Yeah, a good buddy of mine is a hardcore socialist and I am a libertarian. We sometimes talk politics and still have fun. Why not. Discuss and let the best argument win.

I can’t vote for Trump (I’m Dutch). Would have probably voted for him though. Another 4 years of Biden would have made Europe a Marxists paradise. Trump still might not change it but at least there is some push back now.

I don’t understand the ‘I will always support my president’ - maybe that’s a US thing. If you think the guy is a nutcase, why support him. The US is more than a president. Companies, states and people can thrive under bad management.

Not sure what to think of the Guantanamo Bay policy. If it is only used for low life criminals I am not too bothered with it. If it causes randomly sending illegals there and treating them inhumanly I wouldn’t support that.

Isolated incident and blown way out of proportions. Impossible to know what he was thinking at the time, maybe it was meant as a ‘heart to you’ gesture or just a ‘look at me you fuckers’. Even if it was the latter (what I doubt) that doesn’t make you a nazi.
Whatever it was, it did result in exactly what you would expect. MSM is freaking out, but I am pretty sure that even the most leftwing nutcase (Europe is full of them) understands he is not looking to kill 6 million Jews or Muslims.

It does distract from DOGE though, and that’s what we need the most. Kick out all the useless bureaucrats, regulations and appreciate people that produce instead of leech.

From everything that is happening right now in the US - DOGE is the most exciting. We definitely could use some DOGE in Europe

He mentioned the following.

“some of them are so bad, we don’t even trust the countries to hold them, because we don’t want them coming back.”

I think it is more to send a signal than a well thought out policy but indeed good question.

Why is this downvoted? Didn’t history prove this enough by now?

Interesting - democratizing journalism. Wondering what the prerequisites will be to be able to apply.

She’s okay but Kayleigh McEnany > Karonie Leavitt

Not a big fan of the tarrifs - a dangerous bet. His goal doesn’t seem to be using tarrifs to end income tax, but force other countries into submission. Wondering how this will play out.

No - just like I don’t want to ban people having a conversation in a pub about a topic I don’t like even if they just tell lies to each other.

If it was up to the EU we’d still believe there was no chance in the world the Corona Covid virus could have ever come from a Chinese lab and even suggesting it should have you banned from social media. Free float of ideas and let the best argument win.

Totally agree. I still think from a economic and personal freedom perspective you’re a lot better off in a capitalist society under authoritarian control than in a Marxist one. Nobody is safe in an authoritarian communist (or probably better term - collectivist) society. How much examples do you need. Mao was the worst. China embraced capitalism and significantly improved the living standards of its people after Mao, while still remaining an authoritarian regime. Pinochet made the economy thriving and under socialist Salvador Allende the economy was a mess.

I am certainly not in favor of an authoritarian regime but at least capitalism gives you more economic freedom and property rights.

Not ‘just a guy’ - very well researched and with actual feet on the ground. If this doesn’t convince you nothing will and you’re probably stuck in your ideology. Oh well, you can’t save everyone 😀

Also very good article.

https://www.bowtiedmara.io/p/lionheart-mileis-first-year-in-office

You can’t be serious. Tim Walz too? 😢

Are you from Argentina? I like to get my info from the country itself. See link below - this guy is providing very detailed info and he is optimistic about the future. You don’t fix a mess in a year though - Argentina is not there yet, I really hope his party will win the election in October so he can double down on his agenda.

https://www.bowtiedmara.io/p/argentina-outlook-2025

Oh, come on. You can do better than that. He took over from the socialists that made the country a hell and it was only getting worse. It really takes guts from a country to choose someone that is against freebies. This was not a country in a good shape. Poverty is not the only number that is currently improving btw. The Moody country ratings update is really significant. It marks the first upgrade for Argentina in over 20 years! Talking about zooming out 😀

Let’s hope Argentina continuous on this free market path and next year Lemmy will be full of Libertarians. Future is looking bright.

Are you trying to convince me by sharing macrotrends with poverty data until 2022? You know he started end 2023 right?

aljazeera is your source? really?

Below a site from Argentina and more recent. If you want I can also provide a Spanish source. Sometimes I really think you Marxists rather see people poor than acknowledge your ideology is based on an illusion with no real world prove it has ever worked.

https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/expert-reports-say-argentinas-poverty-rate-has-fallen-to-368.phtml

Argentina is collapsing.

Jaja, I love real world examples. The opposite is true. You can see basic economics working in practice 😀

https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/202501249138/moodys-upgrades-argentinas-rating-as-inflation-and-debt-levels-improve

Poverty is down and lower than when Milei started his presidency. Do you really think the poor care that his policies will make a few rich folks even richer? They just want shelter, safety and some food.

His purpose is clear: push deregulation so those who sponsor him can get wealthier and wealthier, no matter how he attempts to squirm to justify that goal.

See Argentina what a blessing deregulation is, we need a lot more Milei and less Marx. Socialism is one of the main reasons why Africa is still poor (read Magatte Wade - the heart of a cheetah). Economy is not a zero sum game - who cares that someone else is rich. Is that envy speaking?

Sowell started out as a Marxist btw. It is just a flawed ideology and in its most extreme form always ends in dictatorship.

https://rumble.com/vjzm8i-why-socialism-is-very-appealing-thomas-sowell.html

I’m well aware of Basic Economics.

So I guess you haven’t read it?