Javier Milei’s win is a stinging rebuke of the political establishment in a nation battered by economic woes.

Javier Milei’s win is a stinging rebuke of the political establishment in a nation battered by economic woes.

  • dangblingus@lemmy.world
    9·
    11 months ago

    Divide and conquer means only half of your working class understands they’re being exploited. If after a few decades it’s becoming evident that class consciousness is forming, introduce a foreign strawman into the equation and have a culture war.

    • _wintermute@lemmy.world
      5·
      11 months ago

      introduce a foreign strawman into the equation and have a culture war.

      Trans/gender politics are a perfect example of this. Nothing riles up liberals like a minority being oppressed, and nothing riles up conservatives more than minorities having rights.

      Same with abortion and almost anything relating to Christianity in government.

      Racism etc etc

      Put it all together and baby you got a culture war stew goin’! The American way!