Argentina's government on Monday suspended the Telam state news agency in the wake of an announcement by President Javier Milei that he would shut down what he called a mouthpiece of "propaganda" for…
  • avater@lemmy.worldEnglish
    215·
    10 months ago

    can anyone explain to me why Argentinians voted for such a cunt government?

    • nevemsenki@lemmy.worldEnglish
      161·
      10 months ago

      Desperation more or less, from what I understand. The old system was terrible and they figured it can’t be much worse if they don’t opt to continue it.

    • GiddyGap@lemm.eeEnglish
      131·
      10 months ago

      Same reason why millions of Americans vote for the orange.

    • harderian729@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      10 months ago

      Greed and insecurity.

      Everyone wants to be wealthy, but can’t understand that it’s impossible.

    • Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      62·
      10 months ago

      To paraphrase an Argentinian I spoke with on another thread: the poor people were already suffering so they voted for the current president so the rich would have to struggle too. The poor were gonna get it in the neck anyway so they may as well take the rich down with them.

      • Lautaro@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        10 months ago

        Too bad the rich are laughing now, and the poor are suffering even worse.

        • Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          61·
          10 months ago

          Yeah. There’s an English saying “biting your nose off to spite your own face” which seems appropriate. To me the biggest problem is that the world is flooded with politicians and sadly lacking statesmen (statespeople?)

    • ANIMATEK@lemmy.worldEnglish
      85·
      10 months ago

      Simply put, to cut down government spending. There is a sounder consensus that government spending was out of control, and it was reflected in the elections. Milei is doing nothing else than what he promised during campaign, maybe even falling short because congress is (rightfully) slowing him down.

      • avater@lemmy.worldEnglish
        127·
        10 months ago

        Okay got it, the last government was bad and now they elected an even worse one with a guy in charge that looked so happy on his photo with the other cunt Trump, that he might needed a new pair of pants after that.

        • ANIMATEK@lemmy.worldEnglish
          53·
          10 months ago

          Why do you get so angry? I gave you a honest to earth answer, respectfully.

          • avater@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            10 months ago

            wasn’t aimed at you, just my honest review of the current situation in argentina

            • Syntha@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              21·
              10 months ago

              I suggest you actually look up the history of Argentina if you’re earnest about understanding it’s current situation. This is not the result of one bad government, it’s the result of decades of institutional failure.

              • avater@lemmy.worldEnglish
                11·
                10 months ago

                yeah that is true. Although the current leader is still an idiot with a hard one for cunts like Trump.

      • Lautaro@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        10 months ago

        He promised to cut taxes. He’s raising taxes now, even creating new taxes and restoring old taxes, too. How is that “what he promised”?

  • ANIMATEK@lemmy.worldEnglish
    74·
    10 months ago

    Basically a cess of nepotism in a country that cannot pay its bills. Well done.

    • Lautaro@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      10 months ago

      How is a news agency “nepotism”? Do you understand what that word means? Look for it, and remember, on the first day of mileis government, he changed a law to put his sister in the office too.