Javier Milei has been elected president of Argentina: Madman or genius?


After reading the article, I think that Judaism and Zionism are not really separate things. Zionism is the quasi-secular political application of Jewish religious eschatology... But anyway, that's something that might deserve its own thread.
 
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Javier Milei signed Argentina's entry as a founding member of the Board of Peace promoted by Donald Trump. This took place recently during the World Economic Forum in Davos, where Trump ratified the founding charter and Milei participated in the signing ceremony. Milei described it as an "honor" and thanked Trump for the invitation, highlighting that Argentina is joining as a founding country in this initiative to promote peace in conflict zones (initially focused on the reconstruction of Gaza, but with global ambitions)

Members who choose to do so must pay a membership fee, the famous $1 billion. Countries can participate as rotating members for three years without paying anything; however, to obtain a permanent seat (beyond three years), a cash contribution of at least $1 billion is required within the first year of the charter's validity. That money would go directly to the reconstruction of Gaza and other board mandates.

According to reports and posts circulating on social media (mainly on X) and some media outlets opposed to or critical of Milei's government, Javier Milei allegedly offered the Port of Ushuaia to Donald Trump as an alternative way to "pay" or compensate for the $1 billion membership fee required for a permanent seat on the Board of Peace.
MILEI TOOK OVER THE PORT OF USHUAIA AND TODAY HE WILL PUT IT AT TRUMP'S SERVICE

Before meeting Donald Trump in Davos, President @JMilei suspended the authorization of the Port of Ushuaia and ordered its administrative intervention, so that it would be managed directly by the national government.

He is taking it away from the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands.

The measure was adopted by a simple resolution of the National Ports and Navigation Agency, which, under number 4/2026, was published today in the Official Gazette.

Milei will offer the port of Ushuaia to the President of the United States for military and commercial use.

In fact, among the grounds for the resolution he used to illegally seize the port, Milei stated that "its location in the South Atlantic, south of the continent, and its proximity to Antarctica make the port a key point for Antarctic supply and scientific campaigns, as well as a port of strategic importance for the Argentine Republic, especially in the custody of its southern waters and territories."

He added: "The Port of Ushuaia is fundamental not only because of its strategic and geopolitical importance, but also because of its role in logistics, regional trade, and tourism."

Milei's decision sets a reckless precedent against the provinces and against the national interest.

All governors should react.​
 

After internal tensions within the libertarian ranks over the design of the agency's structure and the appointment of officials, the government is ready to create the Migration Security Agency. Although adjustments to the decree are still pending, the former mayor of Tres de Febrero, Diego Valenzuela, is set to head the migration control agency. Although its functions would be limited to border crossings, some sectors anticipate that it could be an “Argentine ICE.”

According to sources familiar with the creation of the new agency, the agency's mission will be to control border crossings in order to control migration flows. The agency seeks to combat organized crime and “intensify” the deportation of foreigners who commit crimes. For its part, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has similar functions: it is responsible for enforcing immigration laws, although it does so “at, within, and beyond the borders,” as they themselves explain.​


Milei's ICE got off to a slow start in Villa Celina: “We detected 16 foreigners in an irregular situation.”

The situations of 385 foreign citizens were checked, of whom 16 had neither documents nor authorized residence, so they were ordered to regularize their situation or face expulsion.​

Agree with this comment to a Sott article (my emphasis):
Question: Is all this ICE activity for the roundup of illegal immigrants or is it practice and testing systems for a future which is coming down the pipe for all US citizens? and very probably the rest of the western world.

Our economies have 2 or 3 years at most before they implode. What happens then?

And very probably the rest of the western world...
The difference here is that in Argentina, racial and immigration issues are very minor compared to the United States...
 
There were warning signs from the very beginning. When Milei was elected, I remarked to an acquaintance that he'll be selling Argentina and its people because he liberalized the selling of land to foreigners. The waving of the six points star, licking the wall with a silly hat were other signs of what was to come. In the end: "Who's the more foolish, the fool, or the fool who follows him?" -Obi-Wan Kenobi
 
There were warning signs from the very beginning. When Milei was elected, I remarked to an acquaintance that he'll be selling Argentina and its people because he liberalized the selling of land to foreigners. The waving of the six points star, licking the wall with a silly hat were other signs of what was to come. In the end: "Who's the more foolish, the fool, or the fool who follows him?" -Obi-Wan Kenobi

I think those were the most obvious signs in the end. But even before he entered politics, it was clear that something was not right in Milei's head... Well, of course, for those of us who notice the details.
 
Perhaps, in Milei's mind, Patagonia is no longer Argentine territory. President Javier Milei caused outrage in Argentina when he sang "El Rock del Gato" at the libertarian festival "Derecha Fest."

