We Are Millions

Neo-liberalism has claimed another victim: Argentina. Since the 1970s, a brutal transference of resources from the poor to the rich has taken place here. The wealthy have exploited the tools of neo-liberalism to make fast profits for themselves and international interests without a thought for the country's future. On the 19th and 20th December 2001, Argentines took to the streets in their millions and said "e;Enough!"e; to the plunder: they called it the "e;Argentinazo"e;, and their demand was "e;que se vayan todos"e; - "e;out with the lot of them"e; - the corrupt politicans, the interfering IMF, the rapacious foreign companies and international banks. Two years on, it is clear that the Argentinazo was a turning point in the political life of the country. It was a wake-up call to citizens that they need to be more involved in the running of the country, or soon there will be no country left to run. "e;We are millions"e; looks at the politics which led to mass poverty and unemployment and describes the rich and varied social responses to economic meltdown and political crisis.