The flags were repeated from those used in 2021, while the militancy was waiting for Javier Milei, the candidate was on the 21st floor of the Hotel Libertador, where his bunker was. The air you breathe in the bunker of the Freedom Advances It is optimistic, but with caution. While in the ruling party the leaders had already begun to rotate, in liberalism they were locked in the libertarian room.
The candidate’s supporters wait excitedly. The vast majority are young people under 30 years old and many are wearing black t-shirts with a drawing of a lion and the legend “Milei 2023.” At the entrance doors there are sales stands with all kinds of merchandising, but there is one that stands out: the Gadsden flag, repeating from 2021, when the economist was elected deputy.
It is a yellow flag with a rattlesnake coiled and in a defensive position. Below the drawing you can read the phrase “Don’t tread on me”, which means “Don’t trample on me.” He is an icon of American libertarianism.
The flag was created by Christopher Gadsden in the year 1775, but that the idea of the snake itself was Benjamin Franklin’s. Although at first it was a symbol referring to American foreign struggles, its meaning changed over the years and today it is raised as a banner by the followers of Milei in Argentina, but also libertarians from other countries. “It unites us, ‘Don’t tread on me’ is a motto,” stressed a young man. Plus, there’s huge, bizarre merchandising.
Measurement.
Despite the first witness tables that arrived at the Libertador hotel, favorable to Milei, the militancy arrived with more restraint than in the Generals. Milei had just won the primaries and in October they expected another result. However, Sergio Massa managed to reverse the result in the primaries and drag the liberal candidate into the runoff.
On the other hand, Javier Milei made history by creating the first Libertarian Party, the central axis of the La Libertad Avanza coalition, in 2018. Beyond the animal figures, with different types of emblems, such as the snake on the libertarian flag, the bird in the LLA logo or the lion, more referring to its leader; The Argentine libertarian party wears several feathers of different colors as identification.
Finally, the libertarian presidential candidate will be positioning himself with a unique leadership, creating his own space and fighting for the Argentine presidency. Something that was seen in very recognizable figures such as Juan Domingo Perón and Mauricio Macri, who carried out their electoral project in a personal way and leaving a mark on history.
by RN
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