Alberto Cox
@albertocox.bsky.social
Chilean
He/Him
Himbo Wannabe
Writer at Pajiba.com
Dog Walker
Socialist
Guillotine curious.
He/Him
Himbo Wannabe
Writer at Pajiba.com
Dog Walker
Socialist
Guillotine curious.
Hey, getting fucked in strange arrangements, but without coming totally empty handed, is Hollywood's love language.
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Hey, getting fucked in strange arrangements, but without coming totally empty handed, is Hollywood's love language.
Panhandling a mention to @maiamindel.bsky.social because writing something nuancedish about LATAM makes me less visible than a Samoyed in the snow.
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Panhandling a mention to @maiamindel.bsky.social because writing something nuancedish about LATAM makes me less visible than a Samoyed in the snow.
I find this thirsty era of him very refreshing. Some people will claim that it's the Kartrashian adjacency rubbing on him, but this is all him.
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I find this thirsty era of him very refreshing. Some people will claim that it's the Kartrashian adjacency rubbing on him, but this is all him.
15) Quite possibly, the next President of Chile will come from the Left because of this stagnant cycle. On top of that, unlike the USA, there are a lot of institutional safeguards against authoritarianism and a relatively politicized populace overall, a good percentage at least. It still sucks tho.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
15) Quite possibly, the next President of Chile will come from the Left because of this stagnant cycle. On top of that, unlike the USA, there are a lot of institutional safeguards against authoritarianism and a relatively politicized populace overall, a good percentage at least. It still sucks tho.
14) In all likelihood, Kast will have a terrible government. His experience is mostly as a candidate, he wasn't a congressman for long. Chile's right wing generally doesn't have the understanding of the government the Left has, and as a member of the elite, he's still disconnected from the citizenry
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
14) In all likelihood, Kast will have a terrible government. His experience is mostly as a candidate, he wasn't a congressman for long. Chile's right wing generally doesn't have the understanding of the government the Left has, and as a member of the elite, he's still disconnected from the citizenry
13) Chile has been switching back and forth between Left and Right at every 4-year term since 2010, as there is no immediate reelection of the president (shit legacy from a 2005 Constitutional reform), hindering long-term governance for any block. That bipolarity is the real signal for you pundits.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
13) Chile has been switching back and forth between Left and Right at every 4-year term since 2010, as there is no immediate reelection of the president (shit legacy from a 2005 Constitutional reform), hindering long-term governance for any block. That bipolarity is the real signal for you pundits.
12) Add to that the failure of the Constitutional Process, the weakening of the traditional right wing political parties (Kast splintered from one) and the consolidation of a specific populist, disaffected but right-leaning party, and there was no scenario where Kast wouldn't have won. Nuances afoot
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
12) Add to that the failure of the Constitutional Process, the weakening of the traditional right wing political parties (Kast splintered from one) and the consolidation of a specific populist, disaffected but right-leaning party, and there was no scenario where Kast wouldn't have won. Nuances afoot
11) To picture the "difference", imagine if a lot of very Deep Southerners had to evacuate and live in a sleepy Purple Midwestern city. But in the end, it's the scale. Which makes Chile have xenophobia indexes that trump (!) an aging Eastern European country. Which in macro terms, are very similar.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
11) To picture the "difference", imagine if a lot of very Deep Southerners had to evacuate and live in a sleepy Purple Midwestern city. But in the end, it's the scale. Which makes Chile have xenophobia indexes that trump (!) an aging Eastern European country. Which in macro terms, are very similar.
10) This alienated them to a group that has naturally been pro-migrant, and for obvious reasons, they don't have the sympathy of Chilean right-wing and centrist people, who buy into the stereotypes and narratives about cultural differences... Some of which might not be that far off.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
10) This alienated them to a group that has naturally been pro-migrant, and for obvious reasons, they don't have the sympathy of Chilean right-wing and centrist people, who buy into the stereotypes and narratives about cultural differences... Some of which might not be that far off.
9) But there is another layer to the integration problems of Venezuelans in Chile, a cultural-political one: They are, substantially, radicalized towards the right wing, more socially conservative than the Chilean average and downright reactionary to the third of Chileans who are staunch leftists.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
9) But there is another layer to the integration problems of Venezuelans in Chile, a cultural-political one: They are, substantially, radicalized towards the right wing, more socially conservative than the Chilean average and downright reactionary to the third of Chileans who are staunch leftists.
8) This crisis has not been well addressed yet, remember we are a middle income country of 19 million. A problem that requires UN funding and coordination between at least three countries, one of which (Perú), hasn't had a proper government in 5 years, and also dealing with that fuckwit Maduro...
