Gorillas (in Argentina, the term “gorilla” is a derogatory political label used to refer to anyone who strongly opposes Peronism, which often implies that they are conservative, anti-populist, or reactionary. Originating from a 1955 radio sketch, it was adopted to describe civilians or military personnel who conspired against President Juan Domingo Perón)/Gusanos are really stupid and reactionary.

If you say anything bad about Macri or Milei’s goverment, they will say that it is somehow the fault of Cristina Kirchner, Néstor, or Perón, even though Perón and Néstor have been dead for decades. They cannot admit that 99% of Argentina’s problems are the fault of the reactionary elite in Buenos Aires, who hate everyone in the country (they hate the fact they were born in Latin America, and hates Latin American culture, and does everything possible to be like the US, they have been like that since the 1870s) and want Argentina to be a colony of the West, as long as the elite remain intact.

Argentinian society is full of problems (refusal to recognize the afro-argentinian culture or even debate it, the genocide against the native americans), but somehow the ones who live outside of Argentina are even more reactionary.

There’s a high chance that any expat you meet in the US is a reactionary or has heavily bought into the US state department’s line

Was working with a client who moved from Mexico last fall. Why did she move? Because of the “crazy government.”

Right-wing gusanos

“Fixing” for gusanos meaning dialing up the exploitation in their home country up by 11 so they can benefit from the comfort of the imperial core. They know they won’t be the ones affected by the far-right governments they sing the praises of

She is a gusana. To make her feel at home you can call her “tilinga”, “gorila”, “cipaya”, or simply dipshit.

tbh lots of people from argentina are also crackers that fled there literally because they were nazis trying to escape sentencing. your neighbor, of course supports this government because she’s wealthy enough to move to the US. they were probably business owners in argentina and salivate at the idea that workers can now be exploited there to the same degree they are here in the states

Argentina and supports the far right.
Hmmm…weren’t there tons of Nazis who fled there after Stalin crushed them? Ask where her grandparents are from. I learned to ask this in China because people are so mixed around and you can’t tell who’s a local or not except by accent.

I mean, in some ways it helped initially. It’s true that inflation needed to be dramatically curbed, and austerity & currency devaluation helped with that (while massively spiking poverty rates). Inflation is now largely under control, which is great, and they avoided dollarization while largely aligning the exchange rate with the black market “blue” rate. It’s a problem that spending couldn’t solve, and it made sense to try to make Argentina a more competitive exporter, etc. etc.

BUT many of the changes he made could have (in my view: will have) seriously negative long-term effects: mass privitization of public sector agencies/programs, destroying unions and pro-worker regulations, massive deregulation, and elimating the country’s ability to regulate business in the future, massively increased wealth inequality. Also, massive currency devaluation could cause an affordability crisis in Argentina, and paradoxically higher inflation or even an inflationary spiral.

Also, the things that worked to curb inflation will only continue to work if their economy keeps growing, spending stays responsible, they maintain a fiscal surplus, etc. So far, that hasn’t been the case - they had to rely on a massive US bailout (IMF + currency swap), poverty has remained high, and the long-term outlook for working-class Argentinians is extremely tenuous.