In a speech to executives in the USA, the Argentine president asked for help to make the country “the new Rome of the 21st century”
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei (La Libertad Avanza, right-wing), praised the “superiority” of capitalism, work “beneficial” of businesspeople and highlighted the country’s economic potential when speaking, on Monday (May 6, 2024), with executives at an event in Milken Institutein Los Angeles (USA).
To those present, Milei declared: “Help me, you, who are the incarnation of human progress, to make Argentina the new Rome of the 21st century”. And he added: “It is you who can demonstrate to the bureaucrats of the world who are destroying the West, that the ideas of freedom are the only way to achieve prosperity.”.
At the beginning of speech After about 30 minutes, Milei reinforced the idea he had already presented at the Davos Economic Forum: that the West is in danger. “It is in danger because its leaders have long turned away from the ideas of freedom, ideas that made the West the most important civilizational achievement in the history of humanity.”declared on Monday (May 6).
The Argentine president cited “the siren songs that lead, inexorably, to socialism and, consequently, to poverty”. However, he stated that he did not go to the US, which he called “the Mecca of capitalism”, to criticize socialism, but to “defend capitalism” in front of the executives, who are “the true heroes of the history of western progress”.
Milei stated: “Far from being the cause of our problems, free enterprise capitalism, as an economic system, is the best tool we, as a species, know to end hunger, poverty and homelessness across the planet.”.
Afterwards, the Argentine president spoke about the history of the Argentine economy up to the current situation, with high levels of inflation and poverty. “As an economist and as an Argentine, I know firsthand how playing with fire can divert a country from the path of progress and rob it of 100 years of history.”, he stated.
“I look at Argentina, with all the changes we are undertaking, and I see that we are against the world“, continued. “While the West turns to control and imposition, Argentina turns to trust in its citizens in exercising their freedom”, he added.
According to Milei, “after decades of stagnation”, Argentina “has everything needed to undertake a process of economic convergence” that puts it “at the same level as the great world powers”. To do this, he asked for help from those present.
“I am convinced, without the slightest doubt, that Argentina has all the conditions to be the new Mecca of the West. It is a safe country, far from any conflicting borders, in a world that is moving further away from peace every day. It is a country open to establishing trade relations with the entire world, which is also the greatest possible guarantee to perpetuate collaboration and move away from war”, he declared.
The president highlighted some of the country’s characteristics, such as fertile lands, fishing resources and a “mountain range rich in lithium, silver, gold and copper”. Yet, “the most important comparative advantage of all: world-class human capital”.
At the end of his speech, he stated that Argentina could be the Rome of the 21st century and asked investors to look at the country.
“Help me, you, who are the incarnation of human progress, to make Argentina the new Rome of the 21st century. Make Argentina a land of opportunities for all those who wish to inhabit our soil. It is you who can demonstrate to the bureaucrats of the world, who are destroying the West, that the ideas of freedom are the only way to achieve prosperity. Bet on Argentina and let’s write together a new chapter in the history of Western progress”, he declared.
Watch the full speech here.
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