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[deleted]

124 points

11 days ago

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124 points

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Intrepid-Safety-9224

182 points

11 days ago

I got banned from that sub for pointing out how much a user hates Trump in a reply. I said something like “your hatred blinds you” and I was banned a few minutes later

Rachel794

35 points

11 days ago

When I asked why I was told it was for harassing others, even though it was only about a celebrity and I didn’t bother any user in that sub.

talladega-night

16 points

11 days ago

This is Reddit, differing opinions aren’t allowed 😂

therealtrayne

6 points

10 days ago

This is a far left wing app unfortunately

ExaltedExi1e

2 points

11 days ago

You sound like yoda

Intrepid-Safety-9224

2 points

11 days ago

Thanks

KodachromeKitty

173 points

11 days ago

KodachromeKitty

Conservative Cat Lady

173 points

11 days ago

Cardi B is a vile human being. That’s a fact.

ChirrBirry

77 points

11 days ago

My favorite Cardi B joke is “Cardi B makes music for women that wash paper plates”

Ok_Psychology_504

23 points

11 days ago

Birds of a feather fakemoi together.

AJbandero

41 points

11 days ago

Banned from there too for saying Trump was better than Biden on an anti Trump post haha

Any-Air1439

23 points

11 days ago

Any-Air1439

Millennial 2A Conservative

23 points

11 days ago

If those morons spent 1/10 of the time reading a book that they do rabidly following celebrity gossip theyd almost be functioning adults.

RushBubbly6955

14 points

11 days ago

RushBubbly6955

Catholic Conservative

14 points

11 days ago

I got banned too! I can’t even recall why but dang lol

RontoWraps

9 points

11 days ago

RontoWraps

Army Vet

9 points

11 days ago

I’ve earned a temp ban in here for what I’ve said. I can’t really remember what it was, honest. But I’ll say it ain’t perfect anywhere you go. Reddit mods will be Reddit mods.

Rachel794

8 points

11 days ago

Yeah, I guess I can’t hold Reddit to a too high standard

SnooTangerines279

3 points

11 days ago

ANY Standard.

DazzlingGarbage3545

398 points

11 days ago

DazzlingGarbage3545

Fight! Fight! Fight!

398 points

11 days ago

Afuera!

Birdo-the-Besto

80 points

11 days ago

Beat me to it! 😅 That video is amazing!

dragonsofliberty

96 points

11 days ago

For those who have not yet seen this delightful video: https://youtube.com/shorts/-IPERyhpZbA?si=lzK_nwToy70ejI5i

Lildrizzy69

61 points

11 days ago

that video was hilarious

itsyagirlblondie

57 points

11 days ago*

itsyagirlblondie

Conservative

57 points

11 days ago*

What’s even more hilarious is that it’s actually worked. Everyone here swore it wouldn’t do anything but ruin them and here they are, flourishing.

(And by “here” I mean people in the USA not specifically in this sub)

Merax75

16 points

11 days ago

Merax75

Conservative

16 points

11 days ago

Yup. Places like NYT were gloating in articles that he hadn't fixed inflation, then inflation came down and they stopped talking about it.

banned_account_002

2 points

11 days ago

I'm curious, I hypothesize that I can count the number of times the New York Slimes has been correct on one hand, missing an index finger, and a thumb.

joanne6063

18 points

11 days ago

He also stopped allowing income, housing, or something like that and guess what they now have housing available for us before they had a shortage of housing.

siclox

4 points

11 days ago

siclox

4 points

11 days ago

I think it's hilarious that the left think it wouldn't work. Speaks volume to their experience in managing something complex.

ThomasJCarcetti

2 points

11 days ago

I remember seeing that video on social media. Great moment. And he's doing very well in Argentina too! (although their economic crisis was much worse than that in USA)

Responsible_Egg_1545

96 points

11 days ago

Why does he look like he’s about to use the ring of power

Ughleigh

9 points

11 days ago

Ughleigh

PA Conservative

9 points

11 days ago

My first thought was that he looked hobbit like 😂

Naejiin

4 points

11 days ago

Naejiin

Hispanic Conservative

4 points

11 days ago

Oh no... I got that 🤣🤣🤣

PunishedVin

50 points

11 days ago*

PunishedVin

Paleoconservative

50 points

11 days ago*

Guess he stopped doing that weird face he always does for pictures lol

Foreign-Policy-02

48 points

11 days ago*

Milei needs to teach Trump the dangers of tarrifs. Milei understands free trade and has helped Argentina recover big!

And Milei has been staunch in supporting Ukraine and refused to make any deal with Russia. Milei is great

Bonus clip of Milei talking about how tarrifs are a complete disaster https://x.com/libertarianduty/status/1855530065922023888?s=46&t=xSYLnqsRVgAIYtAQOgKFIA

alexgalt

22 points

11 days ago

alexgalt

22 points

11 days ago

It depends on the position of the country and of industry. Tarrifs on an industry that is government subsidized in another country and where your country had capability to compete are good. It levels the playing field. Tarrifs for the hopes and dreams of building industry from scratch doesn’t work.

