The government of President Javier Milei throws the ball out of bounds, ignoring the staunch critics of the current national administration. They may have a point. Ideologized, almost lobotomized individuals, capable of criticizing minor issues and basing their reproaches on petty and even irrelevant quibbles. But there are others who exercise necessary constructive criticism. The government does not differentiate between them, putting them all in the same box, as if they were all enemies of Argentina and are playing to bring down a democratically elected administration. However, both President Milei and his officials and lawmakers have a factor in their favor: the strong social support of those who are determined not to return to the past and hope that Argentina will finally be prosperous. They are not all, of course. Some will support the government's measures even if they affect the normal functioning of the social fabric. In the halls of the Casa Rosada, the corruption scandals involving President Javier Milei's government are rarely mentioned. Despite the opposition attributing them to the presidential entourage, top officials do nothing but boast about the achievements of their administration. Self-promotion works within the government as a sort of more personal than social impulse for the actors in the higher echelons of power, and they summarize their respective administrations in the data that favors them. There are no major social, economic, or security problems in the official ideology. It simply summarizes the 'Argentine failure of the last century' as a cultural impediment, which they claim stems from the political administrations of recent decades. That nearly 30 factories have closed per day in the last two years, or that more than 270,000 registered jobs have been lost in the country, is nothing more than a consequence of the growth to come. That is what the men and women who run the public are trying to sell themselves. A thriving country is necessary for the well-being of every citizen. But that is where the government must be careful, because corruption is starting to bite and stain the shoes of the 'untouchable' officials. Corruption or drug trafficking cases could play against them in two years. $LIBRA, ANDIS, narco-financing that involves not only lawmakers but also top-level officials. These are elements that today serve to discredit the current administration. The point is, if it is ultimately proven that the highest government officials participated in illicit acts, what difference is there between this administration and the Kirchner one? What could be the loss of trust? Today, Milei has the advantage of being a relatively new actor in politics, to whom many offer the invaluable gift of time to grease the measures and reforms he seeks to implement. But both the president and his officials must be cautious, listen to the criticism made in good faith, and not fall into the disgrace of Argentine corruption. For the moment, there is a certain display of a more pragmatic reasoning, but behind closed doors, things work quite differently. There are no bad data to lament, and boasting is evident in the official offices. This article was first published in Mendoza Today. Source: Mendoza Today. They are the fanatics, but they are the few. Society has a variety of diverse analyses. 'Each person is a world,' says an old proverb. But most of Milei's voters simply do not want to return to the 'won decade.' The Antonini Wilson suitcases, José López's bags, Néstor Kirchner's safes, Florencia Kirchner's sealed-dollar cases, La Rosadita. These are just examples of what has happened in Argentina and that the vast majority do not want to happen again. That is the potential La Libertad Avanza has today; the confrontation with Peronism in general and Kirchnerism in particular is what keeps it at the head of the national administration. It is what could catapult Javier Milei himself to re-election. The administration's achievements, the positive data, are celebrated. No one wants Argentina to become scorched earth. No one seeks for the country to truly go badly.
