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by pas 941 days ago
He goes on a populist far-right propagandist's show but somehow that will lead to a less distorted view?

Look, I have nothing against Milei (because I haven't even set foot on that side of the Atlantic), nor against libertarianism (I agree we should strive to approximate it), or crypto, or being irreverent (which might be a moot point in Argentina and nowadays).

I really hope he can stay true to the ideas we think he has, but I have serious doubts after seeing this rhetoric again and again all over the world and taking into account how bad the situation is in Argentina (and all over the world).

I know nothing about allegations of zoophilia, and of course any such extreme allegation without similarly hefty evidence are just ridiculous. I think he deserves a fair chance, despite his abrasiveness and methods, but that doesn't absolve him of these.

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Saying you won’t watch an interview because you dislike the host, when the subject is about the interviewee, shows a strong tendency to police thought and ignore anything that contradicts your prior beliefs.
I do try to police my attention ... you know, in this economy, who has spare of that!

If I can I try to not watch content from propagandists, populists, self-professed leftists/socialists/Marxists/anti-capitalists/eat-the-rich-ists/etc. it just doesn't make much sense.

Because someone else insisted in the idea that it is propaganda?

Politics is a highly manipulated topic.

The last thing I recommend is to see something through a middle-man. No matter who we are talking about or "ideology".

no, because I watched some content from said authors, determined that it's bad, stopped watching it.

there's very little value in wasting attention on who said what, it's more than enough to see who does what.

No, he does not. Listen to the interview with Tucker Carlson. It is there. It is well exposed. He does not shout in that interview.

With all his defects and given the argentinian situation, I honestly think he was the right choice. I say this from a confidence point of view. We have to see what he really ends up doing and only time will tell. At that time we will know.

I am a supporter of Bukele as well. He is not supposed to be anywhere near the right. But... he had good results so far. That is what I wish to countries: peace, progress, results.

Greetings!