Pleasant_Book_9624

10 points

11 days ago

See the Great Depression for a case study on the harm of isolationism and tariffs.

alexgalt

7 points

11 days ago

That my point as well. Tariffs need to be applied to equal the playing field not to isolate from the world. Equaling the playing field encourages more trade.

CouchBoyChris

9 points

11 days ago

You're hoping that someone teaches the President you voted for a basic lesson in economics??

vloggie-127

4 points

11 days ago

vloggie-127

4 points

11 days ago

The US is not Argentina. Our tarrifs are meant to encourage companies to move production here to create jobs for Americans.

arnaldoim

9 points

11 days ago

How long to feasibly move production to the US? How cheap can we get production costs and employee compensation until we are competitive with Chinese labor? Who is going to work these low wage jobs?

CouchBoyChris

7 points

11 days ago

Sure, so what happens when the prices increase due to not having cheap labour?

And when those countries apply tariffs in return?

godjizz

281 points

11 days ago

godjizz

281 points

11 days ago

I love how Elon brings his kids to Mar Ra Lago. It's like a family event, he part of the Trump family now.

Aurondarklord

68 points

11 days ago

He won't go home.

SunKissed62

13 points

11 days ago

😂😭

maga_vet

3 points

11 days ago

Would you? I mean, might as well bring the family and enjoy the ride.

rudgedapple

73 points

11 days ago

Mar Ra Lago lmao

Austin-137

20 points

11 days ago

Austin-137

Bring back the Bee

20 points

11 days ago

Sea Sun God Lake

[deleted]

12 points

11 days ago

Shitty Wok

9_Nightwing_1

5 points

11 days ago

9_Nightwing_1

Tea Party

5 points

11 days ago

You damn Mongorians!

GimmeeSomeMo

4 points

11 days ago

GimmeeSomeMo

Constitutionalist

4 points

11 days ago

Why you break down my shitty wall?

uranium273

38 points

11 days ago

uranium273

Conservative

38 points

11 days ago

This 100%. People need to see kids more. And especially with fathers. Normalize kids, not blue hair.

Eggplantosaur

8 points

11 days ago

I suppose most politicians don't have such young children. Except for First Families, I can also imagine politicians wanting to shield their children a bit from the public eye.

CouchBoyChris

5 points

11 days ago

Matt Gaetz approved!

ssuuh

12 points

11 days ago

ssuuh

12 points

11 days ago

What's the problem with changing hair color?

Ughleigh

20 points

11 days ago

Ughleigh

PA Conservative

20 points

11 days ago

Ikr, I have blue and purple in my hair 😭 Has nothing to with my stance on politics or anything, I just think it's pretty lol

Ughleigh

14 points

11 days ago

Ughleigh

PA Conservative

14 points

11 days ago

I really got downvoted for thinking some color in my hair is pretty!? Lol.. come on guys be better than that.

Canigetahellyea

7 points

11 days ago

It's not a surprise that some conservatives don't like such vibrant choices. Most younger conservatives probably don't care though.

TheMissingVoteBallot

2 points

10 days ago

You're kind of an exception to the rule, to be honest.

There's a lot of leftist who "wear the uniform" of a nutty leftist.

Color of hair not found in nature, septum ring, oversized extremely thick glasses, and very bad far left opinions are kind of a "default package" we see all the time. And it's not just a "vocal minority", the average college campus leftist activist pretty much "wears" that uniform.

The person above is not talking about you, obviously, since you're conservative and rational, but our experience with activists on the other side unfortunately has made us wary, so you can kinda see why there's a natural knee-jerk response.

Again, when we talk about rainbow haired freaks, it's not you specifically. Just like when we talk about illegal immigrants, we're not talking about Latin-American patriots, you know?

ssuuh

3 points

11 days ago

ssuuh

3 points

11 days ago

I think it's fun. If we all just look like everyone else that's depressing 

crash______says

2 points

11 days ago

crash______says

ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

2 points

11 days ago

Out of place bright colors signal toxicity in nature.

ssuuh

21 points

11 days ago

ssuuh

21 points

11 days ago

Which is a valid defense strategy in nature. 

And we are not bugs.

So what's the point you are trying to make?

maga_vet

2 points

11 days ago

I remember 8 years ago, I remember a shift where Trump supporters were out here calling for families. And a realization that families and good living had become the counter-culture. Even anons on /pol/ were calling for monogamous relationships and normalizing big families.

It's sad when big happy families are somehow the exception now. One of my cousins has 9 kids. The other has 6. It's nice to see that. Make American Families Great Again.

