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Brazil and Argentina not so confrontational after all, Itamaraty/O'Globo report
The show must continue, and despite all the theatrics, relations between the incoming government of Argentina's libertarian president Javier Milei and Brazil, (together with China), the leading trade partners, bilateral relations are less confrontational and more fluid than can be expected, so points out an analysis of the situation by O-Globo the leading media consortium from the state of Rio do Janeiro and with good political contacts in Itamaraty. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesI highly recommend the NY Times article
Nov 24th, 2023 - 02:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“The Country Where Houses Are Bought in $100 Bills
Years of economic quagmire created an upside-down economy in Argentina. Javier Milei won the presidency by promising to blow it all up.”
It's a worthwhile read!
¡Saludos de Viña del Mar!
It is also instructive to study the events in the Weimar Republic until 1923: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic What that article omits are the collateral and long term effects, namely the rise of extreme totalitarian movements on the left as well as on the right and the eventual embrace of a dictatorial government that plunged the country into even greater ruin. I am no fan of Argentine arrogance, but I do not wish that sort of destiny even on my worst enemy. Javier is traveling to the US and Israel prior to inauguration, presumably to get 'properly oriented', but I still hope he can reverse course and rescue the once proud nation by the silver river.
Nov 24th, 2023 - 05:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Any form of extreme nationalism in government whether left or right is a recipe for disaster, Argentina is in a mess because of this, it will take years to put right the mismanagement of the country, Peronism/Kirchner was the worst of all, governing a country is an honour not a right,
Nov 25th, 2023 - 10:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0FortHay, you are right about Weimar. I have a number of postage stamps from that period, stamps printed with insane values in thousands stamped over with a number in millions. Argentina isn't there yet , but it is trying.
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