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Making Argentina great again: “I’m retired. I earn 106,000 pesos [about $84 a month]. I’m starving to death. Milei [you’re a] son of a bitch.” (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago by cyu to c/unions

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/24/argentina-strike-protest-javier-milei

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I cannot find flaws in their logic, blame the guy who just got into power instead of the people that dragged the country to the ground for years

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Those people are absolutely to blame. But all the "remedies" Milei is proposing will only make things worse. It's not like this kind of crap hasn't been tried before. It has. Many times. And it failed every time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I cannot argue with that. My issue is really how these posts are trying to paint a [before good, now bad] picture. But fail to mention that the "before" party had been on power for +20 years... I'm not making this up (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchnerism). We would be really naive to believe that in only one month of power this man has flipped the switch to shitty mode.

Argentina has been on downfall for YEARS, the only difference is now there is no intention to cover it up. You can argue this guy is crazy and takes extreme measures, but ultimately if going in one direction has brought the country to this state, you can't blame the guy for trying to steer 180.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Makes total sense don't you see? You spent 4 years with the same salary, never complained even tho we had record inflation for 4 years straight, and then the government changes and SUDDENLY your eyes open up and you realize "WAIT A MINUTE, I HAVE BEEN POOR AS FUCK FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS!, WHO'S TO BLAME BUT THE NEW GUY WHICH MADE ME REALIZE IT!"

they don't see it