Javier Milei’s win is a stinging rebuke of the political establishment in a nation battered by economic woes.
Argentina’s been down this road before. I have no idea why they want to go back.
Because of the shitty alternatives and the 110% annual Inflation.
How many times have they failed to pay their debt? It’s never been super stable to begin with.
The best part of the online discourse is all of the ill-informed Argentines that voted for him thinking he wasn’t a far-right populist, and that he’s just a libertarian. The mental gymnastics (and maybe the astroturfing) are real. “He’s not far-right, he’s just anti-abortion, doesn’t believe in climate change, and isn’t all that in favor of democracy”
Libertarians (or rather ancaps that stole the word) are far right
I think the alarming rise of ultra right movements is because of the failure of leftist governments around the world. So yes, ultra right will come, we’ll get tired of that, and then ultra leftists will come again. It’s a vicious circle.
It’s in line with the history of most of South America. Swinging from far left to far right because they both lie and promise economic prosperity while lining their and their friends pockets.
