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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.
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).
The linked article talks about the World Cup (soccer/football) being hosted in repressive countries — and it uses the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as an opportunity to remember the 1978 Cup held in Argentina (2 years into the dictatorship).
Poignantly, another such example is in the works for 2026 when the US co-hosts the World Cup.
https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/another-controversial-world-cup-to-remember-45-years-later/
Oh yeah, and as someone else pointed out on here in the past few days, why would people from other countries want to come to the US for that (or the Olympics in 2028) when we're detaining and deporting people with valid visas and even permanent resident status? I'm not exactly a huge sports fanatic, but even if these were events I really cared about, I'd be reluctant to travel here as a non-citizen.
At any rate, thanks for the link! I'll check that out.
@ThatWeltschmerz
It’s not too deep of an article, but it tries to communicate the mixed emotions many Argentines had about the Cup in 1978.
I’m also remembering that Kissinger (why not!!!???) went down there to hobnob with the junta during the World Cup.
A person has to be really bad for me to really celebrate when they die. Kissinger was like my birthday x100.