Far-right populist posts shock win in Argentina’s primary election - eviltoast

Javier Milei’s win is a stinging rebuke of the political establishment in a nation battered by economic woes.

  • baruchin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I think the alarming rise of ultra right movements is because of the failure of leftist governments around the world. So yes, ultra right will come, we’ll get tired of that, and then ultra leftists will come again. It’s a vicious circle.

    • hh93@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Germany had 16 years of conservative rule and still has the fat right surge

      For them everything is left

      And it had nothing to do with governments getting successful or not it’s just social media connecting all the racists that previously where to scared to speak out and now there’s proof that 20-30% of people are just racists and probably always where

    • cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      It’s in line with the history of most of South America. Swinging from far left to far right because they both lie and promise economic prosperity while lining their and their friends pockets.