Is Argentina Going to Elect a Rockstar? | Victoria Coates & Joseph Humire
Heritage Explains
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šļø 20 September 2023
ā±ļø 21 minutes
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Summary
Javier Miel, a controversial conservative member of the Argentine government, is a favorite to win the Argentine presidential election this fall. Why should Americans care about who he is and what he stands for? Heritage Vice President Victoria Coates and Visiting Fellow Joseph Humire explain.
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| 0:00.0 | Three, two, one, zero, all engine run. |
| 0:07.2 | There is no other institution that has the ability uniquely. |
| 0:11.9 | Without a heritage, every generation starts over. |
| 0:15.0 | To remind the current regime. |
| 0:18.0 | We the people tell the governor what it is allowed to do. |
| 0:22.8 | All, all, have to get back in their box and stay there. |
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| 0:29.4 | We have a lookdown. |
| 0:32.4 | From the Heritage Foundation, this is Heritage Explains. |
| 0:40.4 | Yeah. Heritage Foundation, this is Heritage Explains. This is Heritage Explains. |
| 0:58.8 | This is the voice of Javier Millay, a presidential candidate for the South American nation of Argentina. |
| 1:00.7 | He has emerged as a leading candidate in the presidential race, but also a controversial one. |
| 1:06.5 | In his appearance and background, he is certainly unorthodox. |
| 1:10.2 | He has piercing blue eyes and a shaggy |
| 1:12.1 | mane of brown hair. In his youth, he was a soccer goalie and a member of a Rolling Stones cover |
| 1:17.7 | band before deciding to pursue a career in economics. This career has been a successful one, |
| 1:24.0 | as he taught economics throughout the country, authored several books, and was featured |
| 1:28.2 | heavily in media. Elected to the Argentine legislature in 2021, he currently leads the political |
| 1:34.7 | coalition La Libertad Avanza, meaning liberty advances. And his strong stances against socialism |
| 1:41.7 | and political corruption seem to be gaining ground. |
| 1:46.0 | On September 14th, he appeared in an interview on X with Tucker Carlson and responded to a question about socialism. |
| 1:53.0 | I wonder if you believe that socialism, leftism, produces ugliness. |
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