The result is a stinging rebuke to the center-left Peronist coalition and the main Together for Change conservative opposition bloc with inflation at 116% and a cost-of-living crisis leaving four in 10 people in poverty.
Argentines have been suffering miserably for decades and that is with parties from both the left and the right. They’ve all been useless. There is literally no one else to vote for.
But now you’re choosing the con-artists who will prey on that fact to sell you lies and false promises, and when all is said and done you will be lucky to still have a democracy, let alone solutions. Both Trump and Bolsonaro tried to overthrow their government when the citizens realized they were frauds and kicked them out. Still, somehow, your elected leader supports them. Don’t expect any different.
But the US and Brazil both made the same mistakes, so don’t take it personal. Learn for yourselves. But try to be vigilant enough not to lose your democracy in the process, because there’s no going back after that.
Argentines have been suffering miserably for decades and that is with parties from both the left and the right. They’ve all been useless. There is literally no one else to vote for.
But now you’re choosing the con-artists who will prey on that fact to sell you lies and false promises, and when all is said and done you will be lucky to still have a democracy, let alone solutions. Both Trump and Bolsonaro tried to overthrow their government when the citizens realized they were frauds and kicked them out. Still, somehow, your elected leader supports them. Don’t expect any different.
But the US and Brazil both made the same mistakes, so don’t take it personal. Learn for yourselves. But try to be vigilant enough not to lose your democracy in the process, because there’s no going back after that.