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Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 78 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Who could've guessed that a rightwing government wouldn't solve their issues (which were originally caused by rightwing policies)?

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  • [+] -23 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    which were originally caused by rightwing policies

    Such as...

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The implosion of Argentina is a very complex issue, but, essentially, the country allowed itself to be informally dollarized and ceded control over most of its industries to international (read corporativist) interests. When Perón restructured the country, it was done with a limited scope and with relatively short term changes, causing their economy to collapse again later (it doesn't help that Brazil, a powerful potential ally, had undergone a rightwing U.S.-backed coup at the time). Then, the whole Falklands/Malvinas war happened, all rightwing bullshit, and the country still hasn't bounced back.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    You just reminded me of an art display that went up in a park in Buenos Aires when I lived there. Basically the park is oriented around a fountain with a large circular area of brick around that, then pathways that go to the corners and sides of the square (ie to the sidewalks).

    They put up a series of walls in that outer circle that told the story of the Malvinas conflict. What stood out to me was that they referred to the UK not by any name or country reference, they were just called “The Enemy”.

    People remember and they don’t forgive.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago*

    Always take that sort of thing with a grain of salt. The UK is by no means innocent, but Argentina had no real claim to the Falklands - they were the invaders. Can't really forgive others for a crime you committed.

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