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A subway ticket office is seen on fire during a protest against the increase in the subway ticket prices in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2019
A subway ticket office is seen on fire during a protest against the increase in the subway ticket prices in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2019
Addressing the nation in the early hours of Saturday, President Sebastian Pinera said that he would invoke a special state security law to prosecute black-hooded rioters who have set fires, looted, and destroyed public infrastructure in the capital.
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The corporate building of the multinational energy company ENEL, is seen on fire during a protest against the increase in the subway ticket prices in Santiago, Chile, October 18, 2019
The corporate building of the multinational energy company ENEL, is seen on fire during a protest against the increase in the subway ticket prices in Santiago, Chile, October 18, 2019
In his speech, Pinera promised that he would work to "alleviate the suffering of those affected by the increase in fares."
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A demonstrator clashes with riot police during a protest against the increase in the subway ticket prices in Santiago, Chile, October 18, 2019
A demonstrator clashes with riot police during a protest against the increase in the subway ticket prices in Santiago, Chile, October 18, 2019
Protesters also set fire to a metro ticket office and an office building in the city center.
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Demonstrators take part in a protest against the increase in the subway ticket prices in Santiago, Chile, October 18, 2019
Demonstrators take part in a protest against the increase in the subway ticket prices in Santiago, Chile, October 18, 2019
Against what? Extinction!
As deluded as the middle class XR protesters in London are, they might - in a roundabout way - be the most 'on topic': are people everywhere realizing that something is seriously 'amiss'? Are they 'acting out' a generally unspoken anxiety about 'something coming down the pike'?