latin america of course pda is accepted and has not been banned ever not even in argentina or other countries recently under a dictatorship it was maybe seen socially as a bad conduct but not banned there were no sanctions or fines applied also even if it can bee seen as a display of the newly gained freedom perhaps the music video zoom by soda stereo can be an example it cannot be considered a patriotic act particularly in argentina were it was the junta who used terms such as patriotism nation and even race to promote their values that section needs revision in chile another country recently under a dictartorship there has been a large amount of discussion in the mainstream media regarding emo kids just teenagers i'd say virtually taking hold of public parks in the capital city where they involve in drinking smoking and many forms of pda even though the practice is widely accepted the debate shows that the subject is not so pacific see news here