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Offline Mark 79

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imbecile… leftist SOB… etc.
« on: August 19, 2023, 02:11:51 PM »
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  • Catholics in Argentina appear both somewhat startled and also divided by the surprising recent success of Javier Milei, a firebrand politician who’s termed the country’s most famous native son, Pope Francis, a “communist,” an “imbecile” and even a “leftist son of a bitch.”
    https://catholicherald.co.uk/politician-who-calls-pope-imbecile-and-son-of-a-b-comes-out-top-in-argentine-primaries/

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    Re: imbecile… leftist SOB… etc.
    « Reply #1 on: August 19, 2023, 07:06:30 PM »
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  • Catholicism in Argentina is a complicated thing, lots of factions and strange alliances that need decades, centuries, of context to get, so I won't even try. (It is key, though, to understanding the current Vatican resident.) It's a very resource-rich country that has done nothing but self-sabotage for generations. Inflation is out of control again and people are fed up with official corruption, thus we have Milei for his economics at least, his wacky and often un-Catholic mix of social stances notwithstanding. And Argentines do love a firebrand. 

    Here (5:20), Milei measured and thoughtful, anti-central banks, anti-crime, anti-Lula, anti-CCP...and pro-Israel. (Subtitles are accurate.)



    And here (3:14), Milei florid over leftards. (Profanity in the subtitles, though the translation barely conveys the porteño-isms).



    And here, an alternate take from The Spectator, which notes that the angry smart kids are calling Milei the Last Punk. In the end he may be no more than Italy's Beppe Grillo and the Five Star Movement from a decade ago. (Who? What? Exactly.)

    Pop-punk ditty here for those who understand Spanish:

    Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, all things pass away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things. He who has God finds he lacks nothing; God alone suffices. - St. Teresa of Jesus


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    Re: imbecile… leftist SOB… etc.
    « Reply #2 on: August 19, 2023, 08:21:28 PM »
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  • Sorry to post a Wikipedia, but it sure makes this guy look mixed up.  Of course, that's not to take away one iota from his valid criticisms of the temporary tenant at the Vatican.

    Javier Milei - Wikipedia

    Personal life[edit]
    Milei has earned the nickname of el Peluca ("The Wig") due to his eccentric hairstyle.[159][160] He has consistently stated that he does not comb his hair, leading to significant press attention;[161] only Lilia Lemoine, vice president of his party and a cosplayer, is able to style his hair.[162] In May 2022, he stated: "I will not be apologizing for having a penis. I don't have to feel ashamed of being a man, white, blond with light blue eyes."[141] Regarding his romantic life, he is not married and has no known partner as of August 2023;[74] he indicated in an October 2017 interview with La Nación that he champions free love.[163] On a local television program in June 2020, he disclosed his involvement in several threesomes and his role as a neotantra instructor, describing himself as a tantric sex instructor,[164] claiming to be "capable of remaining three months without ejaculating".[165] In August 2023, The Daily Telegraph characterized him as a "rock singer and tantric sex instructor",[93] while The Guardian referred to him as a "former tantric sex coach".[9]

    While Milei identifies as Catholic,[166] he has been critical of the Catholic Church under Pope Francis, whom on different occasions he called a "Jesuit who promotes communism", "an unpresentable and disastrous character", and "representative of the evil one on Earth".[74] He also reads the Torah daily and has visited the grave of Orthodox rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Milei expressed contemplation about converting to Judaism but said that observing the Jєωιѕн Sabbath could pose challenges if he were to become president.[162] Milei revealed that he was previously estranged from his parents and regarded them as dead.[167] During his political campaign, he reconciled with both his father and mother.[168] He always had a close bond with his younger sister, Karina Milei, who managed his election campaign.[34]

    Milei is the owner of five English Mastiffs, with Conan serving as the progenitor. He considers Conan his son and has named four of Conan's six clones, including one named after the original, Milton (in honour of Milton Friedman), Murray (in honour of Murray Rothbard), Robert, and Lucas (both named after Robert Lucas).[169][170] He described them as four-legged children and personally thanked them after his 2023 Argentine primary elections win.[34] During the night of celebration, he also danced rock and roll with his family, choosing the song "Se viene", one of Argentine rock's greatest hits that at the end of the 1990s became a challenge to the neoliberal government of Carlos Menem and was a premonition of the Corralito crisis in 2001; the song's chorus says: "The explosion is coming."[34] Milei looks to Menem as an example and the band, Bersuit Vergarabat, had forbidden him to use the song. Despite this, the hall of celebrations sang it without fear of contradictions.[34]




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    Re: imbecile… leftist SOB… etc.
    « Reply #3 on: August 20, 2023, 02:07:20 AM »
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  • Milei is not Catholic and he is not going to reverse the moral and spiritual dissolution of Argentina, but he is against abortion.

    If you know Spanish, you should watch this video where an Argentine priest, Javier Olivera Ravasi, analyzes Milei:




    Said that, Argentina has huge problems of bureaucracy and administrative and government corruption, it's necessary someone like Milei a few years to clean this.