A crazy libertarian...
The world is going mad. As has been rumored for a long time, we are in a huge asylum, or possibly this is hell. Liberal, libertarian, conservative, neocon, populist conservative... these are labels for the same disease, which is division (in order to conquer).
In Mexico, during AMLO's six-year term, for example, conservative took on a new connotation from how it is known in the West.
Conservatives typically seek to preserve traditional values, social order, religion, and national culture, with limited government and free markets. They emphasize family, religion, patriotism, and moral order.
AMLO was not referring to this type of person in his speeches. For him, conservatives were the corrupt political and economic elites who sought to retain power and their privileges at the expense of the people (conservatives or liberals). The media outlets belonging to the elite took it upon themselves to promote the idea that this was communism and against the interests of the people. Many people in the West may believe that Mexico is now communist.
One of these elite conservatives is businessman, television entrepreneur, tax evader, and libertarian Ricardo Salinas Pliego, who, according to rumors, is now seeking the Mexican presidency. The question is, given Argentina's experience with Milei, will Mexico dare to become libertarian under the patronage of the populist conservative Trump? Well, the mass media in Mexico rarely talk about what is happening in Argentina with Milei and promote the idea that everything is going very badly in Mexico, comparing it to the war in any Middle Eastern country, while remaining silent about Israel's atrocities.
And since I'm working on some definitions and to differentiate between libertarians and liberals, I asked ChatGPT.
TopicLibertarian & Liberal
Core belief
Libertarian Individual liberty above all — people should be free to do what they want as long as they don’t harm others.
Liberal Equality and social justice — government should help ensure fairness, opportunity, and protection for all.
Government role
Libertarian: Very limited government; minimal regulation and taxation.
Comment: Yes, Salinas Pliego in Mexico owes billions of pesos to the Mexican tax authorities and suddenly becomes a libertarian and anarcho-capitalist under the Milei model.
Liberal: Active government; uses laws and programs to address inequality and protect rights.
Economics
Libertarian: Free markets, low taxes, few or no welfare programs.
Comment: Milei's actions regarding elderly pensions have been discussed on other occasions.
Liberal: Regulated: capitalism; support for social safety nets (like healthcare, education, welfare).
Personal freedom
Libertarian: Strongly supports personal freedoms — e.g. drug legalization, freedom of speech, privacy.
Liberal: Supports personal freedoms but sometimes favors regulation for social good (e.g. gun control, environmental laws).
Foreign policy
Libertarian: Generally non-interventionist; skeptical of wars and alliances.
Liberal: More open to international cooperation, diplomacy, and sometimes military action for humanitarian reasons.
In the European context
“Liberal” often means what Americans call “libertarian” — focused on free markets and individual liberty.
“Social liberal” in Europe is closer to the American liberal idea — supportive of both markets and a social safety net.
[End of ChatGPT overview ]
In short:
Libertarians want maximum freedom, minimum government.
Libertarians in Argentina are acting against their own interests as a people, which is undoubtedly madness.
