Milei ... Let’s Talk Over A Cup of Mate!

– #Mate.matics | 1 –

Mill considers freedom less threatened by the state than by society ... that the political representation system of parliamentary democracy cannot function, if society itself is not based on similar principles. He feared that an intolerant society could destroy the liberal element of political representation. (Franz L. Neumann, Democratic and Authoritarian State)

Dear Mr Milei, Honourable President of Argentina,

Congratulations on your landslide victory[1]!

Making a long story short, beyond this publication and alongside other world news, the author is planning to deliver a sequel of short features showing concern for your country, people and future.

Against the backdrop of phasing in fundamental contexts of and aspects to Argentina’s CV, Good Breaking News on her Bejing ... sorry ... being, are greatly appreciated.

Upfront, did/does it have to be a chainsaw[2], kind of reminiscing of Halloween, Friday the 13th, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

Pardon?

Apart from such evidence of necrophilia, there’s so much to talk about ... i. e. you[3] and your views[4] ... your political fiancé’s[5] views[6]. In fact, so many lessons are to be learnt from your country‘s fortunes and mishaps in terms of:

# History and Culture | Politics and Economics

# Import and Export Businesses | Business Restoration and Innovation

# Finance and Banking | Fiscal and Monetary Policies

# Wealth and Income Distribution | Demographics and Education

# Urban Sprawl | Land Ownership and Reform

# Displacement of Indigenous People and Migration

# Human Rights | Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunity

# Crime and Justice | Fraud and Corruption

# Public (Dis)Information and Social Media

So, what ’s gone wrong with Argentina?!

For one thing, she should’ve won more Football World Cups[7] (1978, 1986, 2022) to be on par with her defaults[8] (1827, 1890, 1982, 1988-89, 2001, 2005, 2014, 2020). Reversely, given the domestic hype on celebrity economists[9], Argentina shouldn’t have accounted for more than three bankruptcies.

In closing for the time being, one could’ve wished for immortal Astor Piazolla running for President playing Libertango[10] on his Bandoneon, riding a merely bosal-tamed white pearl-like shimmering Criollo stallion, bringing in his wake the Great Ones of Argentina’s history:

# Ernesto Laclau (Philosophy)

# Bernardo Houssay, Luis Federico, Leloir, César Milstein (Science)

# Eva Perón and Juan Perón (Politics) – come on, don’t blame it on Perón

# Raúl Prebisch (Economics)

# Antonio Berni, Lino Enea Spilimbergo (Creative Arts)

# Luciana Aymar, Juan Manuel Fangio, Juan Antonio Flecha, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Mario Kempes, Diego Maradona, César Luis Menotti, Lionel Messi, Gabriela Sabatini, Guillermo Vilas (Sports)

Wow^n! ... Argentina could and should‘ve done (a) much better (job)!

A bitcoin ... sorry ... penny for your thoughts.

Respectfully yours,

Cal Caleido

Frame of Reference

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[1] Javier Milei Is Now President In Argentina With A Pro-Bitcoin Agenda (forbes.com) ––– Libertarian Firebrand Milei Win in Argentina (europeanconservative.com)

[2] A man, a plan, a chainsaw: How a power tool took center stage in Argentina's presidential race | AP News ––– A man, a plan, a chainsaw: How a power tool took center stage in Argentina’s presidential race | World News - The Indian Express ––– Why They Call Argentina's President-Elect Javier Milei The 'Chainsaw Man' (ndtv.com) ––– figuratively related as follows: Halloween (franchise) (Wikiped) ––– Friday the 13th (franchise) (Wikiped) ––– The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Wikiped)  

[3] Javier Milei (Wikiped)

[4] Javier Milei: Presidential Election Victory Speech (English transcript-video) (americanrhetoric.com) ––– Fascistic candidate Javier Milei elected president of Argentina (wsws.org) ––– Argentinians urged to reject ‘dictatorial’ Milei by offspring of regime torturers | Argentina | The Guardian ––– Who is Javier Milei? Argentina’s new far-right president ‘El Loco’ takes the stage | Javier Milei | The Guardian – Radical Plans of Argentina’s Milei to Face Thorny Political Reality (fitchratings.com) ––– How Javier Milei upset Argentina‘s political status quo (internationalviewpoint.org) ––– Political hate speech of the far right on Twitter in Latin America (communicarjournal.com)

[5] Victoria Villarruel (Wikiped)

[6] Victoria Villarruel, Javier Milei’s running mate who vindicates the dictatorship and opposes abortion and gay marriage | International | EL PAÍS English (elpais.com)

[7] Argentina at the FIFA World Cup (Wikiped)

[8] List of sovereign debt crises (Wikiped) ––– Argentine debt restructuring (Wikiped) ––– related as follows: Six Key Considerations for Argentine Creditors (clearygottlieb.com) ––– The IMF tells Argentina’s creditors some harsh truths (economist.com) ––– Argentina’s Path to Debt Relief from Private Creditors | Yale School of Management ––– The State of Argentina’s Debt Restructuring… | Council on Foreign Relations (cfr.org) ––– Argentina on brink of ninth debt default (ft.com) ––– Argentina and creditors enter new round - OMFIF ––– Argentina and three creditor groups reach a deal on debt restructuring – Ministry of Economy (economia.gob.ar) ––– Argentina reaches restructuring deal with creditors - LatinFinance ––– Argentina's creditors back $65 billion debt restructuring deal - Business Daily (france24.com)

[9] Celebrity economists: The sages of the pampas | The Economist (ntu.edu.tw)

[10] Astor Piazzolla - Libertango (1977) - YouTube