Thursday, January 4, 2007

THE LIBERAL CONSCIENCE

Questions:
1. Gen. Agosto Pinochet WAS AT ONE TIME detained in England for his alleged crimes against humanity , castigated and hounded internationally by the media and the cacaphony of cries from Liberal governments in Europe, The main charge was the execution of approximately 4,000 Chilean citizens. He assumed and kept control of Chile for 17 years, but relinquished it to hold elections and return to an elected government.
Fidel Castro took control of Cuba in 1959, and according to the Black Book of Communism (p. 664), beteen 15,000 and 17,000 Cubans were executed, while Fidel has held onto power through force of arms for more than 48 years, yet there are no such demands by the world's liberals for his arrest so that he could be held accountable for his crimes against the Cuban people.
Would someone tell me the difference btween the alleged crimes by Gen. Agosto Pinochet and self-proclaimed ruler in Havana?
Score: 17,000 executed by Fidel Castro. 4,000 executed by Gen. Agosto Pinochet.
Score: 48 years as Dictator by Fidel Castro. 17 years as Dictator by Gen. A. Pinochet.
Score: 2 Million Cubans went into voluntary exile. A few thousand (at most) Chilenos went into voluntary exile.
Score: Over 100,000 political prisoners in Cuba in 48 years. Several thousands of political prisoners in Chile in 17 years.
Obviously Liberals have a social conscience only when more conservative voices have taken over the reins of power.