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
8) This crisis has not been well addressed yet, remember we are a middle income country of 19 million. A problem that requires UN funding and coordination between at least three countries, one of which (Perú), hasn't had a proper government in 5 years, and also dealing with that fuckwit Maduro...
7) The Venezuelan migratory crisis, meanwhile, is on par with that of Syria, but with none of the international resources devoted to it. The number of Venezuelan migrants over the last 7 years matches the previous 30 years of migratory waves to Chile, about 750,000 give or take, just from Venezuela
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
7) The Venezuelan migratory crisis, meanwhile, is on par with that of Syria, but with none of the international resources devoted to it. The number of Venezuelan migrants over the last 7 years matches the previous 30 years of migratory waves to Chile, about 750,000 give or take, just from Venezuela
6) A lot progress was made regarding the crime uptick, but the impact was notorious. You need to understand that for the longest time, Chile was SAFER than the USA. Now we are as safe as the USA, nothing compared to the average LATAM country. Which makes violent crime and new types of it noticeable.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
6) A lot progress was made regarding the crime uptick, but the impact was notorious. You need to understand that for the longest time, Chile was SAFER than the USA. Now we are as safe as the USA, nothing compared to the average LATAM country. Which makes violent crime and new types of it noticeable.
5) The far right appealed to Boric Govt's biggest shortcomings, which also happen to be inherited from the previous (right wing) government and the post-Covid era: A palpable uptick in violent crime and the migratory crisis from Venezuela, all intertwined in the public opinion. Reality is nuanced...
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
5) The far right appealed to Boric Govt's biggest shortcomings, which also happen to be inherited from the previous (right wing) government and the post-Covid era: A palpable uptick in violent crime and the migratory crisis from Venezuela, all intertwined in the public opinion. Reality is nuanced...
4) Jara, the Gov't candidate, had one major thing going against her: She's a Communist. Communist in Chile are a lot like Swifties: Sizeable in number, very committee, bit annoying to people in their same wavelength, not enough to sway an election. No Communist is ever winning a presidency in Chile.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
4) Jara, the Gov't candidate, had one major thing going against her: She's a Communist. Communist in Chile are a lot like Swifties: Sizeable in number, very committee, bit annoying to people in their same wavelength, not enough to sway an election. No Communist is ever winning a presidency in Chile.
3) Boric's government was mid at best, I say that as a supporter. A lot of that was the bad luck of inheriting the post-Pandemic shit, plus a splintered Congress. A lot were self inflicted fuck ups and shortcomings, especially publicizing their pretty good achievements. Right-wing press didn't help.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
3) Boric's government was mid at best, I say that as a supporter. A lot of that was the bad luck of inheriting the post-Pandemic shit, plus a splintered Congress. A lot were self inflicted fuck ups and shortcomings, especially publicizing their pretty good achievements. Right-wing press didn't help.
2) Voting in Chile became mandatory since 2023. That's actually good, much needed. But that means a whole swath of new voters (about 4 million) came into the picture, logically, mostly politically apathetic, less informed, and they vote mostly to punish the current Gov't. Not without reason, because
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
2) Voting in Chile became mandatory since 2023. That's actually good, much needed. But that means a whole swath of new voters (about 4 million) came into the picture, logically, mostly politically apathetic, less informed, and they vote mostly to punish the current Gov't. Not without reason, because
I suggest the US should remove Gooner With The Wind entirely from its diet and replace it with "Giant", which is not only a masterpiece and an actual epic (not a backlot bore), but it's also better for the soul.
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A ★★★★★ review of Giant (1956)
This is the movie that should be considered among the Great American Epics. This is the movie that should be in the perennial Top 3 or Top 2 of those AFI lists. This is the movie that, at every level,...
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December 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I suggest the US should remove Gooner With The Wind entirely from its diet and replace it with "Giant", which is not only a masterpiece and an actual epic (not a backlot bore), but it's also better for the soul.
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My Letterboxd review for this overrated piece of fascist propaganda:
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I’m supposed to feel sorry for that b, I don't.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My Letterboxd review for this overrated piece of fascist propaganda:
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Not a Vatican insider, but I do have an uncle who is a priest... I think he would have complicated feelings about it, but find it appealing.
On a parallel note, this movie seems made by and for nephews of priests who have a complciated relationship with their lapsed Catholicism.
On a parallel note, this movie seems made by and for nephews of priests who have a complciated relationship with their lapsed Catholicism.
December 13, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Not a Vatican insider, but I do have an uncle who is a priest... I think he would have complicated feelings about it, but find it appealing.
On a parallel note, this movie seems made by and for nephews of priests who have a complciated relationship with their lapsed Catholicism.
On a parallel note, this movie seems made by and for nephews of priests who have a complciated relationship with their lapsed Catholicism.
And somehow would suck at it.
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
And somehow would suck at it.