Picture of the Day
A demonstrator kicks a wooden panel placed by authorities to close the entrance to a subway station in anticipation of violence expected during a march on the eve of the 33rd annivesary of the military coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet, in Santiago, Chile, Sunday Sept. 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Santiago Llanquin)
(Sometimes it's just because I like the picture.)
posted by mikevotes at
6:25 AM
4 Comments:
Pictures can be moments in time that turn out to be art. A sort of suspension that is better than watching it transpire.
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sumo, at 2:34 AM
There are some powerful pictures from that protest. I found one which justaposes brilliantly with the photos of George and Laura Bush laying a wreath at Ground Zero.
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Disillusioned kid, at 9:04 AM
Sumo, They also add a depth and face that is difficult except in the very best writing.
D-Kid, yeah. It is their "September 11," and it was brought on/backed by the US.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 9:20 AM
Far more -and longer - than Sept. 11. He led a coup against the president who put him in his cabinet, ending one of the most established democracies in Latin America. It brought on a decade and a half of brutal dictatorship, which killed thousands and tortured many thousands of citizens. The current president of Chile's father died while imprisoned by Pinochet's regime.
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Anonymous, at 5:21 PM
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