Meanwhile, Patagonia continues to burn and the budget for firefighters has been cut by 78%.

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The Servicio Nacional de Manejo del Fuego (National Fire Management Service) and related programs saw reductions in the 2026 budget. Multiple Argentine outlets reported a real-terms cut of around 78-78.5% compared to prior levels. Critics, environmental groups, and opposition figures argued that this cut left firefighters and national parks under-resourced amid the crisis, contributing to slower or less effective responses.

In response to the fires, Milei posted a thank-you message on X to the firefighters and volunteers fighting the blazes, calling their work heroic. However, he also shared on Instagram an AI-generated image depicting himself (in a suit) shaking hands with a firefighter amid the response efforts. He didn't travel to the affected areas himself, which amplified the backlash.​

While President Milei plays superstar with his rented ex-girlfriend, he turns his back on Patagonia, which is burning. Out-of-control fires, increasingly worse firefighters, and an absent government.
The tour of shame. 🔥

The president of Argentina, who practically sold his country to the United States, starts singing and acting like a rock star. Show, show, and more show. Poor Argentinians who have to put up with him...
 
And now the government is meddling with national symbols...


Controversy over San MartĂ­n's curved saber: it will once again be guarded by the Grenadiers in Palermo

By decree, the national government changed the official custody of the historic piece belonging to the national hero. "I don't think it's a wise decision," questioned historian Felipe Pigna.

By decree of the national government, the curved saber that belonged to José de San Martín will change official custody and, as of February 7, will return to the headquarters of the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, after more than a decade as part of the collection of the National Historical Museum (MHN) in San Telmo.

The transfer ceremony will take place in the city of San Lorenzo, Santa Fe, 213 years after the Battle of San Lorenzo, where President Javier Milei will be responsible for handing over the piece to its new custodians.​
Milei not only violated San MartĂ­n's last wish to donate his curved saber to Rosas, but he also eliminated the Manuel Belgrano Institute, dissolved the Admiral Guillermo Brown Institute, the Jorge Newbery Institute, and the Juan Domingo PerĂłn Institute, in addition to seizing all of their assets. There is no precedent in the world for a government that so scandalously violates the history and identity of its people. It is totally unthinkable in any country in the world for a president to meddle with the nation's heroes and most important figures. Anywhere else, it would be grounds for immediate impeachment for treason. There is no doubt that today we are governed by the enemies of our homeland.​
ABOUT SAN MARTIN'S SABER

We all value the history of the glorious battles fought by the Mounted Grenadiers during the Wars of Independence, and we hold a special fondness for their epic deeds. But San MartĂ­n's saber must be cared for, respected, and displayed in a place that offers the most opportunities for people to see it, and that place is the National Historical Museum. There, it is guarded at all times, as is the Liberator's tomb in the Cathedral, by a permanent guard from the Mounted Grenadiers regiment. No one objects to that.

Therefore, what Milei's government is doing, with the decision to move it to the building of the Mounted Grenadiers regiment, in a supposed gesture of "restitution" for "better care," is a serious mistake as well as a provocation.

The reasons given are ridiculous; in serious countries, the technically appropriate place to care for a relic of this magnitude is a museum where there are professionals who have studied for this type of task. Of course, no matter how much goodwill the Horse Grenadiers regiment shows, it is much easier for people to see the saber in a museum than to go to the headquarters of a military regiment (which will always be, logically, more restrictive). With the decision made by the national government, what this measure will achieve is that fewer Argentines will see it.

There are no cases of sabers or military symbols that are very important to a nation, such as San MartĂ­n, who is commonly referred to as the father of the nation, being cared for by a regiment. Not even banners and flags captured in combat are kept in specific barracks in most countries.

If there were a genuine interest in prioritizing the history of the Mounted Grenadiers, a larger budget would need to be allocated to the National Historical Museum and a new room dedicated to the history of that regiment would need to be created, close to the San MartĂ­n room, leaving the saber where it is now. That would be a serious and inclusive move.

But quite the contrary, what this transfer of the saber seeks to do is to show supposedly pro-military political gestures that divide the country; the message is: "this belongs to the military and belongs to them" or "only the military can take care of this."

When San Martín said that he would never unsheathe it for political differences or fratricidal struggles between Argentines, that saber ceased to be a weapon and became the most powerful symbol of unity that Don José left us. This manipulation, provocation, and change of exhibition location, now accessible to all, in order to overact sympathy for a regiment, is totally contrary to San Martín's thinking. And, of course, it is disrespectful to Argentines.

In my opinion, they want to destroy national identity. That is the SOUL OF THE PEOPLE.
 
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