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 Libertarian bitcoin maxis don’t believe in democracy and left vs right. Yet all seem to care about this Argetina election result. 
 Care is a strong word. Milei is a shitcoiner but Argentina has had an unending broken system. If he can help get #Bitcoin in and the IMF out it would make it the second country for testing the "fix the money, fix the world meme." 
 From my experience no political leader can be trusted. Buts just my opinion. 
 100% agreed 
 For me the point is: the result of this election child make the country a little bit less shit? Then it's better then doing nothing. I would like to press a button the nuke the entire state? Yes. It's there sorry a button? No. Then we do what we can... 
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 Curiosity killed the cat no? 
 I just don’t put my faith in people. I put my faith in god.

That way you cant be disappointed when your favourite political leader doesn’t follow through on their promises. 😆 
 "Tip for avoiding the antiChrist....if it shits don't worship it." - Owen Benjamin

His official policy is to put Argentina on the U.S dollar, which is like the most non-bitcoin policy ever. But... he also intends to deregulate so many things from finance to business, that it will defacto become a bitcoin favorable environment. 

Practical liberty necessitates things like the libertarian party. A self aware paradox that must eventually dissolve away itself, and the state, to nothing. 

For instance, Bukele did not run on a libertarian platform but he comes from a business background. His safety policies have allowed business and bitcoin to thrive. Closer to authoritarian than libertarian, but this break in the violence can grow institutions and political education, wealth, enough for liberty.

Argentina is being watched because if he is eleceted and implements what his proposals with a popular mandate, AND Austrian economic principals are true, it will be the second golden age for AG. Along with Hong Kong and Singapore, el salvadore, it adds to the growing list of proof.

This is also why it will be the focus for international communism, if they are not occupied elsewhere *cough* *cough*

 
 Lol I find owen Benjamin hilarious. 
 He definitely is. And he often sees thru a lot of the BS long before others do. That being said: he’s rarely wrong but not always right.  
 Because he would dismantle much of it 
 That’s what they said about Bolsanaro in Brazil, Boris in the UK and Trump in the US. 

Nothing changed. 
 You are right. He is pro-bitcoin, but unless he plans to replace his country's currency with bitcoin, it is empty talk and nothing fundamentally changes.  
 It’s not make or break if he wins. In reality it doesn’t matter. What matters is bottom up adoption by the masses.