My condolences, especially to the marginalised groups and scientific community in Argentina. I see you and grieve with you. Qué bajón. (I hope I’m using this correctly)
Is this good or bad for Argentina?
Probably Bad. This guy is a libertarian extremist with lots of strange ideas.
Depends who you ask. He is anti-science pro-capitalism and willing to be a puppet leader for the US. Whether that ultimately benefits the average Argentinian or not remains to be seen, but historically far-right policy has only ever benefited those who currently hold the most power.
I think it’s also worth mentioning Argentina is a place where a lot of prominent fascists fled to after WW2 with the assistance of Perón, and the country has somewhat of a reputation in South America for being extremely proud of their European heritage.
Idiocracy light, I truely hope he’s an actor and just acted nuts to get elected.
Edit: Brought chainsaw om campaign trail to “slash government funding” and deregulate safety standards are my two favorites.
I had the same hope back in 2018 when Bolsonaro was elected in Brazil. Maybe this guy is just pretending to be insane and will be more reasonable once he’s president. I know better now.
Not great but likely better than they’ve had, which isn’t saying much.
Best of luck to Argentinians 🫡
