Monday, 20 November 2023

Just Rejoice At That News?

Anarcho-capitalists, Javier Milei has hoovered up enough otherwise Peronist votes not to distress you by following through either on banning abortion, or on protectionism towards China and Brazil. If you would have liked either of those, then how libertarian are you?

But another conundrum is more urgent. The Prime Minister would be either Keir Starmer or a member of the present Cabinet. Which side would you support when, needing to distract from quite the economic crisis, Milei's Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands?

Enoch Powell once baffled Margaret Thatcher by telling her that he would have fought in the Second World War even if Britain had had a Communist Government at the time. He would still have fought for his country. With no Tory roots, that was beyond her. With deep Liberal roots, she thought that wars were about "values". Well, you profess to be her heirs, and Milei is now the global standard-bearer of your values. This war is fairly likely. Which side are you going to be on?

4 comments:

  1. What drivel is this. Supporting his economic and social policies (including on abortion) in Argentina does not preclude you also supporting the right of the Falkland Islanders to self determination and thus British sovereignty over them, which Margaret Thatcher helped to affirm when it was last threatened.

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    1. Word salad. A Pavlovian response.

      You people's new global idol has of course reasserted the Argentine claim to the Falkland Islands. That question is really just, "Are you Argentine?" He is going to collapse the economy, and he is quite mad, so this war is really very likely. Which side are you going to be on?

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  2. 'Argentina has non-negotiable sovereignty over the Falklands', country's new right-wing president Javier Milei declares.

    https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/javier-milei-argentina-falklands-sovereignty/

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    1. Of course. He is Argentine. Now, fanboys for whom this is you latest wig after the Thatcher and the Trump, which side are you going to be on?

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