Nightmare At Ezeiza

[dennisr]

And throw in another $100 million. BA province is now in the chicken business.

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1856535-cresta-roja-que-le-pidio-la-jueza-que-dicto-la-quiebra-al-gobierno

 

[Momoy]

I go out through EZE this weekend. I'm really hoping this is not a reoccurring event.

 

[mmoon]

I also have sympathy for the employees, and I understand that they want to make their voices heard and their issues resolved. I just don't think that blocking major roads for days on end is the way to do it. If anything, it gives organized labor a bad name and makes it seem like the government is helpless. It's anarchy.

 

[ben]

If the organizers are to be believed, the political operatives that have infiltrated the protests are playing cynical, nothing-to-lose Argentine politics.
The road is blocked, the govt. is inept and impotent. The roads are cleared, Macri is a brutal repressionist.

That's why it appears Macri is employing a two-pronged strategy - make the employees happy, but not before clearing the highway. That way, he defuses the image that he doesn't care for the worker - if the organizers pronounce themselves content, kind of takes out the wind from that end, doesn't it? - but also makes clear that he will not lie down.

 

[Gringoboy]

On first sight this reminds me of a medieval battle scene or a shot from The Walking Dead.

 

[EJLarson]

If the organizers are to be believed, the political operatives that have infiltrated the protests are playing cynical, nothing-to-lose Argentine politics.
The road is blocked, the govt. is inept and impotent. The roads are cleared, Macri is a brutal repressionist.

That's why it appears Macri is employing a two-pronged strategy - make the employees happy, but not before clearing the highway. That way, he defuses the image that he doesn't care for the worker - if the organizers pronounce themselves content, kind of takes out the wind from that end, doesn't it? - but also makes clear that he will not lie down.

From the reports it seems that these poor bastards got a world-class shafting. Naturally, living in a statist economy, their preferred solution is to keep the business open with govt subsidies whether it's profitable or not. Hopefully Macri will insure they get their back pay and maybe assist them in finding new employment. Can't think of any better PR for his government than doing that and making sure everyone hears about it.

 

[EdRooney]

1. Cresta Roja is a shining example of how the Ks, despite posing as "populists" or "socialists", were really crass corporate tools. The owners make out just fine TYVM while the employees and subsequently the Argentine public foot the bill.

2. The way this strike was attacked was utterly senseless. The strikers had already opened up their blockade, and there were lanes of travel open in both directions. The rubber bullets and the water canons came after. So what was the point?

 

[ben]

2. The way this strike was attacked was utterly senseless. The strikers had already opened up their blockade, and there were lanes of travel open in both directions. The rubber bullets and the water canons came after. So what was the point?

If true, to project strength. Unfortunately, there are uncanny similarities between Macri and Barack Obama.

Same above-the-fray, we're-all-on-the-same-side campaign; he even lifted the "Yes we can" slogan verbatim. Same cynical implementation; all the trappings of openness with all the don't-you-dare underneath.

I don't think it's a bad thing to put road-closers on notice that they'll be dealt with; but attacking them after they've backed off - if true - seems a pretty cynical way to go about it.

 

[Gringoboy]

I don't believe they had already opened up the road and making comparisons with Obama is a bit flimsy, considering that if this had happened outside La Guardia, the blockade would have lasted about 30 seconds.

 

[Somewhereinba]

2. The way this strike was attacked was utterly senseless. The strikers had already opened up their blockade, and there were lanes of travel open in both directions. The rubber bullets and the water canons came after. So what was the point?

The strikers lost their rights when they decided to punish the everyday person for something that has nothing to do with them. How would you feel if someone stood at your door and wouldn't let you leave your house because their employer made them redundant?