The cartoon that Milei wants to use to teach liberalism to children

Since July. In addition, the Argentine public television channel Paka Paka, intended for children between 2 and 12 years old, will begin a new programming desired and approved by the government of the ultra -blister president Javier Milei. Similarly, Among the new programs there is an American cartoon that is making people discuss. For example, The protagonists are two twins who travel over time meet characters from the past. However, mostly liberal and ultra -liberal economists, but also speaking bitcoins.

The cardboard is called Tuttle Twins And he has the declared goal of teaching children. Similarly, their parents the liberal economic thought, the basis of Milei’s message and the economic policy project.

Tuttle Twins It is not a particularly known or quality product. However, The Argentine government has chosen it for the message: in the various episodes the twins protagonists of the series cartoon milei wants use teach are instructed on the “damage caused” by the intervention of the state in economics. Therefore, by public aid, on entrepreneurial and expression freedom. However, Valeria Dotro. Nevertheless, former head of the content of the channel, told AFP: «Tuttle Twins It looks like a provocation, because it is a very raw product that does not have a narrative, nor an interesting logic: it is ugly ».

Tuttle Twins It is based on a series of books written by Connor Boyack. Nevertheless, president of the Libertas Liberist Study Center. It is produced by Angel Studios. a Mormona production company that is based in Utah, one of the most conservative states in the United States (where the murmuring church is very active, in fact). In the past. this company also tried to create a platform that allowed to erase the scenes considered sexually explicit in films and television programs.

The poster of the third season of the cardboard (Angel Studios)

In Tuttle Twins The twins, accompanied by the grandmother of Cuban origin, meet liberal economists such as John Locke, Milton Friedman and Ludwig von Mises, who tell them the advantages of the free market; They travel in a Cuba “destroyed by the effects of the socialist economy” and confront each other with a Karl Marx presented as the real villain of history, always looking for money. The monoparental family is also very criticized in the cardboard. because it is claimed that children are most likely to “commit crimes and abandon school”, the role of university education is diminished, while the speaking bitcoin presents itself as a perfect monetary tool because it is not subject to cartoon milei wants use teach choices and decisions of state entities.

They are all principles widely promoted by Javier Milei. elected in November 2023 with an ultra -liberal program that proposed to resolve the chronic Argentine economic crisis by eliminating the intervention of the state and public subsidies as much as possible and allowing the “free market” to self -regulate. The initial program provided for even more drastic measures than those implemented. such as the closure of the central bank and the dollarization of the economy (i.e. the abandonment of weight, in favor of the US dollar).

Ever since Milei was elected. Milei has led an activity and constant “cultural battle” against what in the circles of the world right is called “Wake ideology” of the left, that set of attention to minorities and rights experienced as an attitude of intolerant and censor dogmatism. Milei repeatedly accused the public television of “indoctrination”. has repeatedly threatened cartoon milei wants use teach to close it (which however does not fall within his powers).

Javier Milei in the general neighborhood of the Argentine police, in Buenos Aires (AP Photo / Rodrigo Abd)

In the cultural battle, the Paka Paka TV channel was also involved, which in Quechua language (Native American, the Inca) means “hide and seek”. It is a channel born in 2010 under the presidency of Cristina Kirchner (peronist. center -left), who proposed to broadcast cultural, pedagogical content and which they instructed on Argentine history, especially with their own productions.

For more than a year. the government of Milei has widely cut the funds to the channel, which has now met an overall revision of its programs. Beyond Tuttle Twins new acquisitions of programs cartoon milei wants use teach have been announced. including Dragonball Zand the “review of the contents” of one of the most famous cartoons, The amazing Zamba excursion. Zamba is a child from the north of Argentina. he too travels over time towards fundamental moments of Argentine history, with a certain attention to the issues of human rights, social conquests and cultural diversity. The new network managers have announced that they want to make it more “neutral”.