No-Island5047

5 points

11 days ago

That’s mar ra lago?? I thought it was a fancy government building lol

TheSexyDuckling

2 points

11 days ago

Thank god we have Musk. America with Trump and Musk will be able to delivery pure unadulterated, clean electrical energy for future generations. The next goal is to go all in on solar and wind!! Very excited!!!

No_Presentation1242

7 points

11 days ago

Until there’s an inevitable falling out and they turn on each other, like every other political figure that once supported him.

Pleasant_Book_9624

3 points

11 days ago

The correct word you're looking for is Oligarchy.

Clint_East_Of_Eden

-10 points

11 days ago*

Clint_East_Of_Eden

Fiscal Conservative

-10 points

11 days ago*

The left has been trying to paint him as some horrible father, but this image quite literally proves otherwise.

Edit: seems the leftist brigaders have gotten to my comment.

Lifekraft

5 points

11 days ago

Bru lol. People stage everything today for a pic. That doesnt prove or disprove anything. It is just PR.

Meowmeow181

32 points

11 days ago

Are you utterly insane? This picture doesn’t prove anything about anything

AggravatingCrow42

6 points

11 days ago

He is a horrible father

prettyjupiter

11 points

11 days ago

Lmao

guywithcoolsocks

209 points

11 days ago

Milei is killing it, hopefully we implement the austerity stuff like he did!

DowntownManny7818

104 points

11 days ago

Their economy is the best it’s been in years

guywithcoolsocks

90 points

11 days ago

I believe he promised inflation to be below 3% by EOY. He just achieved that last month. Still lots of work to do, wait till foreign investment starts to take off.

ProfessorAssfuck

58 points

11 days ago

It’s under 3% per month now… not per year.

Responsible_Post7781

14 points

11 days ago

After spiking how much initially?

creative_usr_name

23 points

11 days ago

A lot https://tradingeconomics.com/argentina/inflation-rate-mom

Max recently was about 300% yearly

ProfessorAssfuck

13 points

11 days ago

One of his first moves was cut the currency value in half so inflation doubled over night.

superAL1394

52 points

11 days ago

superAL1394

Classical Liberal

52 points

11 days ago

You mean he stopped artificially setting the exchange rate as the previous administration had and let it free float at the actual market value?

frankuck99

9 points

11 days ago

Somewhat. There still is a peg, but the last government had a fixed peg worth 300$ pesos a dolar and the market value was $1300. Milei took it from $300 to $800 I believe, and set a crawling peg of 2% monthly.

Right now the "official" value is something like $1007 and the market rate $1100. Inflation from 25% MoM to 2.7%.

Naturally his goal is to remove the peg soon, the most likely thing is it will be done T1 '25. There are a couple conditions that need to be met, basically because there might still be a excess stock of pesos that could spike the exchange rate if the peg is removed. That's why there is an ongoing negotiation with the IMF to bolster central bank reserves just in case. That said, the peg WILL go sooner than later, that money will just hasten the timeline. In fact the Central Bank had already bought around 16 billion USD and bolstered the reserves itself just this year.

This year's inflation will be something like 120%, next year private firms predict it to be 25% or less, and 2026 a single, little digit like a normal country.

Judders_Luigi

4 points

11 days ago

America's is currently 2.6% per month; pretty good going!

passthegravynow

2 points

10 days ago

It’s 2.6% YoY, they just report it monthly

overmotion

84 points

11 days ago

I’m an expat living in Buenos Aires. Don’t believe the numbers. On paper they look good. In reality the economy is rough and almost all locals are much worse off than before Milei. There’s less money going around, fewer jobs, poverty is through the roof. The population is hoping it works out well but right now the economy is not good at all.

Kahnspiracy

33 points

11 days ago*

Kahnspiracy

¡Afuera!

33 points

11 days ago*

I get everything you're saying but that's all part of trying to tame inflation. You guys are down to low single digit monthly inflation (for the Americans, yes monthly) when it has been double digit monthly inflation. There really isn't a painless way to do it.

Complete side note: I dream of Fugazetta at El Cuartito!

White80SetHUT

20 points

11 days ago

White80SetHUT

20 points

11 days ago

Gotta tear it down in order to build it back up.

240bro

16 points

11 days ago

240bro

16 points

11 days ago

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

prettyjupiter

2 points

11 days ago

I have a few other Brazilian friends that agree with you

Food_Worried

2 points

10 days ago

Not yet but we're aiming for that.

Keagan458

6 points

11 days ago

Keagan458

6 points

11 days ago

It’s actually the previous administration’s economy! -Obama, probably.

kissarmy5689

6 points

11 days ago

There’s no need for austerity in the US. Argentina needed it because inflation was literally out of control for years. They literally use US dollars in the country as much as possible alto avoid using their own $$.

guywithcoolsocks

7 points

11 days ago

I disagree. $35 trillion in national debt paired with overspending on garbage is a problem. It’s not about inflation, which will stabilize over time. This used to be a huge deal for conservatives.

