\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t A recent, bombastic quarrel on X between two high-profile libertarian activists reflected the unrest between two factions within the Argentine government.<\/p>\n
The brawl\u2019s protagonists were national deputy Lilia Lemoine \u2014 a former cosplayer and President Javier Milei\u2019s makeup artist \u2014 and Daniel \u201cGordo Dan\u201d Parisini \u2014 a YouTuber and X troll.<\/p>\n
They represent two sectors of the government that have had a longstanding clash, led by: the president\u2019s sister Karina Milei and his advisor Santiago Caputo, respectively.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Lemoine answered a post by an anonymous user who was criticizing Sebasti\u00e1n Pareja, a political organizer.<\/p>\n
\u201cOK, stop following Milei\u201d, she wrote, implying that, if someone supports Milei, they should back the likes of Pareja, who is close to Karina Milei.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d answered Parisini. Lemoine then accused Parisini of supporting Vice President Victoria Villarruel and Congresswoman Marcela Pagano, both of whom have distanced themselves from the President. \u201cIn real life, you\u2019d be letting the government fall,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
But the back-and-forth didn\u2019t end there.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have the authority to kick anyone out or make anyone stop following Milei. You don\u2019t have the jurisdiction here to do that. This isn\u2019t Congress. You won\u2019t get away with it,\u201d Parisini replied.<\/p>\n
Underlying the argument is the progress of a legal case, initiated following a complaint filed by Pareja, in which authorities are investigating alleged threats and incitement to commit crimes by users believed to be associated with Santiago Caputo.<\/p>\n
While Karina Milei controls the party\u2019s organization, Caputo holds a grip on key areas of the government \u2014 the SIDE intelligence agency and part of the Health Ministry. Recently, Karina has gained control of areas that belonged to Caputo \u2014 namely, the Justice and the Interior ministries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Bicameral Intelligence Committee oversees SIDE\u2019s expenditures,\u201d Lemoine wrote on Sunday, an apparent jab at Caputo (she heads that committee, and the director of the SIDE, Cristian Auguadra, is a man of Caputo).<\/p>\n
Another month of clashes An activist close to Parisini\u2019s political organization, Las Fuerzas del Cielo (Heavenly Forces), said that what happened is \u201cbeautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we\u2019re in for another month or two of total chaos, and then we\u2019ll get our act together,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt reminds me of what they say about Peronists: when it looks like they\u2019re fighting, they\u2019re actually breeding.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the source, people within Heavenly Forces could start joining provincial branches of La Libertad Avanza, organized by Karina Milei \u2014 except for Buenos Aires province, the person said, where both sides \u201chate\u201d each other.<\/p>\n
Two sources within La Libertad Avanza, close to Karina Milei\u2019s sector, said that Santiago Caputo and his people have their days counted.<\/p>\n
One of the sources said that Caputo is still a member of the government only due to his close relationship with Javier Milei.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are two factions that have never been on the same side,\u201d the other source close to Karina said. \u201cOne of them is going to lose \u2014 and we already know which one.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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