There is a proverb widely used in psychology that says that when a person points out a defect to another, he points one finger forward, but
there are three others that remain closed and point it at himself
.
It means that every time we point out, prejudge or make judgments about another person or situation, we are really doing it - and with more force -
towards ourselves
.
All this can be useful to
understand the last Argentine presidents
. We have already come from four years of accusatory finger from Alberto Fernández, and now it seems that we have another
four years of finger raised, but from the hand of Milei.
A characteristic gesture of former President Fernández. Photo: Luciano Thieberger
Within the framework of his “cultural battle” (which brings him so much profit), the current president also makes use – and abuse – of harsh attacks against those who think differently. It is common for him to raise his accusatory finger,
probably without noticing the other three who are pointing at him
.
This is clearly seen in
educational issues
. Milei comes out to say that Argentine education (public and private)
indoctrinates
, that it has “retro-red content.” And the best thing is to stay away from her.
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Another student fainted while Milei was answering questions.
But three fingers point at him, who
appears more indoctrinating in the accusation
. Because he says it standing on a school stage and in front of students from a secondary school. You can't get more indoctrinating.
Last week, at the Forum of the Americas, Milei accused the UBA Faculty of Economic Sciences of
“brainwashing” students
. And, with a joke about Holland's 9, she suggested that
only Marxist authors are read there
and never those from the Austrian school, which he ascribes to and
considers to be the only one that works.
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The President targeted both private and state educational management, but dedicated a furious paragraph to the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the UBA
But in Economics at the UBA you don't just see Marxism. In fact, the traditional
academic freedom
is known (all theories are taught, even the Austrian one) and
professors are chosen by competition
(merit).
Or are they perhaps Marxist economists who came out of the UBA like
Luis “Toto” Caputo, José Luis Espert or Carlos Melconian,
among others?
Here the accusing finger also appears and three others point it at him, because what Milei - who graduated from the University of Belgrano - is saying is that the only valid theory is the Austrian one.
Is it the only thing that needs to be taught and learned?
Is that the form of pluralism and “non-brainwashing” that you propose for teaching economics?
All of this would be almost anecdotal, if it were not for the concern generated by the official freezing of funds for higher education, which is not only teaching, but
also research and even hospitals,
among other activities.
In most university classrooms there is usually no indoctrination or single vision. What is most abundant is quality education, which
Argentines choose to train themselves, which garners praise around the world, and which has the capacity to enhance the development of the country
.
How nice it would be if the President accused someone of this.