Diálogo de Conversos / A Dialog Between Two Converts

El respeto irrestricto a la libertad e integridad del ser humano as como la reivindicaci n de la tolerancia permean estas p ginas en las que Roberto Ampuero y Mauricio Rojas conversan en torno a su evoluci n pol tica desde el marxismo de los a os sesenta a las ideas liberales que hoy profesan.

Tanto Roberto Ampuero como Mauricio Rojas so aron con la revoluci n 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 materializaci n de la utop a por la que luchaban. Le vieron de cerca el rostro al socialismo, ya sea totalitario o socialdem crata, y no les gust . Pero su largo viaje por tierras lejanas no solo cambi sus ideales pol ticos sino tambi n a ellos como personas y les permiti mirar a Chile con nuevos ojos. En Di logo 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 c vica en que se basa la democracia as como la credibilidad en la pol tica. En este libro los autores analizan tambi n el complejo presente de la sociedad chilena, advierten sobre los riesgos de la polarizaci n pol tica n acional y proponen un futuro m s auspicioso para nuestro pa s." ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 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 Di logo 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.