like Portugal maybe while Uruguay just seem like a better version of Argentina.
Bus prices went up by 30 cents but this is about 30 years of neoliberal system under a constitution imposed by a dictator who took power on 9/11 of 1973 at the behest of the USA. Don't forget the British mandate of Palestine was declared on September eleventh 1923.
@@triccele is not the biggest thievery that of NATIONAL PENSION? It was PRIVATIZED (cause private works so much better) and then "mismanaged" OOPS! And, by the way, Santiago has an extensive and MODERN metro system to rival any in the world (yes, with lots of elevators dear Montreal). It is crucial the population and the local economy of the capital. Maybe neo-liberal puppets would like to mismanage it and sell it off?
FYI about the book you pourchase, is not an historic book. The author (Jorge Baradit)is famous for his alternate version of historic facts, very similar to the da vinci code. Fun fact, he got elected as one of the citizens to write the new constitution.
There are number of interviews with Isabel Allende, the niece (not daughter) of the former President, on UA-cam, filmed over the last 20 years. This one shows her attractive character and forceful way of expressing her views - from 2013: ua-cam.com/video/OZB94Q4Wkl8/v-deo.html Several other films of Senora Allende will turn up on the side box if you chose one, some in English, some in Spanish, some in one of the two languages with subtitles in the other.
I learned more from this video than the multiple instagram posts and articles i read about what was happening in Chile! so crazy I was born in Chile and my whole family is from there but since we hadnt lived there for almost 2 decades, what was happening in late 2019/early 2020 wasnt talked about in my family. (by family i mean my parents and brother. Almost all my cousins, aunts, uncles and grand parents still live in chile)
You forgot to mention that the American government helped overthrow Allende since Pinochet was friendly to American interests.
It's really glaringly obvious with the American bald eagle big as day being featured in the middle of that segment of the video, and the numerous photos with American politicians standing alongside Pinochet. So he didn't forget to mention it. It's essentially screaming at everyone throughout that segment. But hey, you're on top of it, aren't you?
@@candacen7779 Wtf are you talking about? "It's glaring obvious from the American bald eagle"? Lmao, no it's not. Most people don't know about the long history the CIA has of overthrowing Democratically elected governments in Central/ South America. This conservative, wannabe American JJ wouldn't ever talk about that.
@@candacen7779 I should actually clarify. Most AMERICANS don't know anything about the long history of what the CIA and military have done in our name. Most people are so ignorant to this stuff/don't care.
@@MackeyDeeez WTF are you talking about? You clearly have an axe to grind with JJ for not hating America more, and you clearly embrace your anti-American bigotry with gusto, so I'm going to be kind in reply.
Millions of Americans know about the long history of the CIA and military interference in other nations. *Americans* are literally the ones who break those stories and share them with the rest of the world, nationally and internationally. It's not the international news sources or hyperlocal reporters residing in [insert country here] sharing those details with world. It's US citizens doing the heavy lifting.
Second, just because JJ doesn't use his channel to launch into a screed about anything and everything you hate about America, and instead, by his own volition -- since it is *his* channel, btw -- chooses to discuss complex topics without dumbing it down for those of you who think Marvel movies are high art.
I'm sorry you thought the giant screen-covering image of a bald eagle taken directly from a photo that's used in multiple formats by the US government to represent the nation shown brazenly for everyone to see while discussing Chilean politics over the last 5 decades was "subtle" or "nuanced." It was obvious to me and the majority of the people watching this video.
Perhaps you should start your own UA-cam channel, and that way you can launch into as many anti-American screeds and bigoted cat fights that bring you unending joy for years to come.
@@candacen7779 tldr. No, most Americans don't know about the history of the things we've done. Much of the country still believes Saddam had something to do with 9/11. Most people just buy into the American Exceptionalism propaganda and think that whatever we do on the world stage is by default good because we're America
For chileans, book prices are very high due to taxes, that's why the counterfeit versions. Thank you for coming to Chile, I hope you can explore more of the country in the future.
I actually more surprised that the fact book prices can be high. I mean in my country nobody really read books to the point 2 book companies closed in just 5 years.
@@reddeimon475 where are you from?
