And so it ends for Argentina As I write this, I cant avoid feeling two very clear sensations. The first one I can only explain by saying that its like stepping out of a boat just as it finishes its slow, decadent sinking and finally goes under the surface. The second one is genuine sadness. Of all the posts Ive written, this is without a doubt the saddest one Ive written. Im not talking about the loss of culture, standards of living or the death of a friend. Its not about the starvation of children of violence towards people close to me. Its about all that and more. Its about the death of a country itself. As the press all over the world talks about the political success of the current administration, and mentions the flourishing, prosperous Argentina, a clear minority which Im part of sees things differently. It makes you wonder and ask yourself a few other things as well. Who writes all these praises? What kind of data do they use to make such positive statements? How can a country be booming economically, yet keeps having shantytowns grow at an accelerating rate, poverty, misery and decadence never backing down one inch, and the 3rd greatest inflation in the planet as the icing on the cake? After reading some of the emails people sent me on the success of Argentina, I wonder if its just innocent stupidity, lack of professionalism or if theres more to it than meets the eye and there are other intentions behind it. Argentina was fatally wounded almost ten years ago and Argentina as I knew it died yesterday, October 23, 2011, when Ms. Kirchner was re-elected with over 50% of the votes, gaining complete control of the country. She now controls the executive of course, but also the congress, unions and even the media through the Kirchner Media Law. The headlines of the world consider this something of a surprise, a small number of Argentines such as myself consider this the culmination of a decade long process that started with the destruction of opposing parties by any means, legal or not, the indoctrination of the generations to come through several channels including the mandatory Citizen Formation Studies in schools and even an officially approved version of history. It seems insane, but the History I was taught twenty years ago is different from the one my son is taught, much worse, its different from the recent history I SAW with my own eyes. One can only wonder how can such an authoritarian leader earn so much public support? Wasnt it bad enough when they controlled the media through an unconstitutional law, or what about our retirement funds begin stolen (nationalized) right in our faces? How Did This happen? The process was long and patient at some times, brutal at others. People from other parties or simply with different views suddenly found themselves facing various charges or harassment. People that didnt play along simply didnt end up well, and by that it includes every possible end you can think of. Soon enough politicians that used to be the opposition ended up siding with the ruling K party. Journalists and political analysts that didnt play ball would be threatened to remind them of their position, or eventually found themselves unemployed and no one willing to hire them. The young adult sector was dealt with by the son of the Kirchners, Maximo. He formed the young Ks, with their leaders grouped in an organization called La Campora.La Campora was formed by friends of the sons president, at times such a useless and lazy gang, not even Nestor Kirchner himself could place them in the positions they wanted on occasions. During a meeting with the Young K leaders hes quoted to have said guys, guys, you come here asking for positions of power and management, but you dont even have a high school diploma for me. Almost like a Homer Simpson parody, even the slightest degree of competence would place you in charge of an area of the government or in charge of a recently nationalized company, like when they took back Aerolineas Argentinas airlines from the Spaniards. As for the rest of the population, nothing has ever worked as well for the peronist party as keeping those families poor and numerous, and the Ks repeat that same recipe. The handouts for one reason or another make sure those votes keep coming. Handouts per child, for political support, its all there if you show up to the rallies or protest against the companies that arent team players with the government. If you are a company owner, in the legal or illegal pharmaceutical business, a good amount of donations will go a long way in ensuring the health of your business. Were does the money come from? Stealing the retirement funds helped, so does sucking the blood out of whats left of the middle class through taxes, but the key is Argentinas Green Gold: Soy. In a world in crisis commodities such as soy are expensive. What did the Ks do? Take so much from the farmers through taxes with no regard to the future, so that today the land almost grows soy exclusively. In agricultural terms this is madness but they are doing it anyway. Get rid of everything, cattle, other agro, just plant soy. Soy kills the land and ten years from now were looking at a food crisis, but who cares? The amount of pesticides used already has consequences with child mortality and significant amount of malformations. No one seems to care. But the most brilliant part of this evil plan was the children, the generations to come. Political brainwashing thanks to the mandatory citizen formation classes, combined with the iron grip on the media that ensured the famous in the showbiz which the uneducated masses follow play along supporting the Ks, all this work had its results eventually. This was complimented with an extreme liberal agenda, from gay marriage and adoption to the official nod to drug abuse. Keep in mind that this has been going on for a decade now. It was first four years of Nestor K, then four more of Cristina K during which Nestor died. Now its four more of Cristina K, and the first generation of indoctrinated kids finally had a chance to vote in these elections. Dont repeat Our Mistakes Ms. K won with over half the country voting for her. This may appear to be a triumph of Democracy. You have to wonder though, if it really is a democracy after everything that has happened, including the sharing of power between husband and wife to extend their period in power. Hugo Chavez was voted at some time into office. So was Hitler. Many people consider what happened to Argentina after its economic collapse to be a window into the possible future of USA. In many ways and in spite of the differences I do think it is. I do see so many of the similarities that I feel encouraged to make certain warnings which followers of my blog read time and again. One of them is being watchful of the calamity of crime and the suffering it causes. Argentina is already becoming like Venezuela in that area as well. The one I want to make sure people listen to in this case is to please be careful of authoritarian governments. They sprout and grow within the political system and government structure during hard times like weve seen it happen so many times in the past, in different countries at different times. Never forget Hitler got voted into office thanks to the desperation of the Germans just wanting to believe the promises after so much economic struggling. Argentines would hand over a freaking crown to this woman if she asked for one, but they already gave her so much more than that. Please learn from our experience in this as well. Never give more power to a president than the one he should have. Remember that hes always an employee of the people, and not the other way around. Punish authoritarianism by taking action, talking with your representatives and remembering it when its time to vote once again. USA has real hope in its Tea Party movement and politicians like Ron Paul. Support them. Support movements like the Appleseed Project, those are great folks that teach a key part of the TRUE history of the United States and not a sanitized politically correct version. Take care everyone, http://www.ferfal.blogspot.com/ Basically, the progressive plan for us. A steady increase in one party rule. _
This is very sad indeed. The goal of the left has been to take over education, the judiciary, bureaucracies, and the media. To that end they have been very successful. As I watch God being removed from the courts, schools, public grounds, and media and the devaluation of the family unit in favor of BIG GOVERNMENT the game plan of the left is all too clear. Yet, like Argentina, we have groups of willing idiots and weak minded people that "play ball" to get along with the left wing agenda. Well fortunately in America we have alternatives that Argentina did not have. More and more children here are being pulled from public education. Alternative media is available on the radio and at Fox News and on the internet. The left still owns the National (Democratic Party) Media, Public Education, and the bureaucracies, but more and more traditional Americans are on to their game and rejecting it. We have a short time to act, but we must crush them in 2012 and that looks real good.
Ohh boo hoo such a disaster in Argentina, the third fastest growng economy in the world, $48Billion in currency reserves and only $6.5Billion of debt. A massive decrease in the poverty rate, a revival of small business and manufacturing. Total rejection of the neo-liberal economics that ruined Argentina's economy, destoyed the middle class and is now doing the exact same thing with Greece and threatenting the rest of the EU. There is no real wonder why she got re-elected. Its the economy. 2012 will indeed be critical for the US, it will have the choice of following Argentina or Greece.
This is arguably the most lugubrious OP a ********** has ever posted. Argentina elects a center left coalition who has successfully steered the country out of the detritus left by the rightwing governments' after a decade of dirty war and economic crisis, and the **********s moan. Perfect.
