Argentina moves to the right

[teqniq]

If Argentina does invade we will probably get Johnson back as war minister in his desire to emulate Churchill or Thatcher but more likely Anthony Eden and Sunak will declare it’s a national emergency.

Meanwhile urban will be divided over which is the correct side to back

To be fair, if you look at the LBC article he says:

 

[Poot]

Fucking Humperdinck.

 

[likesfish]

Any argentine "invasion" would be a major problem for the garrison given the state of the Argentine forces it would be more of a massive search and rescue operation / refugee crisis rather than a battle

 

[Dystopiary]

Best case scenario.

He pegs it.

CFY.

 

[NoXion]

To be fair, if you look at the LBC article he says:

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So he'll hold his breath until he's blue in the face?

 

[Idris2002]

I take it all back, this guy rules.

 

[Idris2002]

But hang on -

 

[NoXion]

I take it all back, this guy rules.

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AnCap Man! His special weakness is bears.

 

[Rob Ray]

I don't really get the mentality behind voting in an obvious loon to "punish" the failure of centrism, seems tantamount to shooting yourself in the face to punish a bully, but it does seem to keep happening.

 

[Idaho]

I don't really get the mentality behind voting in an obvious loon to "punish" the failure of centrism, seems tantamount to shooting yourself in the face to punish a bully, but it does seem to keep happening.

And in the face of this threat, I don't understand why centrist political circles respond with the blandest, dullest and most staid politicians to oppose them.

 

[Idris2002]

In fairness, the ultimate centrist, Tony Blair, was a fucking freak in his own way.

 

[ska invita]

In fairness, the ultimate centrist, Tony Blair, was a fucking freak in his own way.

probably killed way more people than this guy will too

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Okay…

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He reminds me of Benny Hill for some reason.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

probably killed way more people than this guy will too

give him a chance

 

[Dom Traynor]

give him a chance

I dunno the Argentine armed forces only have access to three revolvers which are kept purely for the heads of the three services to kill themselves to evade capture

 

[likesfish]

Given th argentine airforce is the only people who have ever dropped bombs on the argentine people not funding them is probably the best way to protect the argentine people.

 

[8ball]

I don't really get the mentality behind voting in an obvious loon to "punish" the failure of centrism, seems tantamount to shooting yourself in the face to punish a bully, but it does seem to keep happening.

People figure out they're going to get fucked anyway and a little chaos may actually hurt the people they despise as well as them.

 

[Riklet]

I can see this guy getting killed in the next few years tbh.

 

[Idris2002]

I can see this guy getting killed in the next few years tbh.

Yes, but in an hilarious way.

 

[danny la rouge]

I suppose it depends on how you look at it, but wouldn’t Argentine moving right put it in the Atlantic or on top of Chile?

 

[phildwyer]

Argentina is famous for having more psycho-analysts than everywhere else in the world. Almost everyone there is in therapy. I suppose the others must be their therapists.

When you consider that many of them can barely afford food, they must really value their therapy.

Anyway, that's probably why they elected this bloke.

 

[gosub]

He seems to have changed his mind on that subject. Politicians eh?

By happy coincidence there is nothing to negotiate. They can fuck off

 

[ska invita]

Yes, but in an hilarious way.

 

[gosub]

Best (worst) case scenario.

He pegs the peso to the dollar and brings inflation under control. Now hugely restricted in terms of borrowing, he guts the public sector. He encourages private sector borrowing and turns Argentina into a tax haven to attract foreign investment. Companies set up offices in Buenos Aires and money appears to pour in.

So on the surface, he has stabilised the economy and returned Argentina to growth. But what now for the vast majority of Argentinians? Sure, the economy is soaring. The Puma Economy - it will even be given a name. But real wages will stagnate while that which previously was free or affordable will now cost a fortune. A few at the top will share in the boom times. Everyone else will be left behind. And then one day, the emperor's new clothes will be revealed and it will all come crashing down. This will be nothing new in that regard, not the first time the country will have featured among the very richest in the world only to fall away again. It was the destination of choice for immigrants in the 1900s.

Not going that way....BRICS route

 

[Idris2002]

I regret I have but one smiley to give to this post.

 

[likesfish]

Thing is even a pretend economy is better than what they have in argentina

 

[Idris2002]

 

[klang]

Argentina is famous for having more psycho-analysts than everywhere else in the world. Almost everyone there is in therapy. I suppose the others must be their therapists.

When you consider that many of them can barely afford food, they must really value their therapy.

Anyway, that's probably why they elected this bloke.

not many of the people i know who are in therapy atm would have voted for him.

 

[phildwyer]

not many of the people i know who are in therapy atm would have voted for him.

I suppose it depends on the type of therapy. They're mostly Lacanians in Buenos Aires I believe, I imagine he's very popular among them.

 

[Ted Striker]

Here we go