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Re:Project Cybersyn by monocasa on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @01:31AM (#24773413)
You realize the $450k is next to nothing at the level of nation states, right? That was something like ten man years of engineer time. That's a rounding error as far as these states are concerned.

And them refusing to play Pinochet's government says more that they don't like a brutal fascist (surprise surprise) than any support for Allende.

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Re:Project Cybersyn by 29athrowaway on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @02:04AM (#24773597)
$450,000 1970 dollars are $3 million 2020 dollars.

And in 1970 Chile you could do a lot with today's equivalent of $3,000,000.

And everything else you said is pretty much pretentious nonsense.

If you want to join a personality cult, at least follow someone worth following not a failed alcoholic communist sponsored by the KGB.

I bet Allende met Stafford Beer by accident while looking for beer.

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