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sandensea

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1. It's a cheap way to distract their own people from Brazil's health-care collapse and economic crisis
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 01:32 PM
Sep 2020

But talk about having a full platter of problems, this man Fernández.

Besides inheriting a "Macrisis," he's had this Covid calamity to contend with just months into office, all the Covid-related socio-economic problems - and as if that weren't enough, Argentina's biggest neighbor (Brazil) being ruled by a Joe Bananas (a mentally unstable mafia boss).

All the while, Fernández is also dealing with a treasonous right-wing opposition who's not above trying to speed the spread Covid in hopes of forcing him to resign.

They do this openly, by calling frequent protests (thinly attended, thank goodness) and constantly encouraging people to disregard social distancing and even facemask use (!).

Fernández is certainly paying his dues.

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