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[–] febra@lemmy.world 55 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Already starting to lose democratic rights I see. Wasn't that guy supposed to be a so called libertarian? I thought they hailed themselves as these bastions of freedom in politics.

[–] meeeeetch@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When the crisis hits (which in Argentina's case is the default status) and the contradictions heighten, libertarians eventually have to choose between free markets or free people.

And the "free helicopter rides" jokes they've been making for the last decade tells me how wrong they tend to choose.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That last thing is only from Hans-Hermann Hoppe fans circles. They are not strictly ancaps even.

There's the name "paleolibertarian" for them, which I'm not sure is correct, stuff like "genetic aristocracy" doesn't seem libertarian at all for me.

[–] hh93@lemm.ee 27 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I thought that guy was supposed to be "Anarcho"?

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Anarcho-capitalist, which is a dog whistle for greedy fascist.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

Put the cap in the an-cap?

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Anyone who claims to be anarcho ”against large entrenched far reaching systems of governance”. But then in the same breath admits that they are capitalist ”a system requiring large far-reaching structures to protect the wealth of the privileged, and oppress those who aren't”. Is never the former, rarely the latter, but always a liar. Wasn't one of this chuckle fucks first moves to condense a bunch of different parts of their government into one much larger, much less efficient one. Something about human capital?

Anyone else member learning about human capital in the United States? I member. There was some big war about it a little over 150 years ago. I don't think it worked out so well. I think that's just one of those lessons though that greed won't allow a person to learn.

[–] teft@startrek.website 17 points 11 months ago

“The guarantor protocol of Nilda Garré is repealed,” stated Bullrich at the end of her press conference, in reference to the rules governing police actions in the face of protests that was installed in 2011 during the government of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Garré, who was Minister of Security at the time, established some basic rules of engagement during demonstrations, such as police intervention being deployed in a “progressive” manner, starting with dialogue with the organizers of the protest. The Garré protocol also established the prohibition of officers who might come into direct contact with the demonstrators from carrying firearms, that rubber bullets could only be used “for defensive purposes,” that all officers and their vehicles should be visibly identified, and that the police should guarantee free news coverage of protests without preventing journalists from taking testimonies and photographs. What the repeal of this protocol would entail remains unclear.

Emphasis mine. It's pretty clear the consequences will be crackdowns on protesters.

[–] BNE@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Milei is a Thatcherite.

I anticipate things are going to get ugly in Argentina... horrible direction to see.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Too late for ugly. Uglier though is almost assured. I just hope people make it out of this relatively unscathed. Unfortunately we as human beings struggle to learn from our mistakes without seriously injuring ourselves.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

I guess we might not end up seeing the inevitable catastrophic economic results from Milei's "platform." Maybe we'll see him chased off via mass protests before his dream is fully realized?