Government officials have equated the farmers’ actions with “extortion” and called the strike “irresponsible.” Rural leader Alfredo De Angeli disagreed:
“We want to seriously negotiate and not to be teased or told one thing and then take that back” he said. “The only thing (the government) does is fool the people, yet the people believe in us and ask that we do not weaken our position.” - [ed. personal translation]
Image- CNN (Argentine farmers protesting against the government in March)
Sources (English)- Guardian UK, Bloomberg, The Latin Americanist
Sources (Spanish)- Clarin
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