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You can't love your country if you choose a non-sovereign currency as your national one You also can't love your country if you sell your 'gold' (rare earth mi

You can't love your country if you choose a non-sovereign currency as your national one You also can't love your country if you sell your 'gold' (rare earth minerals) mines to foreign entities It'll become the Congo of South America, what a shame this election was Relevant piece of information: https://www.csis.org/analysis/south-americas-lithium-triangle-opportunities-biden-administration https://www.csis.org/analysis/south-americas-lithium-triangl... Seems to correlate with the collapse of lithium and EVs becoming cheaper, the common denominator is pretty obvious at this point

fluoridation 3y ago
It's hard to love your country when it steals your money right out of your pocket to spend it frivolously. On top of inflation, most of this year I've been paying income tax while I'm on a monthly salary of less than USD 1000 (equivalent).
tim333 3y ago
Many Europeans love their countries but use Euros rather than the old national currencies. Also most countries allow mines to be bought and sold. I'm not sure the Argentina experiment will go well but not really for those reasons.
- WhereIsTheTruth 3y ago
  They didn't use the Deutsche Mark, they came up with a new currency for their union, similar thing for the BRICS+ Milei wants to submit to their bully and give away their national resources, and it's not just about Lithium: https://cancilleria.gob.ar/en/process-sanctions-against-oil-companies-illegally-explore-continental-shelf-and-malvinas-began https://cancilleria.gob.ar/en/process-sanctions-against-oil-...
  - tim333 3y ago
    Dunno but the FT has "Milei’s pledges ... have delighted investors and businesspeople who have despaired of the country’s inability to capitalise on its vast natural resources." We shall see. Your link is about arguing about oil near the Malvinas / Falklands which is kind of a different issue.
  - andrewjl 3y ago
    > They didn't use the Deutsche Mark, they came up with a new currency for their union What you're saying is factually true but overlooks what happened with Greece, Spain, and others during the 2010s.
FacZap 3y ago
> You can't love your country if you choose a non-sovereign currency as your national one. What is this weak appeal to false nationalism argument?

fluoridation 3y ago

It's hard to love your country when it steals your money right out of your pocket to spend it frivolously. On top of inflation, most of this year I've been paying income tax while I'm on a monthly salary of less than USD 1000 (equivalent).

tim333 3y ago

Many Europeans love their countries but use Euros rather than the old national currencies. Also most countries allow mines to be bought and sold. I'm not sure the Argentina experiment will go well but not really for those reasons.

WhereIsTheTruth 3y ago
They didn't use the Deutsche Mark, they came up with a new currency for their union, similar thing for the BRICS+ Milei wants to submit to their bully and give away their national resources, and it's not just about Lithium: https://cancilleria.gob.ar/en/process-sanctions-against-oil-companies-illegally-explore-continental-shelf-and-malvinas-began https://cancilleria.gob.ar/en/process-sanctions-against-oil-...
- tim333 3y ago
  Dunno but the FT has "Milei’s pledges ... have delighted investors and businesspeople who have despaired of the country’s inability to capitalise on its vast natural resources." We shall see. Your link is about arguing about oil near the Malvinas / Falklands which is kind of a different issue.
- andrewjl 3y ago
  > They didn't use the Deutsche Mark, they came up with a new currency for their union What you're saying is factually true but overlooks what happened with Greece, Spain, and others during the 2010s.

FacZap 3y ago

> You can't love your country if you choose a non-sovereign currency as your national one. What is this weak appeal to false nationalism argument?