Chile overwhelmingly rejects progressive new constitution - Printable Version +- Scivillage.com Casual Discussion Science Forum (https://www.scivillage.com) +-- Forum: Culture (https://www.scivillage.com/forum-49.html) +--- Forum: General Discussion (https://www.scivillage.com/forum-48.html) +--- Thread: Chile overwhelmingly rejects progressive new constitution (/thread-12815.html) |
Chile overwhelmingly rejects progressive new constitution - Syne - Sep 5, 2022 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chileans-head-polls-decide-progressive-new-constitution-2022-09-04/ Chileans overwhelmingly voted against a proposed new constitution on Sunday, rejecting what would have been one of the world's most progressive charters. The new proposed constitution would have been a huge government takeover, by a coalition including the Communist Party of Chile. It would have had the government take over large portions of healthcare, housing, and higher education, dissolve their Senate (removing some representation), ban guns for self-defense, allow leftist abortion policies, and push extreme leftist environmental policies...hurting the economy. Congratulations Chile! RE: Chile overwhelmingly rejects progressive new constitution - C C - Sep 6, 2022 An instance of a majority public having more cautious cynicism about them than some academic institutions? Many scientists seem shockingly gullible at times -- dispensing with critical-thinking and cautious skepticism when it comes to any secular, do-gooder facade that lacks supernatural elements: "Howdy. You folks are socially conscious altruists adept at a particular brand of socioeconomic analysis? Well, gosh-dang, feel free to come on in here and run the place!" |