Javier Milei at WEF

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oh no
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Inject that into my veins!




"I'm here to tell you that the western world is in danger and it is endangered because those who are supposed to have to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inextricably leads to socialism and thereby to poverty."

"Unfortunately, in recent decades, motivated by some well-meaning individuals willing to help others and others motivated by the wish to belong to a privileged caste."

"The main leaders of the Western world have abandoned the model of freedom for different versions of what we call collectivism. We are here to tell you that collectivist experiments are never the solution to the problems that afflict the citizens of the world. Rather, they are the root cause."
Buck Turgidson
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I like what I've heard from him so far.
Tea Party
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DrEvazanPhD
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Dude has some clackers on him. Wonder how long until he commits arkancide
HumpitPuryear
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This guys days are numbered. He's absolutely a danger to democracy.
BTKAG97
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They'll turn around and call him a ruthless dictator
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Now that democrats have ridiculously redefined Mussolini and Hitler's fascist parties of socialism to mean "those who want smaller government and lower taxes", I'm sure Melei will be called a fascist somehow.
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Detmersdislocatedshoulder
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breaking news

armed rebels are attacking govt headquarters in argentina. the country is breaking into civil war. biden says millei a threat to democracy.
trip
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He will have an accident soon. He speaks too much truth about behind the curtain.
CDUB98
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He'll be taken out by someone soon. Truth will not be allowed to speak in the empire of lies.
Stat Monitor Repairman
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Trump and this guy might be cell mates before it's all over.
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DrEvazanPhD said:

Dude has some clackers on him. Wonder how long until he commits arkancide

I pray he has a superior security team protecting him and his family.
Thunder18
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Big fan of this guy so far
AvsB
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He might want to avoid small aviation and/or hot tubs in the near future.
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Continued





"Free market capitalism and trade is the only way to end hunger and poverty across our planet, the empirical evidence is unquestionable."

"The state is financed through coercion."

"It should never be forgotten that socialism is always, and everywhere, an impoverishing phenomenon that has failed in all countries where it has been tried out."

"Whenever you want to correct a supposed market failure, inexorably, as a result of not knowing what the market is, or as a result of having fallen in love with a failed model, you are opening up the doors to socialism and condemning people to poverty."

"The 'feminism' radical agenda has led to greater state intervention, hindering the economic process, giving a job to bearcats who have not contributed anything to society, examples are international organizations committed to pushing this agenda."

"Do not be intimidated either by the political class or by parasites who live off the state, do not surrender to a political class that only wants to stay in power and retain its privileges."

"Do not surrender to the advance of the state, the state is not the solution, the state is the problem itself."
Romello
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Quote:

Some excerpts from Javier Milei's speech at the World Economic Forum's Davos meeting.

(Milei delivered his remarks in Spanish, of course, so an interpreter did simultaneous translation. That means the text I'm quoting from is choppy and imperfect, but it's good enough to give you an idea of what was said.)

"Good afternoon. Thank you very much. Today I'm here to tell you that the Western world is in danger. And it is endangered because those who are supposed to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inexorably leads to socialism and thereby to poverty.

"Unfortunately, in recent decades, motivated by some well-meaning individuals willing to help others and others motivated by the wish to belong to a privileged caste, the main leaders of the Western world have abandoned the model of freedom for different versions of what we call collectivism. We're here to tell you that collectivist experiments are never the solution to the problems that afflict the citizens of the world. Rather, they are the root cause....

"Given the dismal failure of collectivist models and the undeniable advances in the free world, socialists were forced to change their agenda. They left behind the class struggle based on the economic system, and replaced this with other supposed social conflicts, which are just as harmful to life as a community and to economic growth.

"The first of these new battles was the ridiculous and unnatural fight between man and woman.... All that this radical feminism agenda has led to is greater state intervention to hinder the economic process, giving jobs to bureaucrats who have not contributed anything to society. Examples: ministries of women or international organizations devoted to promoting this agenda.

"Another conflict introduced by socialists is that of humans against nature, claiming that we human beings damage the planet, which should be protected at all costs, going as far as advocating for population control mechanisms or the bloody abortion agenda.

"Unfortunately, these harmful ideas have taken a strong hold in our society. Neo-Marxists have managed to co-opt the common sense of the Western world, and this they have achieved by appropriating the media, culture, universities....

