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0 pointsfriend_Fernando1y ago0 comments

Obviously not all the advocates share that goal - that's the whole point. Most people would not be OK with intentionally trashing the economy to overturn democracy. It's a camouflaged poison pill policy.

Here are two other Russian proxies achieving totalitarianism. Economically, they're not doing it by racking up pats on the back:

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

https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/PPPPC@WEO/VEN

https://apnews.com/article/argentina-economy-crisis-javier-m...

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peterfirefly1y ago

How is Argentina under Milei a Russian proxy? And why are you implying that he trashed the economy?

friend_FernandoOP1y ago

I guess you're saying he's unlike Bolsonaro, Orban, Vucic, Kickl, Trump, Weidel, Le Pen, Duterte and Farage? He's larger-than-life and bombastic. He's overthrown the political order and engineered a downward spiral faster than Maduro's. Putin couldn't ask for more. Argentina has always had problems, but economic suicide is not a disease cure.

Having voiced support for Ukraine doesn't mean much. Even Trump has once or twice.

ImJamal1y ago

Argentina has lower inflation, is solving their deficit and is seeing larger than expected economic growth now that Millei is in charge. Maybe he won't fix all the issues, but it seems like things are improving and it is not an "economic suicide".

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