The victory of Milei’s party comes after Donald Trump threatened to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei’s party lost the election.
This is despite Trump previously being critical of “foreign interference” in the 2024 US presidential election, when members of the UK’s ruling Labour party assisted (in a personal capacity) the campaign of Kamala Harris.
Rules for thee but not for me, I guess.
Ok so…
- Milei, someone who dressed as “Captain AnCap”, becomes president.
- Passes laws that absolutely tanks the economy and uses the state to go after protesters who opposed him.
- Trump gets in.
- Trump gives fudktonnes of aid to Argentina after Milei fucked the economy.
- Trump threatens to remove the aid, fucking the economy even more.
- People vote for Milei’s party, because they don’t want the economy to be fucked up even more.
- Milei’s party wins the midterms, giving him even more power by giving him more power in the legislature.
Oh boy it’s Operation Condor 2: this time there’s no need for an armed coup!
- People vote for Milei’s party
Sort of
Although voting is compulsory, turnout was the lowest since the return to democracy in 1983, at 67.85%, surpassing the previous record low of 71% set in 2021.
Wait, despite being compulsory it was only 68%? How does that work?
Well if someone doesn’t go vote, you don’t send the police to arrest them and make them vote; you fine them for not voting. At least, that’s how it works in Australia.
It’s a very small fine in Argentina, less than a dollar.
I’d reckon that fine could buy far more in Argentina than what a dollar could buy in the USA.
Ah
Guy looks like the manager of a rock band in the 70s.
He reminds me of one of the Wild Things for some reason.
It’s the sideburns.
Sometimes I think Skynet was right.
They are going to get what they voted for. FA: done. FO: incoming.
As long as we keep paying their bills it’s not going to happen until we remove Trump.
Keep telling yourself that.
When did right wing economic policy benefit the nation (as a whole) implementing it last?
Libertarianism fails faster than communism… everytime
Time will tell
They’re so fucked
He looks like a modest, reasonable and intelligent man, I am sure he wants the best for the people of Argentina./s
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Now I know why the bugs did what they did.
I see you
Well, I’m not there and my information only comes from the media that surely don’t give me a realistic and impartial view of the reality of the country, but oh my goodness.
I think aid from the US was the last thing on their mind. Never have I ever voted for a party because what US, EU, China or any other foreign power threatened.
These midterm elections are usually an indication of how the general population feels the current administration is doing, think of the blue wave during Trump’s first midterm.
Is there any indication that wide spread voter suppression or fraud was happening, not just anecdotal but like verifiable like what happened in Venezuela last year. If not I would say whether you like it or not, that is the crux of democracy, the masses have decided
Were the masses well informed? I’ve no idea what reporting is like in Argentina or if they have a problem with perpetually online rage-baiters flooding their feeds with propaganda.
Unfortunately shifting blame to reporting is not correct. In a democracy the people have a duty to inform themselves, unfortunately people choose to rather inform themselves with, how you put it “feeds”. They think because they are hearing the same thing over and over, due to being in an echo chamber, they are informed, nope you just reinforced your biases. But the people have sold their duty to these influencers to do their informing for them in an easily digestible manner that makes them feel safe and reinforced their beliefs.
And also know this is off topic, I am a big believer in libertarianism, in a classical sense, not the US way. And I am curious to see how Milei does, and I also open myself up that I could be wrong with his libertarian ways, I believe the proof is unfortunately in the pudding at the end of the day, did it achieve success or not. Disappointed in the scandals so far but I hope Argentina one day achieves the success it truly deserves, maybe this way or maybe another economic model.
But I find Argentina interesting as a case study for my beliefs, like I said will change if I see Argentina fails.
Smells like Elon Musk in the mix somewhere again.
How popular Xitter is in Argentina?
I have no idea how the elections in Argentina work, but what are the chances that trump helped Milei behind the curtains to get them rigged?
