Chile elects constitutional convention

[PDH]

I would be interested in a comparative study of say Hong Kong and Chile to find out why it turned out differently.  Would be...useful.

It might have something to do with the ethos that a constitution should be something that comes from the people, not something that is imposed on the people.

(note the should there, theory and practice...)

[Jacob]

The legitimacy of any government rests on the consent of the governed. That's all there is to it.

[Threviel]

Also the difference is probably that if the rest of the Americas was a ruthless murderous dictatorship it could have imposed whatever on Chile. But unlike Hong Kong Chile has no external pack of murderous thugs deciding its fate.

[Josquius]

The only thing I know is that Chile and Hong Kong had riots roughly the same time in 2019.  Whereas Hong Kong largely held firm and refused to give in to the rioters, Chile did not.  It is sad but it is somebody else's country, so. 

If Hong Kong actually did have trouble with rioters what would you call them?