I think if a unanimous Supreme Court, and a large majority of the Congress advocate a coup, then it almost certainly wasn't just done out of power lust and greed on the part of the junta. Put aside Pinochet personally. Chile did not have a recent history of military coups. This was not a move that could have happened without very substantial support from a lot of people, most of whom were perfectly sincere in their belief that it was justified
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It seems that your argument is edging further away from the idea, as you originally stated (in your original post) that this conflict wasn’t at all about market ideology, and closer towards the idea that market ideology may have been a cause but wasn’t the chief cause. This seems apparent in how carefully your phrased your first two paragraphs such as “wasn’t just done out of lust for power and greed” and “doesn’t mean those plans were their chief motivation.” To prove the point I’m aiming for (and your original point incorrect) all I really need to do is get you to acknowledge that, market ideology was among the many reasons people shed blood (which is more substantial than the “heated arguments” only which you originally claimed). It seems that you’ve already basically conceded to my point. You’re welcome to try to back-pedal out of your implied stance, but I don’t think that, in light of evidence already presented, you can say that this conflict wasn’t, in part, about said market ideology
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