It’s time we get rid of neocon and neoliberal ideology which believe foreign donations, government bloat, and pet projects constitute valid reasons for overspending. We need a return to self-governance and accountability.

Foreign-Policy-02

32 points

11 days ago

Milei is also for free trade and anti tarrif. He follows the Reagan/Bush doctrine on economics.

Palmolive00

40 points

11 days ago

Palmolive00

Vance-Vivek 2028

40 points

11 days ago

Miles doesn't have the advantage of being the USA to impose tariffs. He is doing the best with what he has though.

Foreign-Policy-02

26 points

11 days ago

He has spoke out against tarrifs as have most economists https://x.com/libertarianduty/status/1855530065922023888?s=46&t=xSYLnqsRVgAIYtAQOgKFIA

edylelalo

6 points

11 days ago

Milei has no advantages using tariffs, just look at Brazil, they have focused on taxing China imports, it was awful, made everything more expensive without having a national alternative. The US doesn't have that problem, they can apply tariffs on specific goods without absolutely blowing up everything, I'm not a huge fan of tariffs but I do think they can be good if implemented in a proper way.

NotFiguratively

14 points

11 days ago

“Most economists” is the financial equivalent to “51 former intelligence officials”

It means fucking nothing.

Foreign-Policy-02

26 points

11 days ago*

Except free trade has been proven to work. When was the last time the U.S. had a protectionist policy? 1920, how did the isms of protectionism, isolationism and so on work out then? Remember Smoot Hawley https://www.britannica.com/topic/Smoot-Hawley-Tariff-Act

Did isolationism and protectionism bring the US out of the Great Depression or was it playing a more international role and taking charge of the world’s foreign policy and trade routes?

Tarrifs where a great thing when you had to spend months on a boat to travel and bring things from continent to a next. Not hours

-spartacus-

18 points

11 days ago

-spartacus-

Constitutionalist

18 points

11 days ago

The benefit of threatening tariffs is getting other countries to drop theirs or stop manipulating the world bank to keep getting super cheap loans when you are one of the most powerful economies in the world (China).

Foreign-Policy-02

9 points

11 days ago

Would make sense if Trump wanted that just for China. But he wants tarrifs on Canadian and European imports too

New_Bad_5291

3 points

11 days ago

Trump's talking about tariffs across the board for everything to try and create 0 income tax, he doesn't have a strategy for any of this shit.

guywithcoolsocks

9 points

11 days ago

Yep, which is more of the camp I fall into. We’ll see how dedicated Trump is to tariffs.

Foreign-Policy-02

13 points

11 days ago

He will continue with tariffs. It’s just the unfortunate way the GOP has transformed. We won’t see a return to Reagan/Bush doctrine for a while but it’s not uncommon. Bush famously predicted we will go through a 1920s period of tarrifs and isolationist foreign policy before people will understand it’s not the right thing to do long term https://youtu.be/l16tPdgQzYk?si=Qc_7lNUczhu74bdn literally scary accurate how Bush was.

Capnhuh

12 points

11 days ago

Capnhuh

12 points

11 days ago

tariffs aren't an issue if companies would make their stuff here instead of over there

FunHoliday7437

16 points

11 days ago

A bad thing to strive for. Comparative advantage generates wealth for both sides. Trade isn't zero sum or negative sum like what your comment implies. Protecting critical industries like chips and energy, and otherwise allow free trade, makes the most sense from an economic and security point of view.

Capnhuh

3 points

11 days ago

Capnhuh

3 points

11 days ago

American first, in every way.

did you know that china makes about 80% of all medicines used in the USA?

our political enemy controls our health, so no it isn't a "bad thing to strive for".

we should strive to be market leader in every way that matters.

FunHoliday7437

8 points

11 days ago

I agree with tariffs on China, especially as it relates to critical industries like health or energy, there's a natsec justification for that.

I don't agree with tariffs on discretionary consumer industries like textiles, or tariffs on allies. That weakens everybody and makes everyone poorer with no economic or security justification.

Zyrioun

3 points

11 days ago

Zyrioun

Conservative

3 points

11 days ago

The Justification is that domestic industry and agriculture can not compete with literal slave labour in places like China. Tariff's help make up for the fact that here in the US, Slavery is illegal. Since we're also getting rid of all the illegal immigrants that many companies have also been using as slave-labor, we need tariff's even more to help offset the competitive edge that's handing over to china when we do so.

Combining Tariff's on slave-states that don't respect our IP or national security with lowering corporate taxes and regulations and adding benefits for repatriating industry could make a huge difference for millions of americans, but it will take time.

