Disclaimer: I'm a devoted supporter of Milei, and personally gave everything to put my two cents on the massive stack of volunteers that helped him become the president of Argentina.
As some asked for it, this is a report on my personal testimony on the situation in Argentina under Mile's government.
Pros on Him:
- Remained the exact same, in his speech, simplicity and mannerisms.
- He has been able to balance being masterfully pragmatic to achieve first results and transitions, as much as being religious about his tenets, towards which said transitions aim.
- He has remained loyal to the programme he promised to implement, accomplishing much more than he promised, much faster than expected.
- He has become a source of national pride for the youth, for giving them hope and for being acclaimed internationally for the same speeches that inspired the youth to support him.
Cons on Him:
- If he ever considers you a friend, he will trust in you blindly. That has caused numerous incidents due to many of such people having a double faced personality. Although always of little to no importance, all cases were evitable and, in such a delicate situation, largely undesirable. This became a considerable liability since such a personality, coupled with a circumstance and position where such double-faced psychopaths abound, are a killer combo.
- The one special case that deserves mention is that of the LIBRA token scandal. While in that very day it was immediately acknowledged that there were no other consequences but to his prestige, that one damage is of no less importance. He was dragged into that scam by a (now ex) friend so he didn't hesitate to help him and promote the project, as he did and continues to do for many other initiatives.
Pros on the Economy:
- All indicators on green: inflation towards zero, poverty reduced drastically, investment growing, sovereign risk score reduced drastically, the peso is now a viable currency (unprecedented), etc.
Cons on the Economy:
- Years away from being able to revert the damage caused by sovietic economic measures and the welfare state. Milei himself always stated that explicitly: "a bare-minimum economy in 5 years, a decent economy in 10 years, and a superpower in 35 years".
Pros on Politics:
- State-mob structures at national level (ministries and dependencies) are being dismantled literally every day (so many of them indeed). You can follow the daily updates if you follow Sturzenegger X account. All dismantlements are followed by the correspondent, massive spending cuts.
- Great victories at national level on senate positions, which conversely imply great setbacks for all socialist factions.
- Justice is being operative back again, where all state-mob attempts to threaten the government and people are being immediately prosecuted. The latest, greatest achievement as been the prosecution of Cristina Kirchner, which is also dutifully followed by an embargo on her massive possessions to account for all her theft (unprecedented in the history of the country). And this is just the beginning, many more prosecutions of figureheads and embargoes on the way.
Cons on Politics:
- All province's "chieftains" are socialists, firmly cemented in their positions and with extensive state-mob structures that control every aspect of life. It's unviable to make small investments if you don't have "that one friend". Milei knows this, and that's why he focuses in a evolvent maneuver: he's pressing the chieftains by pressing for diminishing taxes, and by legally protecting big investments (which are much easier to negotiate and protect by the national government). Big investments increase employment, and no inflation and lower taxes increase living standards. That combo erodes the state-mob structure, which feeds from poverty and favoritism. That is, if provinces are not overtaken first politically.
- The problem on the political strategy: it relies **solely ** on Milei's figure and momentum, and with the exception of one person, Adorni, all other candidates rely on being associated with Milei to achieve any degree of success. Being able to rise to power so fast and cheaply is of course a neodymium magnet for opportunists, which so far have metastasized all across Milei's political structure, known as LLA (La Libertad Avanza - Freedom Advances). It's bad, really bad, and it's the reason I'm not in it but trying to support Milei from another party, minor although much cleaner. To support Milei from the ground is an ongoing, unresolved challenge. My greatest hope, is that Milei will implement massive political reforms, for the reason all parties naturally develop corruptly is because of law-induced corruption: laws on party conformation are made so that a party can not not be corrupt, a kind socialist legacy.
Pros on People:
- The youth is awaken, joyful, hopeful, proud. They are the one and only reason Milei made it, and they are the one and only hope this path will only develop further in the future, to great success.
Cons on People:
- Boomers and elders are hopelessly lost. They have been indoctrinated for so long that they are unable to comprehend Milei's paradigm. Many vote for Milei without a clue of what his proposals are or its consequences, but either just not to keep voting previous parties, or, as it's in most cases, because their sons ask them to do so.
And that's all of what I think is worth noting. If you have any specific questions, please ask!