When looking at the violence on the streets in Chile keep in mind this footage of riot cops snorting cocaine before heading off to batter protesters
Keep in mind that Chile is now one of the most unequal countries in the world
Keep in mind that Chile is ruled by a Billionaire former businessmen
And while the rioting in Chile was trigged by electricity and transport hikes the underlying issues are multiple and systematic 
Al Jazeera reporting that 8 have now been killed as the police and military try and suppress the protests with tear gas, plastic bullets and a curfew in the major cities - this is a movement against social injustice
Someone in the comments described Pinera as Pinochet 2.0 which seems fair - like Pinochet he has even declared 'We are at war'. Pinochet's war killed at least 3,000 - some estimates are far higher
Chilean #feminists feminists have put out international call for solidarity against state violence "we ask feminists worldwide to join us in demonstrations at ..Chilean embassies .. to let them know ..we will never go back to living in a dictatorship wsm.ie/c/chilean-femi…
#Anarchist groups across South America point out that this is part of a wave of austerity and repression that has moved from country to country impacting cost of living, job insecurity, looting of common goods, homelessness, health & education anarkismo.net/article/31605
As with everywhere part of the story is housing becoming more and more unaffordable - the is a global phenomenon with often global property companies behind it
As with many places #ClimateBreakdown is part of the background in Chile with this being the driest decade in recorded history, glaciers melting & vanishing lakes but also extreme weather events & deforestation causing flooding nrdc.org/experts/caroli…
We are seeing huge protests sweeping many cities across the world this month, Hong Kong, Barcelona & Beirut can be added to those in Chile with themes around state repressions, corruption & austerity
Also in places where there is less media attention like Sudan where despite severe repression protests against corruption and repression continue
Freedom Press now have a good summary article on the movement from anarchists in Chile freedomnews.org.uk/what-is-happen…
