Weltschmerz à Gogo<p>Yesterday, March 24, was the 49th anniversary of the coup that initiated seven years of dictatorship in Argentina, and the Enceuntro Memoria, Verdad y Justicia coalition marked the occasion with a massive demonstration in Buenos Aires and a published statement. The document covers a lot of ground, including an acknowledgement -- and an attack on the Milei government's denial -- of the 30,000 people who were murdered under the dictatorship, as well as demands that the participants in the kidnappings, torture, disappearances, and murder under the dictatorship be held accountable, that the repressive measures of the current regime be brought to an end, that present-day political prisoners be released, and that the IMF and its structural adjustment programs come to an end in Argentina.</p><p>If you're able to read it, it's worth taking a look. If I have the time and patience, I'll see about translating it and posting it somewhere. And again, I'd like to point out that, if you're concerned about fascists in power in the present day, particularly in the US, there's a lot to be learned by looking at fascism in the past at home and also by looking at how it has functioned elsewhere, and not just in Germany (though obviously there too).</p><p><a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/842677480/Documento-del-Encuentro-Memoria-Verdad-y-Justicia-24-de-Marzo-2025#fullscreen&from_embed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scribd.com/document/842677480/</span><span class="invisible">Documento-del-Encuentro-Memoria-Verdad-y-Justicia-24-de-Marzo-2025#fullscreen&from_embed</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Argentina</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Milei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Milei</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IMF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StructuralAdjustment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StructuralAdjustment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Desaparecidos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Desaparecidos</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Madres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Madres</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Encuentro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encuentro</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EMVJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EMVJ</span></a></p>