Bus fares? No.
Complicated And probably not that interesting for most so in brief;
Chileans believe very strongly in their rights and what society owes them, they do not believe they have duties ir responsibilities to that society or indeed each other.
They love gangs. They love wrecking things when they are in gangs. A large section will go out at a moments notice to join any protest for the opportunity to wreck stuff.
There is a massive gap between the haves and have nots. Many many people live on less than £459 per month.
Yet other than property prices are not that different to the UK. Also things subject to tax in the UK are cheaper here; alcohol, petrol, tobacco etc.
In reality poor people will always be poor, there is little opportunity to change that. Worse, the rich will always be rich. However incompetent they are.
Poor people are really really poor. The UK does not have poor people, whatever it thinks.
The 'rich' people live a life of privilege. Company directors and up are considered to be rich.
There are half a dozen rich families. F off rich. They own supermarket chains and the like and are seen to exploit the poor. They certainly do overcharge them.
Politicians, including the President, are seen as close friends of the rich, which is pretty much true.
The Pinochet/Allende stuff is never far below the surface.
Education is not of a very high standard here and in many areas pathetic. There is little understanding of bigger issues.
Chileans never accept responsibility for anything ever. It is always somebody else's fault and they resent them fir it.
Chileans live doing things in gangs and mob rule breaks out easily.
All in all a massive amount of resentment all bubbling below the surface, and it doesn't take much to light the blue touchpaper.
And yesterday the touchpaper was lit.
It is even more complex than that and buried in their history and society. But I doubt anybody is interested enough for me to go into tiresome detail.
Chileans ate not naturally violent people. They adore destroying property but rarely attack each other. Injured people most often result from panicking Carabineros with guns, which rather exacerbates the problem.
Finally outrageously fake.news cynically intended to incite escalation is absolutely rife. And it works.
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