Far-right outsider Milei wins Argentina presidential run-off election

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Far-right outsider Milei wins Argentina presidential run-off election
bbc.com

Mr Milei's rival, economy minister Sergio Massa, called him to concede.

Former US President Donald Trump congratulated Mr Milei on his victory, saying he would "Make Argentina Great Again!".

The election comes at a difficult time for Argentina with rising inflation and an economy in crisis on peoples' minds.

Mr Milei's proposals, which included detonating the central bank, won support with voters desperate for change...

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And now they're going to steal everything you have left with this clown's help.

There are a small subset of the population that are voting for these clowns for exactly that reason... They are accelerationists. They want the 1% to steal the remaining piece of the pie from the 90% because people won't fight for change unless they are literally starving.

This is happening world wide; not everywhere but many places, and I wonder if the old style jubilee will be demanded.