"The case of Argentina is an empirical demonstration that no matter how rich you may be or how much you may have in terms of natural resources, or how skilled your population may be or educated, or how many bars of gold you may have in the central bank, if measures are adopted that hinder the free functioning of markets, free competition, free price systems, if you hinder trade, if you attack private property, the only possible fate is poverty....

"Today, states don't need to directly control the means of production to control every aspect of the lives of individuals, with tools such printing money, debt, subsidies, controlling the interest rate, price controls, and regulations to correct so-called market failures. They can control the lives and fates of millions of individuals....

"A good deal of the generally accepted political [positions] in most Western countries are collectivist variants, whether they proclaim to be openly communists, fascists, Nazis, socialists, social Democrats, National Socialists, Democrat Christians, or Christian Democrats.

"They are neo-Keynesians, progressive, populist, nationalist or globalists at bottom. There are no major differences. They all say that the state should steer all aspects of the lives of individuals. They all defend a model contrary to the one that led humanity to the most spectacular progress in its history.

"We have come here today to invite the rest of the countries in the Western world to get back on the path of prosperity, economic freedom, limited government...and unlimited respect for private property....

"The impoverishment produced by collectivism is no fantasy, nor is it an inescapable fate. But it's a reality that we Argentines know very well. We have lived through this. We have been through this because, as I said earlier, ever since we decided to abandon the model of freedom that had made us rich, we have been caught up in a downward spiral, as part of which we are poorer and poorer day by day....

"In concluding, I would like to leave a message for all businesspeople here and for those who are not here in person but are following from around the world. Do not be intimidated, either by the political caste or by parasites who live off the state. Do not surrender to a political class that only wants to stay in power and retain its privileges.

"You are social benefactors. You are heroes. You're the creators of the most extraordinary period of prosperity we've ever seen. Let no one tell you that your ambition is immoral. If you make money, it's because you offer a better product at a better price, thereby contributing to general well-being.

"Do not surrender to the advance of the state. The state is not the solution. The state is the problem itself. You are the true protagonists of this story and rest assured that as from today, Argentina is your staunch, unconditional ally."



Veins, inject it.
CDUB98
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Quote:

The 'feminism' radical agenda
Wish he had used Marxist rather than feminism. It would be much more accurate.
JWinTX
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Argentinian unions immediately went on strike as soon as he got elected. Their politicians won't even work with him. He's the people's voice, similar to Trump, but all of their Swamp's power will keep him from getting any traction. His best case is that he becomes their Trump and gets to live. Worst case is that he get the JFK treatment...
EX TEXASEX
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Hola, Lnea directa de suicidio? Quiero hacer un pedido.

#FJB
Big Shoulders
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CDUB98 said:

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The 'feminism' radical agenda
Wish he had used Marxist rather than feminism. It would be much more accurate.
I think his point is that the Marxists have created these artificial and/or unnatural conflicts - feminism, climate, could add racism, etc.
DarkBrandon01
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billionaires aren't socialists
txags92
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It is really sad to realize that you can look around the world today and find nearly all of the main characters from "Atlas Shrugged" stepping on to the stage and reading their lines. The only question left it seems is "Who is John Galt?"
H2Ag
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No socialism for them! Socialism is for you!!!!
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The globalist socialist technocracy is great for the political elite in big government and for monopolies. Brilliant benevolent billionaires can signal their virtue and preach down on you about how you will have nothing and you will be happy. Sure, socialism / communism creates poverty for most, as it always has in the past nearly everywhere it's been tried, but the elites will be fine, plus, they are saving the planet and humankind and creating "equity" for everyone but themselves, so it's ok if they're super-wealthy and everyone else is poor. It's stupid things like small business and a middle class that are killing us anyway. They're just so smart they know socialism will work this time. Just trust them. I'm sure the world will be thanking them later.
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CDUB98 said:

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The 'feminism' radical agenda
Wish he had used Marxist rather than feminism. It would be much more accurate.
YouBet
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Guy already approaching GOAT status.
Hubert J. Farnsworth
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This guy is easily my favorite leader in the world. I truly hope he can help defeat the socialist and communist message.
rausr
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Can we do mail-in ballots in Argentina?

That, ladies and gentlemen, is leadership.
Waffledynamics
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captkirk
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MiamiHopper
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Well well the corporate elite really have something to think about now.
P.H. Dexippus
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The whole speech in his own (AI) english voice.


Way to put on a Milton Friedman clinic.
aTmAg
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"Long live freedom dammit"

I wonder if he really closed with that, or if the AI translator screwed up.
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