I did see the news reports about him with a chainsaw. He seemed like a nut when I saw that.
And I then watched the Lex Friedman interview and read the profile in the New Yorker.
I was surprised in that my initial glance at him was not positive but my opinions shifted.
Please give me other nuanced and intelligent discussions. I'm sorry I missed the ones you read.
I am a us citizen. I will say the fact that Milei seems very enthusiastic about Trump is very damaging to his brand for me.
Look at some of the actual details around his wish list, the fantasy of dollarization is a favorite of mine https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-24/d...
Compare what's promised to what actually occurs. Did he attack the privileged, were the poor lifted out of poverty, has free enterprise restored a moribund economy? https://www.npr.org/2025/02/09/nx-s1-5280631/argentinas-rece...
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