Javier Milei is a self described anarcho-capitalist who've surprised many by winning the first round of the presidential elections in Argentina. While I doubt that this man will turn out to be a principled libertarian if he ends up the election winner, the mere fact that he's in the race at all is a sign of things to come.
Anarcho-capitalism is a fringe libertarian philosophy that would've had you immediately dismissed as a loony only a few years back. To talk openly about disbanding the central bank and several ministries, would've been seen as too extreme to be taken seriously. To suggest that our bodies are our sovereign domain to do as we please with, would have people shake their heads. Especially if you say that there should be no limit to this freedom, including the sale of our own body organs. Yet, all of this did nothing to hurt Javier Milei's popularity.
The man is unlikely to win. He may also be an unprincipled clown. But the ideas he's spreading are those of untethered personal liberty which I believe to be the king thought of the coming era.
The fact that this is happening in Argentina is also significant, because Argentina was the first major country to fully embrace the ideas of the progressive era. It may therefore also become the first country to embrace the ideas of the coming era.
Things are moving a good deal faster than I had thought only a few months ago. All progressive institutions are suddenly under attack, and the wind of change is gaining strength.
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