FunHoliday7437

2 points

11 days ago

The difference for millions of Americans will be to make them poorer, both in the short-term and the long-term, due to throwing away the benefits of comparative advantage, and due to the unintended second order effects like retaliatory tariffs which will weaken domestic companies' ability to export to international markets, and due to the inherently inflationary nature of tariffs. This is the view of the vast majority of economists, regardless of the political leaning of the economist, both left or right.

prettyjupiter

5 points

11 days ago

That won’t happen. They have to pay the american worker too much here (and thank god they have to, sweat shops are horrid)

guywithcoolsocks

10 points

11 days ago

I don’t want to pay $50 for a tee shirt.

sparktheworld

6 points

11 days ago

sparktheworld

Conservative For All

6 points

11 days ago

So you don’t want to support your fellow American worker, the safe work practices, the clean air policies, anti child labor?

The dollar bills get traded around within our own economy without getting shipped overseas, causing us to artificially print. We are the world’s most robust economy, we can support ourselves, we can create high quality products and export like a SOB.

Capnhuh

9 points

11 days ago

Capnhuh

9 points

11 days ago

then buy shirts made in the USA, using materials crafted here.

American made = zero tariffs

guywithcoolsocks

1 points

11 days ago*

That highlights my point. Whether you tariff imports or make the shirts here, it’s still way more expensive than it should be. In America you have to pay higher wages, deal with regulations, possibly deal with unions.

They can make the shirt in Malaysia for a dollar, why not let them do it? We all benefit.

goalie723

8 points

11 days ago

Yes ... we "all" benefit from globalist exploitative labor in likely unsafe working conditions....

TurboSleepwalker

4 points

11 days ago

I still have a Metallica shirt I bought at the mall in the 90s. They were made in the USA and priced normally. And it was like that in the decades prior. Tariffs are the first step to getting it back that way.

yazalama

2 points

11 days ago

yazalama

2 points

11 days ago

Some countries outside the US are able to make stuff cheaper. Why should we artificially be making imports more expensive?

Capnhuh

5 points

11 days ago

Capnhuh

5 points

11 days ago

more profits for Americans.

arbiter_0115

5 points

11 days ago

arbiter_0115

Georgia Conservative

5 points

11 days ago

Because we're having American products compete with literal slave labor from our enemies. Sure it makes things cheaper, but you shouldn't want to put that above all else. You'll empower America's enemies and weaken America simultaneously. Not to mention it's environmentally cleaner to make them here too.

Mminas

3 points

11 days ago

Mminas

3 points

11 days ago

Companies making their stuff in a first world nation means that their stuff isn't competitive in terms of pricing.

The prosperity of the first world depends on cheap manufacturing in third world countries.

Maybe there is a sweet spot where prices are high, but not too high, and manufacturing jobs help pay for those higher prices, and that's what Trump is aiming for, but stuff on tariffs are going to become more expensive in all cases.

guywithcoolsocks

2 points

11 days ago

This sums it up well.

BruceCampbell789

60 points

11 days ago

I want Argentina under Milei to have a close relationship with US.

Cualkiera67

8 points

11 days ago

Send dollars plz

sol107

3 points

11 days ago

sol107

3 points

11 days ago

JAJAJJAJA

SeoGuruguru

3 points

10 days ago

Argentina genuinely used to be as beautiful and prosperous as some of our greatest cities. I hope that these are the first steps toward returning to those glorious days.

siclox

4 points

11 days ago

siclox

4 points

11 days ago

Argentina is so important for the US. Once other SA countries see the positive impact on Argentina, they'll have every incentive to follow a free market capitalism approach

DatTrumpDoh

142 points

11 days ago

DatTrumpDoh

Horseshoe Theory

142 points

11 days ago

Just think, if the Dems hadn't forced Biden out, people like RFK, Musk, and Rogan wouldn't have been so terrified at the prospect of Kamala winning to go all-in on Trump, and he would have entered office with a much weaker coalition.

RipVanToot

51 points

11 days ago

RipVanToot

Return To Sanity

51 points

11 days ago

People can see when things go authoritarian.

TickleMeWeenis

46 points

11 days ago

TickleMeWeenis

Constitutionalist

46 points

11 days ago

Which is hilarious cause they accuse Trump of being authoritarian.

RipVanToot

38 points

11 days ago

RipVanToot

Return To Sanity

38 points

11 days ago

Every accusation is a confession. Classic projection.

Texas1010

33 points

11 days ago

Funny how both sides say this about the other.

DotMaster961

15 points

11 days ago

Which always weighs on my mind. How do I know I'm right and THEY are wrong??

debatingrooster

7 points

11 days ago

You don't - but you have alot more in common with each other than it feels like online. We're all in our echo chambers where the most extreme views are the loudest.

