Sad yet not surprising. Argentina, sadly, continues to devolve into a complete joke of a country. I lived there for over ten years. I love the people and the beauty of the country. However, Argentinians seem to suffer from a cancer that causes them to be easily manipulated into voting the absolute worst politicians into power. These politicians proceed to rape and pillage the country and make a circus out of the whole thing. When you can watch this from the outside and see it for what it is It is down-right sickening. You want to yell: Wake the fuck up! Will they for the upcoming elections? If history is any indication, no, they'll vote in the same pandering socialists criminals who seem to always be able to convince the masses money will rain from the sky. And nothing will change.
What's even worst is to see the parallels between what happens in Argentina and the US political system only to see Americans fall prey to some of the same sick politics and not see the reality of what politicians are doing to us. That's another topic.
> ... manipulated into voting the absolute worst politicians ...
I've never really followed an Argentine election closely, but I'm curious is they have options. In other words, Is there often a significantly better political representative that is overlooked, or is it more of a "lesser of all evils" situation?
The culture of crime and corruption in politics has such deep roots that it is hard to answer your question. Not sure. I mean, people quite literally get arrested, attacked, destroyed and even killed for opposing the powerful forces at the top. It's a slow motion tragedy being played out for the world to see.
What's even worst is to see the parallels between what happens in Argentina and the US political system only to see Americans fall prey to some of the same sick politics and not see the reality of what politicians are doing to us. That's another topic.