Argentina elects libertarian president Javier Milei - Update: Netherlands

"libertarian president"

the first tweet is a caption calling him an Argentinian Donald Trump lol

Which one is it?

 

Putting aside his economic libertarianism, which I can’t comment on. Referring to the opposition as infecting “parasites” and talking about their philosophy needing to be “erased” from the “minds” of Argentinians is not so encouraging. Good luck, Argentina.

 

Okay proclaimed economically libertarian, but being socially authoritarian + personality = Trump?

 

big bitcoin guy. lord knows Argentina needs it with all their currency problems.

 

He's an absolute lunatic (no hyperbole)

This is not a good thing for Argentina.

 

Wasn't his main platform to ditch the peso for the US dollar?

Javier Milei wants Argentina to swap the peso for the US dollar. Here's what that would mean | CNN Business

 

dollarization, then bitcoinization

 

so simple

 

Hard to below be someone that crazy could get elected to be president of one of the biggest economies in the world.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/world/americas/javier-milei-pope-francis-argentina-election.html

Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian leading the polls in Argentina’s presidential election this month, has made a lot of contentious statements in recent years: Humans did not cause climate change; people should be able to sell their organs; his nation’s currency “is not even good as manure.”

But, to many Argentines, he has done something far worse: attacked the pope.

In 2020, Mr. Milei, a self-identifying Catholic, called Pope Francis an “imbecile” and “the representative of the Evil One on earth” because he defends “social justice.” Last year, Mr. Milei said the pope “always stands on the side of evil” because he supports taxes.

ATW'S TYPE OF GUY

 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-oliver-takes-down-worlds-weirdest-wannabe-president-javier-milei

If you have access to HBO/Max, watch the whole clip, it's even more bats!!t than this article makes it sound.

 

so based, love it

 

John Oliver has an amazing ability to declare people unelectable that eventually get elected.

No one has more unearned smug self-assuredness.

 

I don’t see him helping to get their economy back on track but I do know desperate poor people will do anything even if it doesn’t make logical sense. This lunatic won’t be the savior they need but if he is sincere and can get some of those reforms passed he may have a chance.

 

He is insane - but endearing until you realize he is serious. Really charismatic and a dynamo of energy… problem is he says things about getting governance ideas from his dogs and relies on a mystic and believes he fought in the Roman Colosseum.

Just an absolute weirdo - but there is a 50% chance Trump is elected President and he is insane too.

 

I agree with you that Argentina is an absolute mess. It’s also easy for us to live in a very wealthy country with opportunities and criticize the choices the voters in Argentina made - they are desperate for change and he promises change.

 

the left will run the Trump playbook at Milei

I expect impeachment and/or prosecution shortly after he takes office.