The Javier Milei fiasco in the suburbs of Buenos Aires

With little turnout, just in the week in which the first polls appeared that show him falling, deputy Javier Milei made his landing act in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, more precisely in Gerli, where he presented himself as a presidential candidate. The stadium of the El Porvenir club was great for the self-styled “libertarian” and his followers. “When there is a right, someone has to pay it,” he said, in line with recent statements by Court Judge Carlos Rosenkrantz.

In a space with capacity for 14,000 people, only about 1,500 gathered. The doors opened at about 6:00 p.m. and, before the main act, there was a show by the singer El Dipy. In front of the stage, the militants closest to the deputy were dressed in leather jackets and black pants, imitating the look that the economist usually wears. Just after 9:00 p.m., Milei made his appearance, hugging his sister, Karina.

El Dipy, a tropical musician at the pole

The recital of El Dipy gave a recital, which aroused reactions from the public as cold as the climate that prevailed on the playing field. “Because we are free, he who does not clap his hands is a cat,” the singer bellowed before an audience that moved little and seemed distant in the face of such declamations. No one clarified whether the mention of the “cat” was a way to distance himself from Mauricio Macri, of whom he was shown to be a fervent supporter and even held a “summit” meeting with him not so long ago.

“Raise your hand those who break their asses working because they are free. I come because I like Javier (Milei) and I come to play for free. Thanks for coming, we know that it is very cold. We had the bad luck that there were 17 patrol cars to not let the buses pass. He who does not clap is a communist. He who does not jump is a communist, “the interpreter shouted from the stage.

Milei traded economics for (anti) politics

The deputy of La Libertad Avanza dispatched himself with his usual anti-political script: “I got into the filthy swamp of politics so that Argentina could once again be a power. The formula is capitalism and hard work,” he said. Unlike other presentations, this time his speech was only 20 minutes long and had no aspirations of becoming a class of outdated economic theory, but instead focused on fomenting the hatred of the indignant.

His followers howled “feel, feel, Milei president” and the economist defended himself against the questions he has been receiving and became strong in the enunciation of a messianic speech: “They tell us any kind of slander because it is us against everyone, the jet-setting politicians, prebendary businessmen, journalists in envelopes and trans unionists. We are the ones who have come to change history.”

Contrary to the contempt with which they always refer to those attending Peronist events, many of those present arrived in buses that were parked around the stadium. The main starting point was the Retiro station, a few meters from the Kavanagh building, where Carlos Maslatón lives, one of the far-right’s best-known “pointers.”

Just in case, through the networks they assured that each one paid his ticket and that no public funds were used. A more than necessary clarification, after the scandal unleashed by the use of airline tickets for party activities.