“Crazy” Javier Milei and the mistakes that could lead him to the Argentine presidency

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Mad” is a common nickname among Argentinians, just like “che” was used in some segments of society at the time. “Crazy, you don’t have a dime left/I wanna spend my whole life/my whole life listening to rock and Billy sang. Bond and Charly Garcia. Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Ferrer’s song ‘Ballad for a Madman’ in 1969 romanticized the figure of those who could step outside the norm. “I’ll jump like a crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy acrobat/ Until you feel it in the abyss of your collar / You’ll see me driving your heart wild with freedom.” But such an idea had never come before. madness It acquired such a negative sign that it created fear with the emergence of far-right extremist Javier Milei.

‘Mad. The unknown life of Javier Milei and his entry into Argentine politics is the name of the unauthorized biography written by Juan Luis González about the favorite candidate of the period. elections presidential next sunday ArgentinaAccording to surveys. “Javier is a psychiatric patient, he is broken from a human perspective and that’s why it’s so powerful. If you wanted to fake half of what Javier did, there would come a point when you wouldn’t be believable. When Javier goes crazy, he goes seriously crazy, because he is Javier. Glorifying the hatred towards his father in the state and in politics. He’s broken and the hate is real, so he empathizes with angry people,” one of those who knew the libertarian leader told the book’s author.

The economist, with a background in heavy metal, put words into the public domain that were not included in the joint speech of leaders and candidates. ‘Perfil’ newspaper columnist Gustavo González took the trouble to compile some of his recent outbursts: ““son of a bitch”“piece of shit”, “piece of shit”, “dragging the worm”, “I broke you”, “disgusting skin”, “evil dwarf”, “idiot”, “dung tower”, “useless”, “liar”, “shitty parasite”“bloodsucking parasite”, “idiot”, “idiot”, “idiot”, “donkey”, “trouble”, “rat”.

Psychophysical examination

Milei’s shift was praised by some voters. He feels like his insults are being said on his behalf. But this unusual speech also provokes the opposite. Sergio Massa, The Minister of Economy of a Government with annual inflation of 140 percent is also the Peronist candidate who wants to achieve the miracle of reaching the second round this Sunday, November 19. Massa tries not to argue with the far right. Without naming her, she still requested a psychophysical test for the other contestants.

“Candidates running for public office do not meet the same conditions required for the rest, at a certain level impunity and shared responsibility. One might even wonder whether being president requires some (limited) level of insanity.“, noted González. The recent history of the region is as follows: Ecuador A single case of psychiatric referral resulted in the government. “The crazy one” Abdala Bucaram He took over the presidency on August 10, 1996. After five months and 25 days of social crisis, Congress removed him from office. “mental disability”.

It is not Milei Bucaram, but its predecessor is not unknown to different analysts. His timeless and unfiltered tone of voice, his aggressive gestures and facial expressions –raised fists, bloodshot eyes, a facial expression that cannot contain signs of exuberance– combined with the abstract jargon of a university professor. Beyond public interventions is his program, which is almost always on the verge of pugilism, especially observed as signs of insanity.

“Between the mafia and the state, I prefer the mafia”

emoticons anarcho-capitalist They embellish memes and are also read disastrously. This staunch defender of the neoliberal presidency said, “Between the Mafia and the State, I prefer the mafia. The mafia has rules, obeys, does not lie, competes.” Carlos Menem (1989-99). Milei sees himself as a warrior of the Austrian economic school of Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek, and of the American paleolibertarian Murray Rothbard. He assured that his mission was to kick the Keynesians’ ass. collectivist sons of bitches“For Milei, Pope Francis”He is the representative of Satan on earth.“The Pope is an ‘imbecile’ because he preaches social justice and describes it as a ‘great sin,’” he shouted on a television program.

Candidate of La Libertad Avanza does not believe it is harmful for a company to pollute a river because what is left of the world is water and its price is “zero”. Therefore, “who will claim the right to property” of a wealthy person if he cannot become rich. This absolute confidence in profit led him to advocate organ sales. “This is just another market, why can’t I own my body?… Let the state enslave me (that’s true), but what’s the problem if I want to own any part of my body?”

Educate yourself with pornography

Milei founded a school in his own style. You are a candidate for mayor of the city of Buenos Aires, Ramiro Marra, He called for the Comprehensive Sexual Education law to be replaced with other internet teaching. “I support pornography. I tell them to look after the children. If the child has a computer or phone, he learns this. That’s how I learned.” The proposal was so scandalous that he asked for forgiveness. Immediately afterwards, this financier admitted that he had paid for sex and called on young people to live with their parents after the age of 30. “Do not remain independent, live with them (enjoy the benefits), they are your parents. They probably decided that you needed to be born because they were bored. Let them pay this price. “Let them finance you.”

Candidate of MP Lilia Lemoine openly declares himself a flat earther. Candidate for governor of the northern state of Tucumán, Ricardo BussiThe son of one of the symbols of human rights violations assured that homosexuality is a “disability”. If bombastic speeches are needed, there’s vice presidential candidate Victoria Villarruel, an advocate for the military and police who were recently jailed for human rights violations. dictatorship military (1976-83). This Sunday, polls will reveal the extent to which this unprecedented language has penetrated a troubled society with no horizons. The pope decided, before it was too late, to give up his disregard for Argentine affairs and warned of the “erroneous illusions of young people” who were “looking for saviors or messiahs”, without mentioning libertarians.

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