This account, from the National Catholic Reporter, on how the poor of Argentina truly love and vote for Milei, prompting Pope Francis to throw out an olive branch to Milei, also describes well how the society works to pay its protestors as if they were a lifestyle choice. It’s long, but pretty good reading, given that it delves into much about how that society is organized and how ‘social justice’ groups have made life anything but just for the poor who love Milei.
2) Paid protestors again. It is an industry.
When Passionist Srs. Florencia Buruchaga and Angélica Agorta entered the voting booth for Argentina’s runoff election, they confronted a choice between casting a blank ballot or voting for Javier Milei — the firebrand libertarian who derided Pope Francis as a “filthy leftist.” Opting for the ruling Peronist coalition and its candidate, Sergio Massa, was never an option.
“Paid protestors again. It is an industry.”
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I wonder if they’re included in the government’s employment numbers?