Great essay. The same trend is occurring in Africa. I think the Global South hopes to see the US rival with another superpower and China and Russia provide alternative trading options. If the Chilean president is a "true" Socialist he should adamantly oppose the war.

These nations know the corporate media misleads the Global North. Perhaps they believe the war reports aren't accurate? While living in Argentina and Panama I noticed the news in North America about Latin America wansn't correct. There's a lot of propaganda come from every angle for every reason so maybe they don't trust the reports.