El respeto irrestricto a la libertad e integridad del ser humano asi como la reivindicacion de la tolerancia permean estas paginas en las que Roberto Ampuero y Mauricio Rojas conversan en torno a su evolucion politica desde el marxismo de los anos sesenta a las ideas liberales que hoy profesan. Tanto Roberto Ampuero como Mauricio Rojas sonaron con la revolucion comunista en los tiempos de Salvador Allende y la Unidad Popular. Ambos salieron al exilio tras el golpe de Estado de 1973, donde se decepcionaron de la materializacion de la utopia por la que luchaban. Le vieron de cerca el rostro al socialismo, ya sea totalitario o socialdemocrata, y no les gusto. Pero su largo viaje por tierras lejanas no solo cambio sus ideales politicos sino tambien a ellos como personas y les permitio mirar a Chile con nuevos ojos. En Dialogo de conversos recuerdan su pasado y los errores de los radicalismos, e invitan a extraer lecciones de esa historia para re cuperar el profundo sentido de la amistad civica en que se basa la democracia asi como la credibilidad en la politica. En este libro los autores analizan tambien el complejo presente de la sociedad chilena, advierten sobre los riesgos de la polarizacion politica n acional y proponen un futuro mas auspicioso para nuestro pais.
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A profound respect for freedom and human integrity, as well as the claim for tolerance fill these pages in which Roberto Ampuero and Mauricio Rojas talk about their political evolution from Marxism in the 60s to the liberal ideas that they profess today. Both Ampuero and Rojas dreamt of the communist revolution during Chile’s times of Salvador Allende and the Popular Unity alliance. Both went into exile after the Military Coup in 1973 which is where they became disheartened with the utopia for which they had fought. They saw up close the realities of socialism, be it totalitarian or social democracy, and they did not like it.
Their faraway travels not only changed their ideals, but also changed them as persons; they were able to see Chile with clearer eyes. In this work they remember their past and the mistakes of radicalism, and invite us to learn from history in order to regain the deep sense of civic duties that democracy is based on. In it, the authors also analyze the complicated present of Chilean Dialogo de conversos A Dialog between Two Converts society today, they warn about the risks of domestic political polarization and propose a more promising future for Chile.
