Carmona: “La Moneda was bombed in a phantom war waged by fascism against Chilean society”

Lautaro Carmona, president of Chile’s Communist Party, criticized the government of José Antonio Kast for deciding not to hold official events commemorating the coup on Friday, September 11.

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La Moneda was bombed, destroyed, blown to pieces in a phantom war waged by fascism against Chilean society.

Speaking on the program El Primer Café, Carmona said, “La Moneda was bombed, destroyed, blown to pieces in a phantom war waged by fascism against Chilean society.” He argued that the event deserved a public position from every head of state.

Carmona also said Salvador Allende’s death in the presidential palace deserved mention. “That also deserves a word about the self-immolation” of Allende, he said, referring to events 53 years ago.

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That also deserves a word about the self-immolation.

He said the government and governing parties did not need to organize marches or mobilizations. The president, however, should establish an institutional position aimed at ensuring “never again.” Carmona described the decision not to do so as “a political error, another political error on issues of democratic substance” by the administration.

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A political error, another political error on issues of democratic substance.