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Persistent inflation, rising unemployment, and corruption cases are creating the worst possible panorama for the president’s public image

In a scenario constructed from the official statistics promoted by the government, Javier Milei’s Argentina is a happy world: poverty is falling to its lowest level in the last seven years, economic activity is reaching record highs, and fiscal balance is being maintained.

But, simultaneously, more and more people say that their present situation doesn’t align with the successes touted by the far-right president, a disconnect pointed out not only by his detractors but even by figures of economic orthodoxy aligned with his policies.

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[–] resolute_clover@sh.itjust.works 24 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Who could've guessed and that's after US taxpayers gave them $20 billion

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

Wasn't it 40?

[–] ElectricAirship@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

They voted for it... again and again

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 7 points 5 hours ago

They were faced by sold out parties owned by powerful interests and chose the protest candidate.

No lesson to learn there pals, go back to sleep...

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 32 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I admit:

I didn't have "Milei fascism resulting in donkey meat as an Argentinian food staple" on my bingo card.

[–] manxu@piefed.social 9 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Right? Argentina having a beef shortage is weirdo bizarre, like Russia running out of vodka or Saudi Arabia out of oil.

[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 3 points 1 hour ago

There is no beef shortage. It's just about beef being too expensive. Also, I've lived in Argentina my entire life and I've never seen "donkey meat" or heard of anyone who has.

[–] sepi@piefed.social 3 points 5 hours ago

Or America running out of mass shootings

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Fun fact, Vodka is swill, and has always been owned by the Tsar that has a virtual monopoly on it. The rich in Russia don't drink that shit.

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Vodka is the drink of the proletariat

Molotov the monopolies

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Vodka is the drink of suckers feeding the Tsar, or president as the case may be. Brew your own. Or go to hell.

Molotov idk, meet luigi.

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Unionizing distilleries is not a crazy concept

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

You think the russian government will allow unionization? They would kill/enslave them all.
Do it yourself, in secret.

But yes, Unionize.

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

No, fuck the Russian government and every other capitalist hellhole

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 points 38 minutes ago* (last edited 36 minutes ago)
[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 11 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Race/racial dynamics in Argentina will keep this man in power, I'm almost certain of it.

[–] arandomthought@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Oh no... How come? I'm genuinely asking.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 16 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Unlike most of Latin America and its racial admixture, Argentina is just colonizer land, something like 90%+ of people there are purely of European origins, many of them white supremacist fascists coming from Italy and Germany in WW2. They brought their ideology and takes with them, and there already was a fertile base for it before too, and (at least from my understanding) they'll vote for the obviously amoral and deranged pale man because "he's one of us and that's what matters", in a very Trumpian American manner. 🤷

Remember white Argentinians, way past the days of Spanish colonization, had their own fun times with reservations, mass killings and concentration camps for native Americans...

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world -3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

There is a lot of ignorance in this comment, have you ever been in argentina?

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes, a couple of times actually, the meat is glorious over there. From the "Racism in Argentina" wiki:

"European" racism and Article 25 of the Constitution

In Argentina, an extensive racist ideology has been built on the notion of European supremacy.[30] This ideology forwards the idea that Argentina is a country populated by European immigrants bajados de los barcos (straight off the boat), frequently referred to as "our grandfathers", who founded a special type of European society that is not Latin-American.[31] In addition, this ideology holds forth that cultural influences from other communities such as the Aborigines, Africans, fellow Latin-Americans, Arabs, Asians, and Pacific Islanders, are not relevant and even undesirable.

European racism in Argentina has a history of government participation. The ideology even has a legal foundation that was set forth in Article 25 of the National Constitution sponsored by Juan Bautista Alberdi. The article establishes a difference between European immigration (which should be encouraged) and non-European immigration.

Article 25: The Federal Government will encourage European immigration; and will not restrict, limit, nor tax the entry of any foreigner into the territory of Argentina who comes with the goal of working the land, bettering industry, or introducing or teaching sciences or the arts.

— Constitution of Argentina

Alberdi, the article's sponsor and the father of the Argentine Constitution of 1853, explained in his own words the basis for White-European discrimination:

If you were to put the roto (literally "broken"), the gaucho, the cholo, the basic element of our popular masses, through the finest educational system; in one hundred years you would not make him an English worker who works, consumes, and lives comfortably and in a dignified manner.

— Juan B. Alberdi[32]

The discrimination between European and non-European immigration established by Article 25 of the Constitution has survived all subsequent constitutional reforms (1860, 1868, 1898, 1949, 1957, 1972 and 1994).

Alberdi claimed that the "races which could improve the species" in Argentina where those that originated from Western Europe, chiefly Spain, England and France. Alberdi was also very partial to France where he spent much of his life in exile and where he died in 1884. In this way, despite the predominantly Hispanic and Latin culture of Argentina, Alberti proposed a semi-nordicist policy somewhat similar to the later White Australia policy and the United States Immigration Act of 1924.

Alberdi, who was a proponent of French being the national language of Argentina, believed that Latino and Christian traditions were enemies of progress and supported discrimination against Latin American and Jewish immigration.[33]

On the other hand, Argentine racist ideology against Jews became stronger over time. The apex of this tendency occurred when the Argentina foreign minister during the presidency of Roberto M. Ortiz issued a secret order in 1938 to deny Jewish immigrants visas to Argentina.[34]

In an effort to combat racism in Argentine society, the National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (INADI) was created in 1995 by Federal Law 24515.[3] However, in 2024, the Javier Milei administration closed the INADI to reduce public spending.

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Ok, i will try to be polite

Unlike most of Latin America and its racial admixture, Argentina is just colonizer land, something like 90%+ of people there are purely of European origins

That number refers to people with european roots, not pure european origin. And yes, it has to do with colonizers and genocide, but it also has to do with a lower native population compared to other parts of america and to the fact that between 1870 and 1910 we got overflown in immigrants mainly coming from italy and spain. Think of a 1/2 ratio of immigrants to nationals.... they mixed, they reshaped everything, our culture, our accent, our schools, our products amd exports...

many of them white supremacist fascists coming from Italy and Germany in WW2.

That... i mean "yes, there were nazi and fascist refugees in argentina" but we are talking about thousands... not millions... its not like we are speaking german on the streets. This isn't a hollywood movie, right?

They brought their ideology and takes with them, and there already was a fertile base for it before too, and

... i cant follow you... are you citing Peron, the populist guy who tried to mimic and mix fascism and stalinism, or the ever dying oligarchs (you know, the dudes that were pushing military coups). bothe were and were not nazis in their way... what they definitely were not was racists.

(at least from my understanding)

Ah, that explains

they'll

Oh, wow.

vote for the obviously amoral and deranged pale man

yes, a lot of people sadly voted for milei

because "he's one of us and that's what matters", in a very Trumpian American manner.

No, it wasnt like that

[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 9 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Do the Libertarians still claim this guy as theirs?

A member of the Libertarian Party, Milei ran for president of Argentina...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Milei

[–] Insekticus@aussie.zone 1 points 4 hours ago

Boy fuck, they're keeping this burning heap of trash whether they like it or not. Argentinians will be known for electing this muppet whether they're smart enough to realise it or not.

[–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 5 points 6 hours ago

Why wouldn't they? Besides not being openly for pedophilia he's the exact ideal libertarian.

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 7 hours ago

Been hearing that for awhile, but even after passing some extremely unpopular laws, he still won majority of congress on midterm elections

[–] MoonManKipper@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

Need more Uruguay

[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Oh noes. Populist has no solution, only messes shit up.