@@sergioalveal6925 Malaysia, many of our bookstores and newspaper companies either closed or scaled down. Pretty much everyone only read from smartphones
While other countries pirate CDs and DVDs, Chile counterfits books. I guess do what it takes to promote literacy....😁
Not sure you had to explain theft to us; people steal things because they don't want to pay the full price.
Love this overview of Chile. Just one micromanaging note, the author Isabel Allende is the niece, not the daughter, of former president Allende
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@Patrick W Thanks for the that information I actually don’t know too much about Allende, but it’s great to receive this information.
Another quick note about Allende, one of the notable artifacts of the coup were his destroyed glasses which have become a pretty well known symbol. The belief that Salvador was shot in the head, specifically the eye is pretty persistent and is associated with the eye imagery.
@@emilynelson5985 Are they in a museum?
@@JJMcCullough Last time I went to the National History Museum in the Plaza de Armas, they were in display (that was like 5 months ago though)
I see JJ is doing his best to make sure his moustache never comes back again.
And ignore police shooting and burning people in Chile
Rip jjstache
I actually kinda liked it
@@DingDingTheUA-camBuddy I was blindly reading the comments and misread yours. I though you were suggesting a translation for the dog's nickname and to be honest, "Black Vengeance" is a fitting and awesome localization for "Negro Matapaco".
get fuck3d commie 😎
I didnt know I was interested in Chilean affairs until I saw a JJ notification
Chile, what a great country. I love Chileans!
Greetings from Chile
I like their country. The riots are ashame but seems like most of the world has been rioting these past few years
@@johncole2744 They got the trick done, didn't they?
This is dangerously close to actual journalism JJ, be careful or you'll get kicked off youtube.
@Torus2112 So UA-cam will hate the truth?!
@@aymarafan7669 he will get kicked like the journalists that documented the Chilean riots
@Sin Talento Producciones Oh well let’s hope that doesn’t happen, but J.J. Is pretty smart and I think knows how to ask questions there without getting assaulted and stuff.
nice. 69 likes
but y would yt hate that？
You say "counterfeit novels"
I say "booklegs"
In all seriousness, this was such a fascinating video. Years back, I had an online friend from Santiago, which is how I know just a little bit about Chile, but I have no idea what ever happened to him. I'd love to see if I could maybe message him again and ask more about the country.
Do!
@Kitsune Hawk Sincerely hope you get in touch with your friend again! I had an online friend from there as well and they are extraordinary people!
Never thought I would find you here, Kit. Best wishes.
"Booklegs"
XD Good one man
and yeah Santiago is truly a uniquely beautiful city
My favorite show growing up was from Chile. “31 Minutos.” God bless the Chilean People
Holy shit, I used to love that show. I had no idea it was from Chile
ua-cam.com/video/0EeIqqqdHjY/v-deo.html yes. c:
31 MINUTOS ES UNA OBRA DE ARTE
They're on UA-cam and Netflix, It still makes me laugh.
Gotten so used to your quirky and fun videos shot in your home studio, it's quite a shock to see you doing on-the-ground journalism half a world away. Very interesting video JJ - stay safe
Chile isn't a very dangerous country normally, usually safer than the US. Though it might have changed due to the protests.
As a Chilean viewer I'm glad you enjoyed my country, I also thank you for this great report on our current situation
As a Colombian, I can tell you that kind of calendars are REAAAALLY usual across Latin America. Is the stuff being sold you see the most on the streets on January. And yes, it is in deed a middle class cliché thing. Good video!
Costa Rican here. Can confirm. Selling on the streets is very common both inside the city and on some stretches of highway too.
We want more tourists like you, for sure. As a chilean I appreciate your effort to understand what's going on in the country as much as possible (despite the misspronuntiation of many words hehe) Nice range of souvenirs too! very meaninful ones
Croatia vs Chile. Who will consume the world's coastline first?
Norway?
To be fair, Chile has a huge Croatian community
Ever since Chile was born as a country (back when it looked like a small stick) it’d kept growing by taking away coast (from Peru, Bolivia and Patagonia) which is why it’s so long now.
@@tiny2315 That whole story is very sneaky and crazy.
They are have really rugged coastlines.
translation of the graffiti: "New constitution!! with more òwó"
the weeb uprising starts in Chile!! soon the world!!
Burn it
5:23
*notices ur constitution referendum*
OwO, what's this?
