On this day

On 10th December 1983, Raul Alfonsin assumed the presidency of Argentina after seven years of military rule.

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~corre23m/clas…ylife/1983.html

Here's a picture of a street scene in Buenos Aires from 1968 that I found on Facebook, producing a comment section full of indignation about the way the man is looking at the woman.

It may well be that the bloke is simply admiring a pretty woman in a summer dress.

December 3rd 1990, the carapintadas (painted faces) launched a mutiny against the government - Remember Aldo Rico?

One of their tanks ran over a bus killing several passengers and in the end they mutineers were all arrested.

https://www.clarin.com/politica/dia-t…_pQghNEg64.html

Go incognito if you hit a paywall.

Wednesday 24th March is a public holiday marking that day in 1976 when the military junta took control of Argentina. In fact it's the 45th anniversary this year and I was living in Martinez at the time, so remember that day very well.

This is certainly worth a read, giving many more details about the build up to the coup - a day in fact which was very calm afterwards with many people relieved it had happened.

https://www.infobae.com/politica/2019/…-marzo-de-1976/

TN reminds us of the 2001 looting and financial disaster that led to the eventual collapse of De la Rua's government.

Not pretty, but a stark reminder nonetheless.

Saqueos de 2001: las fotos más impactantes | TN

Quote from Rice

The TN article brings December 2001 back into clear focus. Is Argentina headed this way again?

I don't think so because the level of handouts to the lower classes is astronomical. It's a different set of circumstances, unless they fuck up way beyond what they already have and start to diminish our spending power even more.

The big difference now is that the 2001 crisis affected everyone's pockets with the Corralito.

Let's be honest, the group most affected by the current clampdowns/currency controls are the rich and the middle classes. Not enough to bring about a real change if they took to the streets.