A book on classical monetary theory may not seem like a crowd-pleaser, but BUENOS AIRES: However, on Wednesday in Buenos Aires, a horde of star-studded fans packed a gigantic auditorium to hear the liberal economist Javier Milei speak about the importance of releasing capital from the hands of the state.
The screaming group jumped to their feet as he strode through a sea of supporters clambering for selfies. Whistles, tap and slogans of his political phrase” Long live rights, dammit”! filled the opera.
Milei was greeted like a facility chair. And within events, he became one.
Grabbing the device and swinging into a include of” Panic Show” by Brazilian hard rock group La Renga, Milei jumped frenetically around the stage, whipping 10, 000 supporters into a frenzy.
” I am the lion”, he hollered, shaking his rebellious hair to the beat. ” I am the ruler of a lost world”.
When the song came to a halt, he removed his dark leather coat to show a company match underneath and rose up to the podium, returning to his usual image as a scruffy educational. ” I wanted to do this because I definitely wanted to sing”, he said.
Then Milei began the publication of his new book,” Socialism, Socialism, and the Classical Trap,” which is a commitment to the so-called Austrian School of Economics, which calls for governments to step aside and let the marketplace decide.
” Market problems do not occur”, he said. ” Second, check there is no state action”.
Milei had originally intended to promote his text at the region’s largest literary event, the Buenos Aires International Book Fair. However, the president cancelled the occasion and promoted a new one at the state’s Luna Park industry downtown when the left-leaning organizers delivered speeches criticizing Milei for defunding social organizations.
He thanked the book good organizers on Wednesday evening for their satirical hospitality. ” With an attempted ban, you gave us this party”, he said, as pulsating lighting and clouds of artificial smoke enveloped the stage.
It was n’t Milei’s first time jamming out in public. Campaign activities occasionally featured” Panic Show” shows with revised songs. According to journalist Juan Luis Gonzalez’s history of Milei,” El Loco,” his passion for rock songs dates back to high school, when he founded a Rolling Stones gift group and danced like Mick Jagger during playtime.
He maintained his interest in theatrics as a liberal journalist who was invited onto TV and radio to criticize Argentina’s economic malaise, attracting both praise for his amusing antics and his “anarcho-capitist” theories.
” This relation he has with people, I’ve never seen anything like it”, said 72- year- ancient attendee Liliana Varela as she watched Milei glad- taking supporters. He is disrupting everything that is necessary at this very minute.
More than half of the country’s population is in hunger, and annual inflation has soared to 300 per cent, which is when Milei’s most extravagant event, Wednesday, comes at a vulnerable moment for Argentina, which is in the midst of its worst economic crises in 20 years.
Milei’s extreme poverty actions have so far compounded the challenges of Argentina’s poor and middle classes. Milei’s condemnation of communist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his wife is causing an extraordinary diplomatic crisis with Spain, Argentina’s traditional ally and main trading partner.
” Milei does n’t have to answer to Sanchez”, said 62- year- old Hernan Sanchez queuing outside the venue. ” He is defending his ideas”.
When the audience yelled profanity at Sanchez, Milei reacted with a grin. ” Stop that or Mondino is going to ask me for overtime”, he quipped, referring to the foreign secretary.
Despite the tumult Milei’s scores have stayed powerful. When Milei ran over an hour later, his die-hard fans showed up on Wednesday, lining up for hours in the icy conditions and dance to keep the electricity high.
” He’s the best leader in the world”, gushed 20- year- ancient Matias Muzica, dodging concerns about his policies but praising him as Argentina’s response to Donald Trump. ” He may create Argentina wonderful again”.