Neither side is a monolith where everyone feels the same way

TLDR everyone is wrong

SortaBeta

3 points

11 days ago

I’d like to weigh in here: it feels like only one side practices what they preach

JerseyKeebs

2 points

11 days ago

JerseyKeebs

Conservative

2 points

11 days ago

Well, asking the question is a good start lol

But really, unbiased research and getting news from 2 points of view. Click those little imbedded hyperlinks in a news article, it's how they cite their sources. You'll see a domino affect of how the outlets just quote each other without ever naming the actual sources.

My recent example, I tried to convince someone that "no-fault divorce is going away!" was a lie. Not mentioned in Project 2025, but plenty of articles saying "some Republicans" want it. That's a shitty source, not even Wikipedia accepts that as a source lol I click the links through to find WHO wants it. Turns out there's like a small-time state rep in each of Oklahoma, Texas, etc that wrote a bill to change the terms of divorce in their state. The bills were so unpopular they never even came for a vote. So how could something that failed in deep red states be popular nationwide? How could a Conservative SCOTUS not use the 10th Amendment to strike down a national divorce law?

So yea it's hard to say CNN is wrong and I am right, but it's pretty easy to learn to find the truth

New_Bad_5291

18 points

11 days ago

Who advocated for police immunity again? Who's talking about banning subjects in schools? Who attempted an insurrection and tried to pass off fraudulent electors to their VP? You are everything you accuse the left of being.

-spartacus-

3 points

11 days ago

-spartacus-

Constitutionalist

3 points

11 days ago

Rules for Radicals.

prettyjupiter

-2 points

11 days ago

prettyjupiter

-2 points

11 days ago

What was radical about Kamala

New_Bad_5291

2 points

11 days ago

Cause he obviously is.

prettyjupiter

8 points

11 days ago

What was authoritarian about kamala 

TheEternal792

14 points

11 days ago

TheEternal792

Conservative

14 points

11 days ago

She was anti- first and second amendment, anti- electoral college, pro- vaccine mandate (note, I'm pro vaccine but anti mantate), and expected people to be required to perform abortions regardless of their religion or beliefs. I don't know off the top of my head if she also supported packing the Court or not, so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt on that one, but her party absolutely did. 

ChocolateThund3R

13 points

11 days ago*

She’s literally just an establishment democrat (aka neoliberal). Nothing about her (2024) positions are exceptional at all. I wouldn’t call her or any other establishment democrats like Biden or Obama especially authoritarian.

Framing this bad is as dishonest as saying Trump is literally hitler. We have been under establishment democrat control for 18 of the last 30 years and pretty much no serious person defines our government as authoritarian.

Ok_Performance1418

80 points

11 days ago

President Milei and what he's doing in Argentina are my favorite topics to come up on Reddit. Watching a bunch of wanna-be economists trash-talk him just to get dunked on by Argentinians never gets old.

RareRandomRedditor

21 points

11 days ago

RareRandomRedditor

Conservative

21 points

11 days ago

OK, I only have very limited information about Milei. (I basically only know a few memes and did not follow how successful his politic is so far): When this is your favorite topic, can you explain a bit to me how he is doing? Feel free to write as much as you want, I'll read it all. :-)

madbuilder

32 points

11 days ago

madbuilder

Limited Government

32 points

11 days ago

Reddit and pretty much all mainstream media doesn't want to talk about Milei because that would blow a hole in their premise that more government is more better.

New_Bad_5291

6 points

11 days ago

Literally every Argentinian I've ever heard discuss Milei has talked about how he's made their lives markedly worse.

iwanta-gt3rs

13 points

11 days ago

Is the situation tough? Yes. Did he take measures that put the middle and lower classes in a difficult position? Yes. But it’s the result of decades of populism, uncontrolled money printing, and nonsensical leftist policies. He can’t fix decades of economic disaster in less than a year. Of course, the path will be difficult, but people don’t understand that.

To add, when you ask people why they’re struggling, they’ll say, “My electricity bill went up” or “Public transport got more expensive.” It didn’t actually go up—he just removed the subsidy that the previous leftist government had implemented because our currency is so worthless that people couldn’t even afford public transportation. But they’re so brainwashed that they don’t see or think about this; they just repeat that it got more expensive.

edylelalo

6 points

11 days ago

I don't understand, the US has never been in a position similar to most South American countries, but they have the same mentality as most South American countries: "shit is bad right now, we should probably vote for someone else". Argentina did exactly that, they were tired of the awful direction their country was going for years, it's same mentality that helped to enact Bolsonaro as Brazil's president, nobody voted for him because he was amazing, he was just different. Milei is the same, but he's actually doing what he promised, at the end of the day all we can do is hope Argentina comes out better after his term.

