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With Milei, Argentina chooses fascism [1]
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Date: 2023-11-19
The press is calling him a libertarian rather than a fascist, but in the model of Trump and Bolsonaro.
The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/...
Gedan believed there would be “a lot of buyer’s remorse in Argentina” if Milei pursued even a small fraction of his ideas. Those ideas include legalising the sale of human organs, dramatically slashing social spending, downplaying the crimes of Argentina’s 1976-83 dictatorship, and cutting ties with Argentina’s two most important trade partners, Brazil and China. On the campaign trail, Milei vowed to abolish Argentina’s central bank and dollarise the economy, and brandished a chainsaw intended to symbolise ferocious cuts he believes will help stabilise the economy and “exterminate” rampant inflation.
Politico calls him a “populist” but notes that Argentina is having that discussion about sanity that the U.S. had during Trump www.politico.com/…
Speaking after casting her vote at the stately University of Buenos Aires Law School, Jenifer Pio, 36, told the AP that she fears a Milei victory would risk the return of dictatorship. “Milei doesn’t have the faintest idea of how to govern,” said Pio, a homemaker. “It isn’t bad that he’s prideful, but he would need to have a bit more stability. He’s unstable emotionally and psychologically. He’s unwell.”
www.npr.org/...
A climate denying provocateur, Milei once described Argentine Pope Francis as "a filthy leftist" and a supporter of communists.
Does this sound familiar: foreignpolicy.com/...
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