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Great! An anti-abortion, climate-change denying, free organ harvest and free gun trade right-wing fanatic neo-fascist, just what the doctor ordered! 🤢
I understand living in Argentina is rough, but is this really the best way to rebel, kids? 😓
Isn't the problem most South American countries are left-ish in government? If you're rebelling against those in power, that narrows your choice of wings down.
I personally doubt that a majority will vote for a right-wing candidate, solely on the grounds that right-wingers tend to cut subsidies for the poor.
The current situation in Argentina is that, in a nutshell, the country is being governed by a vice president who (together with her then-president husband) is largely responsible for the worst bankruptcy in the country's history and was a person of interest in close to a thousand cases of corruption before she gained political immunity again. A majority still voted for her, only because she and the presidential candidate promised to reinstate (and in some cases expand) many subsidies that then-president Macri abandoned in order to balance the budget, win the trust of foreign investors back and avoid another bankruptcy. Surprising very few people, the country's economy has taken a huge blow since then and poverty is massively on the rise.
From what we hear from friends and relatives there, people grow increasingly dependent on government handouts to survive as there's not enough work. They simply can't afford to vote for somebody who might cut their subsidies... and sadly, many don't see (or can't afford to see) that this system simply isn't sustainable. Have the government cut spending, save money wherever possible, but don't touch mine.