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'Prison or bullet': New Argentina government promises harsh response to protest
- Bostonian 3y agoAn excerpt from the article makes the government's actions seem more reasonable than the article title: 'The aim of the new rules is to prevent a traditional form of protest known as piquete, in which demonstrators blockade city roads and highways for hours, days – and sometimes even weeks at a time. “We have lived for many years under total and absolute disorder. It is time to put an end to this method, to the extortion suffered by citizens,” said Bullrich, who added that demonstrators could “protest on the pavement”.'