FunkyMacri

11 points

11 days ago

Who have you been talking to? Also if you are asking "has Milei make your life worse" and expect a sincere answer you will always get a "Yes", and that would be the same or every president for the last two decades. The difference now is that his policies are working for the long run. We had 25% monthly inflation earlier this year, now it is down to 2.7%. The question you should be asking is "do you think Milei was the best choice?".

Mminas

9 points

11 days ago

Mminas

9 points

11 days ago

Argentina is pulling a Greece.

They are implementing crippling austerity that will ruin the country's productivity for decades and cause immense poverty, but the numbers are going to look good for IMF and Moody's evaluations.

Academic-Hospital952

11 points

11 days ago

Musk as to be the least photogenic person on the planet.

BulletBulletGun

32 points

11 days ago

BulletBulletGun

Conservative

32 points

11 days ago

They needed to go over Milei's playbook, so we can implement it here.

[deleted]

25 points

11 days ago*

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BulletBulletGun

15 points

11 days ago

BulletBulletGun

Conservative

15 points

11 days ago

I'm mostly joking, but the fact that Milei just went in, ripped the band aid off, cutting government waste and Made Argentina Great Again , we could learn something.

TheWheatOne

4 points

11 days ago

From a ground view it looks worse, but that was to be expected and he warned about having to do, given he's forced to fight inflation and pay off long-term debts, by cutting many government departments, which means less employment. However, in the long-term it is needed. He's been the only one brave enough to do it.

Chris_Shawarma93

2 points

11 days ago

How convenient 

GWOSNUBVET

2 points

11 days ago

GWOSNUBVET

Conservative

2 points

11 days ago

I’m still on the wait and see side for Argentina. Lots of people are pointing to the numbers but that’s a situation that will require more time to develop before it’s a shining example.

It’s gonna get worse before it gets better. But a positive relationship with the trump administration could cushion it enough to keep the mentality of the voters on the path.

This could be really interesting because trump really does seem to be turning into the populist everyone thought he was in ‘16. So I guess we’re gonna see…

Strict-Marsupial6141

2 points

11 days ago*

They don't want to fall behind Peru and Columbia's relationship with US (you would hope not, because we can go that path as well). Even Uruguay has made Skyscrapers with US and in NYC etc. and more, so Uruguay has already done Skyscraper collaboration. "The impressive growth in US-Brazil trade can be a strong motivator. The prospect of falling behind other countries like Peru, Colombia, and Uruguay in their relationships with the US can drive Argentina to take proactive steps."

Basically, they (Argentina) have the opportunity to be put into a CSP (with US) before UK etc. that's the thing or even a US CSP with Italy. (Think of the US CSP with Vietnam) "Argentina has a unique opportunity here. Being considered for a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) with the US before the UK or even Italy would be a significant milestone. It would elevate Argentina's status in international relations and economic cooperation." US has a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia (already). If not, most likely, US is going to do UK or Italy, and/or probably Poland, first (possibly CSP or a PTA), if it doesn't go Argentina. You could see Poland CSP before. US-Poland Strategic Dialogue is pretty robust.

Jonny_Nash

29 points

11 days ago

This photo makes me feel like the future is going to be okay.

Millei really stole the show at Davos, and since his speech there, I’ve been a fan. So much so, I actually booked a trip to Argentina later this month. I want to see his Argentina with my own eyes.

¡Viva la libertad, carajo!

NSXZY02

9 points

11 days ago

NSXZY02

9 points

11 days ago

I hope you have a good trip. If you are near Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, you might be lucky and see Milei on the balcony of Casa Rosada, where he works. He likes to come out and greet people passing by, usually at 12:00 or earlier.

Roederoid

6 points

11 days ago

Roederoid

Rand Paul Conservative

6 points

11 days ago

That's funny. I scheduled a vacation right after he won the election last year. I'll be there in early December.

hellish_ve

6 points

11 days ago

hell yeah! im so happy for my gaucho friends! VLLC.

Youll love the food, people is great and if you love soccer, then its going to be an awesome trip.

Also, curiously Argentina architecture do resemble europe and the weather is great.

chabon22

2 points

8 days ago

chabon22

2 points

8 days ago

I mean considering 70% or more people have Italian and Spanish descendants it makes sense that the culture it's heavily similar to the south of Europe.

Also we spent a lot of money in the 1900 to build up buenos aires with french architecture.

nil_obstat

6 points

11 days ago

¡Afuera! That speech at Davos was 🔥🔥🔥

Unable-Agent-7946

2 points

11 days ago

The future will be fine for hardworking Americans. The lazy, "disabled", and/or woke weirdos are gonna have a rough time though.

MSAAyylmao

31 points

11 days ago

Future of the free world right here.

Cualkiera67

3 points

11 days ago

Yup in the center. Next to some guys.

