After spending more than 2 months half a mile underground, Chilean miners were finally brought to the surface last week. While the entire country is overjoyed with their recovery, there have been major issues over President Sebastian Piñera's coverage of the miners. Piñera is the third richest man in Chile and one of the richest men in the world, and there has been upheaval over the politics of his term as president since he came to office earlier this year--he is pretty conservative and owns major holdings in some of Latin America's largest corporations. In any case, I don't want to go into his politics much further because I feel like I can't be one to truly judge his presidency (especially without getting myself into an intense political discussion with any Chilean I have ever met or had a class with), but in my opinion Piñera's over-the-top coverage of this occasion has the stench of political gain all over it. I am, however, happy for the miners (you should have heard and seen the streets after the 33rd miner was rescued!) and pray for their safe--and hopefully smooth--return to their families and normal lives.
If you'd like to read more, feel free to read the link below:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/chile/101010/mining-copper-rescue-pinera
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