RE: What does that mean?
He’s talking about Argentina’s demographic statistics compared to the USA.
CONSIDER:
Blacks constitute only 3% of the Argentine genome, and most of those who carry African genes are now partly white through intermarriage. The chief nonwhite minority are the indigenous native Indians, who constitute about 19% of the Argentine genome.
On a genetic level, Argentina may be more “European” than we Americans, though tending more to the Mediterranean than the Nordic. About half the population has traces of Indian blood, but even these often pass for swarthy whites. For all intents and purposes, Argentina, until recently, was a white European country, and boasted of it. The real shocker is that Spanish-speaking Argentina may have more Italians than Spanish, which is why they say ciao (which they spell chau) rather than adiós.
It also has a liberal constitution roughly based on the American model.
It is a Christian country. Until recently, it was overwhelmingly Catholic, though Evangelicals have started to make inroads. They have a tiny Muslim population. However, Islam holds the affections of only 1% of the population, and those tend to be non-practicing. The country was culturally, racially, and religiously extremely unified in a manner which is exceptionally notable.
Argentina should have given the United States a run for its money in wealth, power, and influence. In fact, around 1900, Argentina’s growth rates were surpassing even those of America. A smart European immigrant might have chosen Buenos Aires over New York as the destination of choice. Many did.
So what happened?
How did a Christian country, with a European population, a negligible racial problem, and enormous natural and agricultural wealth screw up? How did a country with a liberal constitution cycle in and out of dictatorship?
How did a country that was the fourth-richest per capita on the planet in 1929 fall so hard? How is it that Argentina regularly cycles between enormous first-world wealth and third-world economic collapse?
The answer, in a word, is government.
Argentina is a frightening example to prove that bad government can destroy even a potential heaven on earth.
The second largest Italian city in the world is Buenos Aires.
How did a Christian country, with a European population, a negligible racial problem, and enormous natural and agricultural wealth screw up? How did a country with a liberal constitution cycle in and out of dictatorship?
Answer :Socialism.