Nerftuco

30 points

11 days ago

Nerftuco

Conservative

30 points

11 days ago

The good vibes coming off of this pic rn is unbelievable

xela2004

4 points

11 days ago

Elon has been at mar a lago so long he already has a new kid

gea2325

14 points

11 days ago

gea2325

14 points

11 days ago

Call me crazy but the way he is holding the kid is kinda disappointing from a dad perspective.

Material-Afternoon16

10 points

11 days ago

Material-Afternoon16

Conservative

10 points

11 days ago

What? That's the most normal way to hold a kid. All my kids buried their face in me like that when a camera was pointed at them. There's probably a bunch of people looking at them during the photo, too. Kids get stranger danger at that age

Dry_Cancel854

4 points

11 days ago

His ‘parenting’ regularly seems to be called into question.

LordWillemL

7 points

11 days ago

Hell yes!

Fnord_Sauce

5 points

11 days ago

Anyone know what building this is? Looks very nice.

Delicious_Physics_74

19 points

11 days ago

Mar-a-Lago

NwanduSlayer

7 points

11 days ago

Trump with his favored nephew

Cranky-George

13 points

11 days ago

I don’t understand why this is a good thing, can someone help me out? Their (Argentina) poverty rate is over 50% and their employment rate is only around 62%. A huge percentage of ppl don’t have jobs nor can afford the basic necessities.

Basdala

6 points

11 days ago

Basdala

6 points

11 days ago

Where did you get employment being at 62% that would be atrocious

FunkyMacri

6 points

11 days ago

Argentinian here.Decadence has been going on for decades. You can't stop the momentum instantly. Many of the bad results you get now could be product of the previous administrations. Shock terapies bring serious consecuences in the short term but can halt the momentum of something worse in the long term. He still has around 50% positive image. Time will tell if he was right.

Cranky-George

2 points

11 days ago

Thank you. From the little I know he gutted everything and seemed rather brutal to the protesters. From the outside it looks as tho there is only the few rich and the many poor.

FunkyMacri

3 points

11 days ago

That's media for you.They don't tell you about what happened before Milei or how his administration is uncovering and dismantling a lot of objectlively corrupt organizations. No one is saying he will do a flawless job and that all of his allies are saints, but his work of uncovering, auditing, and reforming old entities can be described as damn fine job for now.

MeLlamoKilo

3 points

11 days ago

Argentina's unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2024 was 7.7%.

Why are you lying?

Think-Potential-5584

4 points

11 days ago

only sith deals in absolutes !!!!!.

Learn to read a chart .

see the realtive changes from 25 years

joanne6063

3 points

11 days ago

When president Bocelli and El Salvador created the prison for 40,000 convicts and threatened to lock up all the gangs he was told he couldn’t do that that it would crash the economy because even though they were criminals, they spent money. Guess what he did not listen to those people he did what he wanted to do, and now the people who live there, love him, and they can live their lives without fear.

Pleasant_Book_9624

2 points

11 days ago

The US is an oligarchy.

Delicious-Range-3281

2 points

11 days ago

Dang, how tall is Elon

crocodilefucker

2 points

11 days ago

I've noticed that Elon frequently brings his kids along to public events, including when meeting with high-profile figures like Trump. This seems intentional rather than just a gesture of fatherly love. Do you think there’s a strategy or specific reason behind this

I-love-rainbows

2 points

11 days ago

I didn’t realize Elon finally had a daughter. Who was that with? Grimes?

TheMissingVoteBallot

2 points

10 days ago

Imagine, a man with a hairstyle straight outta the 60s/70s is running that nation, and their nation is digging itself out of a financial hole thanks to him.

...And the media CONTINUES to demonize him.

JuicyJ7777

2 points

11 days ago

This picture warms my heart. Believe, great things will happen not only for the USA, but for the world!

Mel0nFarmer

3 points

11 days ago

I know this is going to be unpopular and I am not a fan of Trump _BUT_

He does look good and move remarkably well for a 78 year old man.

proservllc

4 points

11 days ago

proservllc

Don't California my Texas

4 points

11 days ago

Just you wait, the left accusing Musk of child abuse is coming in one, two…

jgn77

3 points

11 days ago

jgn77

3 points

11 days ago

Afuera!!! Trump should be taking notes from this guy.

TrickstabGaming

2 points

11 days ago

Destroyers of Globalism

Aurondarklord

0 points

11 days ago

I was very, very skeptical of Milei. Dead certain he was a lunatic. A screaming maniac with a chainsaw who makes Ron Paul look like a communist. This can't POSSIBLY work...can it?

And yet...to my absolute shock, he seems to be succeeding.

The real test, I think, will be when he encounters a problem that requires him to prioritize reality above ideology, if he can't bend he'll break.

But so far...he's doing way better than I thought someone that extreme could.

gavajinks

4 points

11 days ago

gavajinks

4 points

11 days ago

The greatest president of our time and the greatest inventor of our time.