Argentine Politics

Pacto de Mayo “No Hay Plata”

2nd March 2024 Tony Phillips 1

El 12 de febrero en Italia, Javi admitió “sentir un profundo desprecio por el Estado”, al que describió como una “mafia”. Uno sólo puede especular cómo se sienten personalmente sus socios en el crimen Caputo y Macri sobre la terminología italiana de Javi. El liberalismo no puede contemplar una política estatal para lo social, lo cultural (excepto en el sentido negativo del marxismo cultural) o el medio ambiente porque estos conceptos no monetarios no tienen un valor que pueda contarse en dólares.

Reconstruction Pact, Anybody?

2nd March 2024 Tony Phillips 2

On February 12th in Italy Javi said he admitted “feeling a profound contempt for the state” which he described as a “Mafia”. One can only speculate how his partners in crime Caputo and Macri feel personally about Javi’s Italian terminology. Liberalism cannot contemplate state policy for social, cultural (except in the negative sense of cultural Marxism), or environment because these non-monetary concepts don’t have a value which can be counted in dollars.

Think-Tanks & The Argentine New Right

23rd February 2024 Tony Phillips 3

Offer a few fervent believers teaching jobs in your private economics faculty or have a few influential people speak to newspaper editors to introduce “experts” from your own think-tanks to maybe write an Op-Ed for the upcoming elections [then republish] via social media campaigns, pushed by your own paid algorithms […] think-tank ideas might influence the vote for candidates who align with your think-tank’s ideas? Social media works for the masses influencing opinion but you need to teach/evangelize the economics students

(c) Fernando Rocchia

Javier Milei: Las Primeras 50 Días

18th February 2024 Tony Phillips 5

Una semana barata en Santiago de Chile podría costar dos millones de pesos sin salir a cenar pero incluido el autobús desde Mendoza y eso será el salario de tres meses para cualquiera que todavía tenga trabajo

Milei la Topadora y la Huelga Nacional

23rd January 2024 Tony Phillips 0

Paro General: Las políticas ultraliberales de Milei están diseñadas para beneficiar a los buenos en la sociedad que él llama “la gente de bien”, pero el coste lo asumen otros grupos y esto ha sido aplastante para los pobres.

Milei the Bulldozer and a National Strike

23rd January 2024 Tony Phillips 0

The way Milei recognises these “better” conditions means that the costs of adjustment are being borne not by his famous (caste) but by the working classes in Argentina, especially those employees that are considered by Milei to be “collectivists” i.e. they think that they might have a better chance of being paid better with better conditions if they organize as a union

Argentina en las manos de Díos

2nd January 2024 Tony Phillips 1

Las elecciones presidenciales de 2023 demostraron que los argentinos están desesperadamente cansados de los fracasos económicos y la corrupción. Estaban dispuestos a darle una oportunidad a Javi (o a cualquiera nuevo). Aunque muchos ahora se arrepienten, la mayoría de los votantes todavía se resisten a admitir que al votar contra el peronismo pueden haber cometido un error muy grave.

Milei Doubles Down

31st December 2023 Tony Phillips 1

Listen to me but only to me says Javi! My Austrian religion is the one true religion, all other religions are evil. The devil is a socialist. The one true light is our God, the market. Greed is good. God loves a market, a market Nirvana. Nobody comes to Nirvana but through Me! Me! Me! Carajo!

Exigimos al congreso la derogación del DNU

Milei’s Last Supper Speech

21st December 2023 Tony Phillips 0

While still on the election trail Javi had been asked by a journalist how he could effect change, since as a President alone, with his tiny party, the LLA, which has only one state senator and very few deputies in the House of Representatives? How could he Javier Milei pass laws? His answer sounded somewhat dictatorial. I will rule by presidential decree!