This Trump Could Admirer Could Well Be Argentina's Next President

[RandySF]

BUENOS AIRES — He believes selling human organs should be legal, climate change is a “socialist lie,” sex education is a ploy to destroy the family and that the Central Bank should be abolished. He also could be Argentina’s next president.

Javier Milei, an admirer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, is the latest example of how right-wing populists are making inroads in Latin America, appealing to a citizenry angry with politics as usual and eager for outsiders to shake up the system.

A libertarian economist and self-described “anarcho capitalist,” Milei made a name for himself by shouting against the “political caste” on television. His presidential candidacy looked like a sideshow until recently. Polls show his popularity rising, and his proposals dominate discussions ahead of October elections.

“Today no one can say that Milei isn’t someone who could get to the presidency,” said Luis Tonelli, a political scientist at University of Buenos Aires.




https://time.com/6283265/javier-milei-argentina-presidential-candidate/

[anciano]

1. Another "drain the swamp" candidacy......

we've seen this movie before so we know how it ends.

[dalton99a]

2. He alone can fix it

[treestar]

3. Tell them not to bother

they can have the real thing - we'll send them the real one.