Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 00:30:22 +1300
From: Nesta <na.devine-AT-auckland.ac.nz>
Subject: Re: disappeared


Hullo all,

Is the point of this question about Pinochet's recent difficulties, or 
about the original coup? I think the coup would stand some examination 
in the light of Foucalt's point that  a coup is about cutting off the 
head of govt and replacing it but not substantially changing the nature 
of power exercised - because in this case that is just what did not 
happen, the kind of power exercised was distinctly different to that of 
Allende's govt, and that is intrinsically related to the nature of this 
coup as a rightist, perhaps even New Rightist coup d'etat. A documentary 
called 'Sonmeone Else's country' makes this point, that in the case of 
Chile the neo-liberals got in by force but in other countries they have 
got in by 'democratic' means.


Nesta