Vaya a bañarse
Until the next Pinochet arises.
I'm chilean and i was very surprised to see a video like this because my country tends to be kind of forgot about by the rest of the world jaja (if any one has doubts about the situation or about Chile in general i can answer them here from my experience and knowledge since i'm aware of how little info about my country makes it to mainstream media abroad).
Very nice video I liked it a lot keep up the good work!
Small note about the books, in Chile since the dictatorship years there has been a tax on books wich is why there's so much amount of bootleg versions, originals are too expensive and this is a country were we like to read a lot. In fact here whenever somebody you know goes abroad the most common thing asked to them is if they can buy big quantities of books there to bring home.
Do you mind me asking about what Chileans think of American Conservatives, as I'm a moderate conservative myself. Also I find it strange that the conservatives are the ones taxing as in America conservatives are usually against that.
The easiest way to explain how chileans see politics in the US in general that comes to my mind is that whenever a chilean who doen't know much about it asks another chilean to explain them to him, the common answer i've seen it's kind of like "picture the classic political compass square, and take out all the top squares and shift everything towards the right a little and there you go"
As to conservatives in specific we see them in general as a political party wrapped up in really niche US culture things like guns, world policing, discussions about minorities, etc... that's the stuff that gets our attention as in terms of general policies for running the country we don't see them as different to liberals, and because of that to us they are a bit like more extreme versions of our right.
And finally for the taxing thing, what happends is that while they do have different approaches and what not, both the right and the left in Chile upheld the Neoliberal economic system, and so in terms of economic policy weren't thaaaat drastically different, and both see taxing as a tool they can use (how much differing but you get the picture). The differences between the two lie more in cultural things like the value of christianity or the legacy of both Allende and Pinochet and not that much in economic policy. That's why it's not weird for our conservatives to increase taxes.
This was quite long but i hope this is a comprehensive answer that satisfies you :D
It was from before the dictatorship that books have high taxes, just that in Allende's goverment they gave a lot of free propaganda books.
@@krautrick16
Thanks for the precision, i just knew that in that time that was the case but wasn't sure if it existed prior
@@BernardoCifuentesBecerra thank you for a response, this pretty much confirms my assumption that the us as a whole is considered generally right leaning, and with that my ideas probally wouldn't be very popular in your country lol... netherless, I hope your life is filled with good luck and happiness thank you for your time
America to Chile: Who are you?
Chile: *_I'm you but Spanish_*
I rather thing Chile is more like Canada and Argentina is the USA but gone full on lefty on their economic and social policies.(in both cases turn lefty)
My Chilean friend called America “Chile 2” about a month ago
Hey pero chile es parte de América no?
@@Germnvzzzlyy did you just said argentina is usa? a country with powerful unions with big taxes in everything, free healthcare and education ?
@@chokolat762 es que le dicen Americana a EEUU por eso
Excellent and fascinating journey into Chile, with many facts that are simply unknown in USA. Thank you for an entertaining, yet factual trip to a country whose social unrest should be more well known.
The piggy bang actually is a symbol of a Chilean band called "Chancho en Piedra" (pig in stone, literal translation. It refers to a hot sauce from the South of Chile)
Thank you so much for showing a part of our latin culture to your audience, as a Mexican I really appreciate this, hope you'll be in Mexico one day
I like that you went there to learn first hand what is going on (the news stopped covering this story) and that you did so with respect to the people and situation. I learned a bunch from this video, well done JJ!
I didn't even know Chile was having problems. News from Venezuela and Ukraine kind overshadows everything right now.
There was a coup in Bolivia, protests in Ecuador and ongoing protest in Colombia but none of those things were widely reported since they threaten the neoliberal/capitalist system. BadEmpanada has a good video which compares the Hong Kong protest to that in Ecuador.
@@maxworth4687 you got it! It's a bunch of brown folks anyway!
9:44 *Mapuche
The way he pronounced it sounded like he was calling them the "me chupe" or "suck me" people in Spanish 😂
@@joanignasi91 I thought the exact same thing.
Esperemos que si chupen entonces.
Damn it, I just wrote that too.
*Tips fedora* "M'apuche".
Thank you for giving these people a platform.
Hong kongers get covered by the news every week, but chileans are left in the dark by the media, so this right here is good.
and hong kong protestors are basically right wingers
@@ivanrobles1276 are they?
@@IronMaiden1164 just look how they treat woman ua-cam.com/video/A8_YW8SkYBs/v-deo.html
@@ivanrobles1276 one of the proposals of them is literally abolishing the hong kong police
@@kaiserteddie9564 is that a sort of justification? Does beating woman get them closer to abolishing police?
It’s not too big a deal to buy imported goods when you’re in a rich nation like Canada or the US. But when I was in the Philippines over the holiday, you realize just how expensive imported stuff are compared to everything domestically produced goods. There were no counterfeit book stands that I saw while I was there, so the book prices were pretty shocking right after buying a three course meal for like 3 dollars
fucking protectionism
@@rezajafari6395
It supposedly to protect local business from being screwed over by foreign onex
11:44 Condorito also mean a funny mistake (or ''condoro'') example. When you say pregnat to a fat woman
I read "get" instead of "say"...That was mean XD
Thank you thank you thank you SO much for making a video of what’s happening here!!!
5:23 That ÒwÓ threw me off! XD
translation of the graffiti: "New constitution with more òwó"
Latin America has a big weeb culture, It comes in part from the fact that we got many uncensored version of anime series in the 80 and 90.
@@juanfranciscovillarroelthu6876 I would be okay with that. Allende would have made anime real.
@@juanfranciscovillarroelthu6876 yeah. Spanish speakers notoriously act like the now hated "owo, cute" way of speech
Thank you JJ for showing what is happening in my country. I live in Ontario and I can’t tell you how helpless I felt reading the news and injustice knowing it wouldn’t be a peace of conversation. I was born in Chile and it truly warms my heart to see light shed on it by social media influence. Thank you.
Love your posts J.J. you have actually done a real public service here as most new media has virtuously ignored this important news event.
Here in Brazil, a lot of us knowing about what was happening in Chile stars thinking, “well, when we are going to do the same”, because just like Chile we have pass by a brutal dictatorship and have serious social diversity, so we fell and like to do de same. Abraços do Brasil #chileresiste
I was in Chile this past summer and it was crazy expensive! I spent more money there than I do living in Los Angeles.
@@sohopedeco as long as that money is not the local currency. If you get your salary in Argentine pesos, it's not cheap. I have multiple colleagues from there who have stories to tell about inflation.
@@sohopedeco If you go to London, you find it expensive as well, if you go to Caracas, it will be very cheap. Better economy: more expensive to visit.
@@AlefeLucas No, there are many other factors - the exchange rate to start with as well, countries that have to import food and energy resources etc...
@@sohopedeco Europe is not a country. The US is pretty expensive for a traveler little or no inexpensive public transport, hotels are not cheap etc.... Other than DC museums are at least $20 a pop etc... it's the United Kingdom, not England unless you are specifically referring to it.
17:18 a better and less direct translation would be “black copkiller”
zamoraAZ739 that’s pretty awkward still
BadEmpanada the only thing I’m in love with is my wife of ten years.
I would actually say a closer translation would be something like "Blacky the copkiller" where Blacky is more of an affectionate name for the dog (In Latin America it's kinda common to name dogs by the color/design of their fur but when it's translated to English the direct translation always sounds a bit weird.)
Also, this video was definitely interesting to see from you JJ. I lived in Santiago for about a month and a half back in 2016, however like most of Latin America, it is a very unequal city. I hope experiencing the situation there first hand helped you see the more clearly the effects of politics (which I get the impression you are used to analyzing on a macro level) on people at a more micro/human level. I honestly think most people there are fed up by the high cost of living/inequality and the police repression whenever they try to protest peacefully (I saw this first hand in 2016 with the pension protests throughout the country.) I would love to see more analyses like this one from you on your travels, however I must advise that you do always lookout for your safety first because there's an increasing distrust of journalists covering protests like these on the ground nowadays. It could turn violent very easily. Cheers.
@@JJMcCulloughChilean here. Adding to what Moyses said (nothing wrong), in Latin America we don't have the quite the same racial prejudices as in the Northern hemisphere (not that it stops people from importing them). Just a couple months ago, an Uruguayan football player was penalised by the English FA because of saying to a friend "Gracias negrito" (if anyone wants to look it up: "edinson cavani negrito"), which exposes the cultural mismatch. Even the Uruguayan Language Academy defended the player.
"Negrito" or "Negro" can be a term of endearment between close people. It's common among groups of friends to have "el negro" of the group.
Black the copsalyer
About the pirate books: In my town, when I was growing up, there was not a single bookstore available for us, so in school, when they asked for books to read, we had very little choice: or we bought them on the streets as you learned, or we had to photocopy it from some public library that had it. For us was very normal so I never even questioned it until later in my life. Original Books are luxury in Chile but we get our ways around it to be able to read!!
Pikachu, he fights for Chilean rights.
This is honestly the best travelogue you've done. You were able to explain what is a difficult and complex problem extremely well.
Thank you! But I work with the material I'm given. The other countries I've visited have had less issues. Well, maybe not Israel...
"nueva constitution! Con + òwó"
I know it's a serious matter but it says owo and I just keep laughing
Given the civil unrest and your familiarity with the language, you should consider France as your next destination. Maybe speak with a few gilets jaunes protestors.
To be fair, France has always been through an era of protests and civil unrest.
When hasn’t been a protest of some sorts in that country?
Yeah, because JJ never ran into any kind of trouble with French speakers!
I love JJ but I'm beginning to feel like he pronounces things incorrectly on purpose.
he made a video on his accent
I mean he is an English speaking Canadian. Even if you study a language for a very long time, especially as an adult, it is very difficult to not have a distinctly foreign accent when pronouncing words in other languages. This is because, especially if you are monolingual, you will pronounce words based on the phonemes in your mother tongue. For example, despite me having studied Spanish for 10 years as a teenager and young adult, I now have lost my authentic Spanish accent and now sound very "white" when I speak the language, simply because I haven't been using the language.
@@64imma true but he could at least say the words correctly even if w/ an english accent.. for example he said "machupe" and "pinoshit" (which i think is a good name for him), but its possible to have respect for the language and say "pee-noe-shay" or "ma-choo-pay" etc
@@64imma White meaning something like “blank”, right? Spanish speakers or Hispanics are not an ethnicity. Just a friendly reminder.
I agree with all you said anyway. I’ve been studying english my entire life, and are fairly proficient at it, but my accent is like a mixture of Scottish and Australian and I just can’t change it no matter how hard I try.
@@loelmendoza-mayrs7282 I get what you're saying, I don't really have an explanation to offer.
Did you get the stuff you ordered from the government yet.
I actually got some of mine a couple of days ago, some posters of British and French and military flags of Canada throughout Canada's history
@@CallieMasters5000 why not
So many countries in protest these days. 2020 will be a year and decade of worldwide change.
Who knows what the future will bring, the one guarantee is that it will be different.
So far, Coronavirus
@@ashkitt7719 I just thought the same...
Isn't it always. Where do things ever stay the same?
I know that JJ doesn't care much for religion but your comment does remind me of 2Timothy 3: 1-3
This was prophetic.
5:22 *CON OWO*
Rest in Peace bro, the war that took like 5 years to get out of just celebrated recently at it 100th anniversary. It was interesting all of Europe had a war that the likes had never existed. Oh but oh boy you won’t believe World War II (yes a second one) 21 years later where Germany, Italy and Japan tried to take over the whole world!
thanks for the creation of hentai
Thank you for making me a war hero
@@doubbleelol I think I also had a part in that.
Chile was really ahead of the curve on this.
I've been thinking about visiting Chile for awhile now, and this video made me even more interested in doing so. Great video J.J!
And by the way my dad who works in Chile Is down there right now so I’m just a little worried of something happening to him and by the way I’m an American and thanks to him I hear The story on the ground down there before most people do thank you for talking about this issue and by the way my dad works for A Canadian mining company
I've never felt that unsafe here. It's pretty easy to avoid the turmoil because it's very concentrated in one area.
Yes my dad has told me that as long you stay away from the center of the city you will be fine
dont worry, Chile is the safest country of south America
Yes I’m aware of that but thanks for your support
If it helps, Chile’s crime rate is kinda low, it’s lower than the USA for example, and protests are concentrated in Plaza Italia
Excellent video JJ, it really makes a difference to be in-situ to understand the situation and your assessment is pretty much on point. You got great souvenirs with a lot of meaning. Thanks from a Chilean living in Vancouver.
Your willingness to put yourself in a potentially harmful situation to get the ‘true’ story is quite exemplary, great work!
Its amazing how similar Chile's protest themes are to BLM, where the focus is instead on Indigenous lives. In that way its also similar to Canada. The recurrence of the police theme is also interesting. It inspires me to research how the new constitution turned out, and whether that might inform reforms for Canada/USA.
Actually the base of the protest can be sum up with "It's not 30 pesos, it's 30 years", for most of the population there hasn't been much police brutality outside of protests but monetary scandals really caused friction the last few years but the indigenous population and police/farmers have had conflict in the south for long with right wingers trying to push for them to be judged as terrorists. The eye part is thanks in part from those being easy injuries for human rights' observers to quantify so they were incouraged to report them.
Isabel Allende is not Salvador's daughter, she's his niece
Not really Salvador Allende is second cousins to Isabellas father
Martin Giguère probably jj mistook her for another Isabel Allende, the politician who is Salvador ‘s daughter
This was a truly fascinating video. I would love to see you travel to places around the globe where there is civil unrest (i.e. France, Hong Kong), especially as they continue to increase in this new decade. I think you provide an honest perspective that seeks to truly understand what's going on. Keep up the good work, and I wish you the best of luck!
JJ if you ever come back let me tour you around, you were literally one block away from my apartment!!!!!! and also i'm pretty thankful on how you covered this topic. For an update the referendum was postponed to October 25 due to Covid and stuff, it can't be postponed forever, people won't forget
How did it go? What's the status now?
Very Good , and thank you very much. I am a Chilean immigrant Australian.
I really enjoyed your free and non-biased style.
Now you've done videos about both my favorite countries in the world besides the US. Canada and Chile! Can't wait to go back to both.
That's interesting, why you consider Chile one of your favourite countries?
I have to say man, you are my favorite Canadian
Dang JJ, you told me you were just visiting friends in Chile, not doing a deep-dive on why we need to be caring about their right and politics. Excellent video!!
One of the pieces of graffiti is about books as well. It roughly translates: ‘When there is little reading, there is a lot of shooting’
J.j. : Ma - chu - pe
*cries in Mapudungún*
I found this helpful because I plan to teach English in Chile. Thanks JJ
"Both of the books sort of have a story to them." Nice double entendre.
I really like these types of videos from you. I feel as if you do a great job not just being a disaster voyeur but actually trying to fully understand the situation and WHY there is unrest/disaster. I also really appreciate the editorial nature of it all; it's really easy to make a video on major cultural moments and have it devolve into a very moralistic thing that is a good vs evil struggle, and you do about as good a job as possible avoiding that pitfall. I appreciate the work you do and the time you do put in for relatively short videos - which I imagine is pretty significant in a way that is not always readily apparent. Keep up the excellent work JJ
Love they Rapa Nui statue! Also shows that Chile is sorta of a tri-continental nation of course with South America, it’s part of Antartica, and cultural connection to Oceanic Polynesians in Easter Island!
Chilean Spanish is also very unique when compared to other dialects of Spanish on other countries, like have heard they’ve been known to talk really fast (not bad thing) and of course *WEON*
What is WEON?
@@JJMcCullough a chilean word that only exists there,which si very strange since it's not like any spanish word
@@JJMcCullough literally it means you have big testicles (huevón= big eggs). But it really means "dude". Yeah, Spanish is weird like that.
@J.J. McCullough Really temped to answer but I think it might be nicer to approach Chilean and ask them since you heard it somewhere. It isn’t offensive or anything, but I think it’d be great way to socialize with the people! 🇨🇱🇨🇱
@Emil Aragundi What I didn’t know that?! Like I knew about the Dude part of it, but not “Balls!” xD.
You are on point! Thank you for making this video! I'm in chile and you showed exactly what happened! Thank you for sharing vthe truth!
I went there in November for a conference (it took place inside the park you were in at 0:02). There was so much lingering tear gas on the street that my eyes stung. ¡Renuncia Piñera! was plastered on every wall. There were seas of protestors on bicycles riding through the streets.
I haven't watched this video until now, and like a Chilean expat in Canada, I say that you have made a better work than all canadian media. There are some issues, and you missed certain points (I understand it's a 20m video) but in the whole picture, it's very comprehensive, and you remark the major theme. Thank a lot. Grettings from Quebec City.
I somewhat take issue with you calling Allende a Soviet/Cuban asset. It's much more complicated than that.
Allende run as the head runner for Unidad Popular (Popular Unity) which was a coaliation of different leftist parties and even one centrist one. While the Communist Party of Chile (aligned with the Soviet Union and Cuba) was a member of the coaliation, it only represented a part of the movement (funnily enough the Communist Party was one of the least radical actors of the Allende government, often wanting Allende to take a more cautious approach to the situation).
Allende had good relations with Cuba (which wasn't that uncommon at that time, alot of the non-aligned and neutral countries had good relations with Cuba too) but unlike the Cuban regime always tried to base his policies on democracy.
JJ is an admitted conservative, its not a surprise that he takes the pro imperial line on this issue. He ignored the fact that Pinochet was a CIA asset and slanders the legitimate democratic presidency of Allende.
After the US involvement in removing Zelaya and Morales it is quite obvious that only those on the left in North America are capable of recognising what their government does down here on Latin America.
There’s a Yiddish word that perfectly encapsulates the items on your souvenirs shelf: tchotchkes! I love your travel videos so much and also love looking at the local specialty items behind the tourist attractions.
News media: This country is being rocked by political violence!
JJ: Hold my Molson......
I have heard plenty about the events in Chile, but I have learned _more_ about it (and Chilean culture in general) from this video! Thanks for the information!
UPDATE: As of 25 October 2020, a referendum indicates that Chile WILL a new Constitution, and will form a Constitutional Assembly next May after elections in April, hopefully to have a draft ready for an exit referendum for late 2022.
JJ, I had never seen your channel but saw this video as I prepare to head to Chile, desiring to learn more about what has been doing on. VERY well put! Thank you!
did you met any Venezuelan Migrants in Chile?
Yes there are many. They sell food on the side of the street, so they are assimilating very well.
@@JJMcCullough now you know what other country to visit now JJ ^^ just be careful and keep safe in your travel
Yes! The bit about obscure middle class culture that locals would think is insignificant! I love that.
This was a really cool and interesting video. Some things were said incorrectly (like when he said Machupe instead of Mapuche) but some combinations of letters for non-spanish speaking people are hard, so I don't mind them. You have a lot of charisma and I like how you went to the streets to know more about us, our situation and such. The only thing I'd add to enrich a little regarding the reading situation (that probably someone else already addressed, maybe?) is the amount of counterfeit books. The book tax is 19%, which is too much for an average person.
Wow. That was an awesome essay/documentary • There is so much absorb I’ll watch again tonight !!!!
Just a detail, the central-southern indigenous people are called Mapuche, not "Machupe".
Hey J.J!! Loved the video, I found this to be a very well done as a foreigner's perspective. I am from Colombia and while the protests here aren't as famous people on Colombia are going through a very similar situation (main difference is that we don't want a new constitution but rather better enforcement of the current one). One Thing I'd like to say is that this reading culture is daily common in the central particularly academically rich downtowns of South American cities in this case Santiago and Bogotá. The protests in most of South America (specially Colombia and Chile) are being spearhead by university students and thus the literary culture becomes extremely relevant in times of protests. While most average people don't care an especial amount for reading, it is specially well regarded among young university students as it is seen as a way to open one's mind and know what to fight for.
Great video!
There are so many festivals in Latin America. These protests somehow seem like one. Like someone decided to combine Mardi Gras and The Running of the Bulls.
Correction on what you said about the dog, the dog has passed away many years before the 2019 protests. He's a simbol because of his support to the regular student protests (that happen massively with some 3-6 years of difference but occur every year almost always.
I find it very interesting to see a conservative's view on Chile's anti-state class war struggle. Good video!
As a Chilean Seeing your foreign perspective is quite interesting
My cousin lives in Santiago and told me that the protests are causing massive shortages in supermarkets
Vincent Ferry That doesn’t ring true to me. The supermarkets all seem fine and I’m in the heart of protest town.
@@JJMcCullough Hmm he told me this in November, so maybe the situation has improved since then?
If you're wondering why Pikachu is one of our symbols, try searching "Baila Pikachu Chile"
19:09 The times I saw people in protests with the constitution, they threw it into the fire as a sign that the "Pinochet constitution" would fall with the plebicist.
19:27 The books of the writer Jorge Baradit are fiction. In the first place, he does not have the title of historian but of graphic designer, and secondly, several things that he places in his books have no endorsement, they are deductions from him and other colleagues, but are based on historical assumptions. So his books should enter the genre of fiction.
So that's why there is an 🗿 emoji.
So apperantly editing a comment gets it unpinned. Fascinating...
Rip pinned comment
@@pre-debutera6941 Well, makes sense. Someone pins a comment, then it's edited to something that shouldn't be pinned...
@@pre-debutera6941 F
"Pablo Neruda said laughter is the language of the soul."
"I am familiar with the works of Pablo Neruda."
not you and is this the extent of your familiarity with him? 😂
@@JJMcCullough Essentially yes lol
Sorry yo burst the bubble, but Neruda was a sexual abuser, he raped a girl on India and abandone her disable daugther to die on europe.
8:25 Isabel Allende is actually the daughter of Tomás Allende, a cousin of Salvador Allende.
I used to read condorito as a kid( I live in the states)
9:07 This is really commun in almost every country in South America, in Brazil you can found Everything in the street
Chile is like super artsy, which is really interesting.
seeing videos of chileans in other countries, I saw a chilean in Finland. finish people and chileans have a lot in common. Addiction to cigarretes, alcohol, and pretty cold.
Santiago is. Chile is very centralized so life can be quite different outside of the capital.
@@jamesrenaud592 The cities of Chile are all developed and sometimes the same people as in Santiago, Valparaiso is the city with the most graffiti in the world, in Rapa nui it is the Island with the most monuments in the world, In Chile the Poor are modern artists, that's why It is normal in Chile to create artistic and cultural movements that have repercussions in the West.
Great video. I had no idea this was going on in Chile.
Chile os by far the best place to live in Latin America. Being from Brazil, you can tell the difference when you visit it coming from other Latin America countries.
Uruguay?
Uruguay is safe and looks better than the lot (Brazil, Colombia, etc). But Chile feels more like Portugal maybe while Uruguay just seem like a better version of Argentina.
Isabel Allende the writer is not related to Salvador Allende, but President Allende's daughter who is a polititian herself is also called Isabel
she is. her father was Allende's first cousin, so she is a first cousin, once removed as they say in English.
condorito is supper famous throughout latin america....thank you chile condorito is awesome.
I haven't been able to find anything on this, thanks JJ
I read they increased transit prices from one cent to one dollar
Bus prices went up by 30 cents but this is about 30 years of neoliberal system under a constitution imposed by a dictator who took power on 9/11 of 1973 at the behest of the USA.
Don't forget the British mandate of Palestine was declared on September eleventh 1923.
The protests weren't really about the transit fee, that was just the straw tha broke the camel's back
@@triccele is not the biggest thievery that of NATIONAL PENSION? It was PRIVATIZED (cause private works so much better) and then "mismanaged" OOPS!
And, by the way, Santiago has an extensive and MODERN metro system to rival any in the world (yes, with lots of elevators dear Montreal). It is crucial the population and the local economy of the capital. Maybe neo-liberal puppets would like to mismanage it and sell it off?
FYI about the book you pourchase, is not an historic book. The author (Jorge Baradit)is famous for his alternate version of historic facts, very similar to the da vinci code. Fun fact, he got elected as one of the citizens to write the new constitution.
There are number of interviews with Isabel Allende, the niece (not daughter) of the former President, on UA-cam, filmed over the last 20 years. This one shows her attractive character and forceful way of expressing her views - from 2013:
ua-cam.com/video/OZB94Q4Wkl8/v-deo.html
Several other films of Senora Allende will turn up on the side box if you chose one, some in English, some in Spanish, some in one of the two languages with subtitles in the other.
I learned more from this video than the multiple instagram posts and articles i read about what was happening in Chile! so crazy
I was born in Chile and my whole family is from there but since we hadnt lived there for almost 2 decades, what was happening in late 2019/early 2020 wasnt talked about in my family. (by family i mean my parents and brother. Almost all my cousins, aunts, uncles and grand parents still live in chile)
I hope JJ come to Brazil to talk about the mess ultraright populism is making in here
Another excellent JJ video!