Today, 09:43 AM
As far as #808:
The article comes across as so much off-puttingly tedious, bombastic, and adjective-laden "libertarian 'macho-flashing'" (ŕ la "why, I am so much more correctly 'libertarian' than all these other pathetic, Milei-cheering bozos who don't really understand what libertarianism is, the way I do."). Then, after wading through all that and getting to the actual criticisms of Milei, they turn out to be nothing that hasn't already been noted and addressed more succinctly and substantively elsewhere (including in this very thread).
For example, the author asserts that "Argentina one of the most pro-Zionist supporting countries" because of Milei's Judaism and pro-Israel remarks. Now I happen to think that sending billions of dollars and billions-worth of weapons to Israel (which the US has done, but Argentina has not) would make a country and it's leader far, far more "pro-Zionist" in any significant way than mere verbal remarks and/or religious preference - but maybe that's just me *shrug*. As far as I'm concerned, Milei can have whatever opinions he wants about Israel, Palestine, etc. I simply don't care. (In fact, if I never hear another thing about Israel or Palestine ever again, it will be much too soon.)
For another example, there's the fact that so many non-libertarians hold positions in Milei's government. This is also no new news. As has been pointed out (also in this very thread), it was never going to be otherwise. Milei had to coalition with others in order to win, and his coalition partners were always going to get their quid for that quo. I don't like it one damn bit, but that's the way politics works (insofar as it can be said to "work" at all). See the quote-graphic and the embedded tweet video in the following post from earlier in this thread:
One can reject that approach (and thus reject all participation in and engagement with state politics) if one likes, and that's fine by me - but that Milei and others do not reject it does not make Milei a "wolf in sheep's clothing". At worst (and assuming arguendo the truth of the "rejection" premise), it just makes him a counterproductively misguided and time-wasting wheel-spinner.
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