this is prime capitalism where people of one of the largest beef exporting country cant afford beef
this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2026
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Eat the rich.
Milei normalized eating ass
You mean to tell me suddenly there’s an entire nation of people eating ass??
Or, y’know, they could start eating more plant-based protein. And kick out their president while they’re at it.
You're out of touch if you don't think poor Latin Americans aren't loading up with tons of beans. Stop putting this north American rich kids who live on impossible burgers mentality to people who are already at the bottom. These people need food not downtown hipster advice
Northern America*, Anglo America*. But yeah, the comment was a little "oh, opportunity for diet ✨", lol.
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I'm guessing they already eat lentils, beans, chickpeas, etc. But this is not only Milei making people poor (that sucks), it is restricting beef which Argentinians probably are very attached to because of their typical dishes.
I get it. Reducing or eliminating beef from our diets can be great (for the majority), but this is not the way we should expect people to get to this lifestyle (against their ability to choose), so it can be a bad moment to mention the silver linings or even good advice like plant-based protein. That's my opinion; it reads detached of the problem.
Food is of a very high quality in Argentina and most people cook for themselves with only some occasional restaurant visits.
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For us British people. This is £13 per kg. The average price in the UK for beef is £7.50 per kg.
Thanks.
Too lazy to figure the exchange rate.
I'm not in the UK but in Germany. That seems low and Germans are cheap AF. I usually expect things to be more expensive there. I don't know about Googles overview, but this is what Google has to say.
The average price of beef in the UK varies significantly by cut, with current retail prices for primary cuts typically ranging between £9.00 and £19.00 per kg. As of April 2026, retail beef prices have seen a sharp increase of approximately 16.4% year-on-year due to supply shortages
The average price of ground beef (mince) in the UK has risen significantly, with retail prices typically ranging from £6.18 to £11.00 per kg as of April 2026
Groceries in general are fairly cheap in UK compared to much of Europe.
Depends on the shop you goto i think
That was simply a average. But the shop does matter, being why averages help.
Well, that's about the price for some high fat mince.
A decent steak cut is a lot more.
As it turns out the first ancap experiment in history is really just neoliberal shock therapy and was always going to suck.
"Let them eat Ass."
Argentina get what it deserves. For decades they have been the far right nuts of the Latin world, pardon me, argentinans think they're European
Pardon my french, but you kinda sound like a xenophobic dick. We don't deserve the country to fail, no one does. Also, Argentina's been "far right" for decades? What? I don't know what you're smoking but it's making you pretty delusional xD
I've read this "donkey meat" news story several times now on Lemmy and I hate to disappoint you but no, no one is eating "donkey meat" here. I've never seen or heard of anyone eating that in my entire life. Everyone I know is eating meat (cow or pig meat btw haha) throughout the week and an asado on the weekend.
Milei's a dumbass though, and I hope we can get rid of him asap. He's done a lot of harm to the country.
argentinans think they're European
What does this even mean?
This is usually the case. There seems to be a nugget of truth in it, but articles always make it seem larger than life. Horse mule and donkey meat consumption is in fact up. Is it significant - no. Is it common, also no. Is it a THING? Na, no it's not a thing. It's simply slightly higher than it was before but still very rare.
It doesn't make sense for it to be a common thing as there simply is not enough donkeys in the country, even if you were to slaughter them all for it is be common. Apparently there is 59k donkeys and 50,920,790 cows in Argentina. There seems to be a 7-16% increase in the slaughter of donkeys for meat although this number seems to be in question. It apparently is a third the cost of cow meat.
Please, show me a single real world example where "donkey meat" is being sold or consumed. I'm not speaking about something I researched online. I live in Argentina and have travelled to many different cities there as well.
Uhhhh... I have been to Argentina. I was there a long time. