Posted on 11/20/2023 6:43:03 AM PST by MtnClimber
Javier Milei, a messy-haired bombastic libertarian economist, won Argentina’s presidential elections against socialist minister of economics Sergio Massa this Sunday. With the backdrop of inflation that the International Monetary Fund projects will trail only that of Zimbabwe and Venezuela by the end of the year, Milei triumphed with over 55 percent of votes in the runoff with more than 94 percent of votes counted, according to data from the country’s National Electoral Chamber.
In a brief speech before the results were announced, Massa, who came first in the October 22 election that led to the run-off, said, “Milei is the president elected for the next four years,” adding that he had called Milei to personally congratulate him on his victory.
Milei ran on an anti-establishment platform that had the entirety of US media drawing comparisons between him and Donald Trump. In some ways, the comparisons made sense: Milei packed stadiums, slammed the mainstream media and made the occasional crude yet hilarious joke. And like Trump, he also earned himself some big enemies, including Pope Francis, who he labeled a “filthy leftist” and “the representative of the Devil on Earth.” Even more like Trump, he found himself a loyal following enamored in great part by his larger-than-life personality.
And as in America in 2016, unexpectedly for most, it took one unconventional man to supplant the conventional right. Back in August, Milei shocked the nation by getting 30 percent of the vote in the presidential primary, leaving behind both Massa and center-right Patricia Bullrich — the candidate originally backed by former president Mauricio Macri.
But unlike Trump, Milei’s so-called “far-right populism” is not what many Americans have in mind. While Milei did sit down with Tucker Carlson for an interview and welcomed the comparisons to Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Trump, his philosophy is distinctly libertarian. He has called for an Ayn Rand-styled “Atlas rebellion” and literally destroyed a central bank piñata on national TV....
There’s a “live and let live” attitude towards gays in libertarianism.
There is NO support for subsidies, affirmative action, or other pro-gun government coercion.
Libertareans are, for the most part, not patriots. Patriotism is wrongly perceived as so much useless jingoism to them. I said most, not all. The Amish are a prime example.
There are many flavors of (small l) libertarian. The Libertarian Party is another story.
Perhaps but Chile is not Argentina.
True, but is next door...................😎
They have a party, other than that they are just guys making it up as they go, wasting time talking about their personal wishes and fantasies.
That’s his sister. He’s not married. He’s dating an actress, but that’s not her.
Sister
Do you know what the Mises Caucus is?
Are you aware that they are the largest caucus in the Libertarian Party?
Are you aware that they took over all of the leadership positions in the LP?
Are you possibly operating under old information? Like thinking Republicans are for amnesty because the Bushes, McCains and Romneys are?
I don’t think you know what you are talking about and doubling down makes you sound stupid to people who do.
I’ve never been a Republican and the libertarian party platform hasn’t changed.
I never heard of Milei until he won this election. When I hear the word “libertarian” (small-l), I think of Rand Paul and Ron Paul. I agree with small-l-libertarians on fiscal policy and the proper role of government. However, over the past 15 years or so, the capital-L’s took their party in a different direction.
Milei sounds more like a capital-L. According to Wikipedia, he’s made some interesting comments about “free love” and his participation in “threesomes.” I wouldn’t want someone like him for president. If he’d run for office here, he wouldn’t have gotten my vote, but it will be interesting to see where his small-l fiscal policies take Argentina.
Oops, I spoke too soon. He might not be a right-leaning libertarian, if his comments about “free love” are any indication.
You will be happy to learn that a group called the "Mises Caucus" has taken over the Libertarian Party. Since last year they have taken all of the leadership positions and are very right-leaning. They identify as followers of the Ron Paul revolution.
CATO, Reason and the old guard Libertarians are referred to as "beltway Libertarians" by the people who are now running the LP.
They have to change the platform before they have anything to make stick.
Thanks for the info. I’ll check further into it.
Next up Canada. Go Poilievre!
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