ARGENTINA DICTATORSHIP CHILDREN SORRY FOR FATHERS' CRIMES

[sandensea]

1. They're good and brave souls - but unfortunately fairly rare among relatives of Dirty War perps

Macri recently boasted that his right-wing coalition, which has fallen 10-15% behind in the mid-term polls thanks to the recession and all the corruption scandals, will do better than expected "because the military vote amounts to 1,000,000 people."

He's exaggerating of course, as he's counting all active-duty officers (75,000), retired officers, (300,000 or so), plus voting-age family members - and he's assuming they'll ALL vote for his party.

It nevertheless speaks to the shameless effort he's made to curry favor with the military vote - many of whom resent the Dirty War trials. He's even brought back military parades on city avenues - a sight not seen in Buenos Aires since 2010 (though they do take place in smaller cities).

The context is different from 40 years ago; but it was a clear message.