US influence in Latin America grows: Nazi-tied, pro-Israel, anti-China candidate wins Chile election

US influence in Latin America grows: Nazi-tied, pro-Israel, anti-China candidate wins Chile election

Author: Ben Norton December 15, 2025 Duration: 37:46
The winner of Chile's presidential election, José Antonio Kast, is the son of a German Nazi official. He is a US-backed far-right extremist who loves Donald Trump, Israel, and fascist former dictator August Pinochet. He is also very anti-China, and will assist in Washington's attempt to impose its imperialist Monroe Doctrine. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYtCi-Wh3FU Related videos: Javier Milei is making Argentina a resource colony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3qgYZMYkj0 Why Trump is meddling in Honduras: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtKShReciYQ Topics 0:00 US interventions in Latin America 2:18 Javier Milei's Argentina 2:51 Chile's President-elect José Antonio Kast 3:27 Map of political balance in Latin America 4:28 Marco Rubio 4:55 US war on Venezuela 5:27 Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet 6:53 Operation Condor (Plan Cóndor) 7:14 Cold War Two 7:44 CIA support for Nazis 8:23 Nazis who fled to South America 8:55 José Antonio Kast's Nazi father 10:36 Neoliberal Chicago Boys 12:14 Myth of Pinochet's "economic miracle" 15:18 Economic growth rates in Chile 16:20 Corrupt privatizations under Pinochet 17:50 Javier Milei deindustrializes Argentina 18:40 José Antonio Kast supports Pinochet 20:24 Kast loves Israel 20:42 Kast hates China 22:18 Brazil's far-right coup leader Bolsonaro 23:04 Kast loves Donald Trump 23:33 Kast wants mass privatizations 24:43 Chile: world's top copper producer 25:30 Lithium reserves in South America 27:42 Failure of President Gabriel Boric 28:35 Boric supports Ukraine 29:18 US corporate media praised Boric 30:58 Boric: pro-US, NGO-funded fake "left" 34:02 "Nothing will fundamentally change" 34:46 Political balance in Latin America 36:17 Trump meddles in Honduras 36:35 US empire targets Latin America 37:34 Outro

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