Abstract
One of the most striking aspects of Milei’s political economy is its sacrificial logic. Milei promises the utopia of the total market, heaven on earth, but this first requires Argentinians to endure hell. In light of the recent English publication of The Theological Metaphors of Marx by Enrique Dussel, I analyze Milei’s political economy of sacrifice from the perspective of the theological metaphor. My argument suggests that the political economy of sacrifice emerges from the formation of messianic neoliberalism, as well as from libertarian hyper-occidentalism. Under this logic, not only are the rights and lives of the poor, and those who were previously “taken into account,” sacrificed in the name of the divinity of the market, but also sovereignty and national interest are sacrificed in the name of the (neo)colonial power of the West, condemning Argentina to the status of (neo)colony.
Presenters
Gabriela SeguraStudent, PhD Candidate, University of California, Santa Cruz, Florida, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Vectors of Society and Culture
KEYWORDS
Free-Market Fundamentalism, Milei's Argentina, The Far Right, The West, Neofascism
