Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election
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US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy
  • TRock@feddit.dkEnglish
    164·
    2 months ago

    I know nothing about Javier Milei nor about Argentinian politics in general. But I know he’s a bad person because Trump endorses him.

  • relativestranger@feddit.nlEnglish
    70·
    2 months ago

    when the orange turd says ‘make argentina great again’, does he mean when nazis fled there after ww2 to avoid prosecution?

  • cygnus@lemmy.caEnglish
    38·
    2 months ago

    Classic. The Monroe Doctrine exists to ensure only the US can meddle in the Americas.

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
    25·
    2 months ago

    remember when the zelinski blackmail was a big thing. good times. history classes are going to be interesting talking about how the only way trump could do what he did was due to these complicit members in cogress at the time.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      Someone on here said, and I’m trying, that we should stop talking about Trump and say instead, “Republicans did <whatever awful thing>.”

      • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        Yeah. I mean the constitution has a mechanism to stop this type of abuse and its impeachment. They know the constitution and the law. Then know this is wrong. I don’t know how they could not see how no ones going to come out of this better. Its ultimately on them. I would place most of the blame on congressional republicans, then on right biased judges making political rulings, and finally trump and his administration which gets into the whole machine behind it. Its crazy how many people have to be crazy to get this result. Think tanks, congressmen, judges, extreme rich folks, trump, maga.

  • ceenote@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    2 months ago

    How out of touch with reality must you be to think saying that will make people vote for your lackey?

    • Skullgrid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

      This is argentina. The main opposition are a pile of thieves. The opposition before Milei to them is a round robin of people who seem to fail anyway.

      The problem with argentina is the voting public

        • Skullgrid@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          2 months ago

          actually no. I mean yes, it’s a worldwide issue, but the point I’m making is that in terms of natural resources and system of governance, Argentina actually has a lot going for it. They have a two round election system, the elections are fair and reliable, the amount of terms someone can serve as president is limited, they have abundant natural resources, free and high quality public education, etc etc.

          For all intents and purposes, the argentinian public doesn’t have as many excuses as other countries, for having such shitty governments. There’s no unfair vote distribution, there’s no lack of resources, there’s sufficient education opportunities for social mobility and so on and so forth. If they bothered voting for a decent party instead of idiots, they’d be faring far better than they are.

      • rafoix@lemmy.zipEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        They should make up their minds. Do they want thieves or clown thieves?