: Philip, did you post this here by accident?--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 10:46, 29 October 2008 (EDT)
: Philip, did you post this here by accident?--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 10:46, 29 October 2008 (EDT)
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"Augusto Pinochet, who overthrew communism in Chile and then restored democracy before voluntarily giving up power himself, is called a "dictator" by Wikipedia,[5] but Fidel Castro, the communist dictator of Cuba for four decades, is instead called a "leader" or even a "president""
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hmmm... perhaps it should be added that Pinochet only "restored democracy" three decades after he took power and in those three decades he held the power firmly.
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== Augusto Pinochet ==
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"Augusto Pinochet, who overthrew communism in Chile and then restored democracy before voluntarily giving up power himself, is called a "dictator" by Wikipedia,[5] but Fidel Castro, the communist dictator of Cuba for four decades, is instead called a "leader" or even a "president""
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hmmm... perhaps it should be added that Pinochet only "restored democracy" three decades after he took power and in those three decades he held the power firmly.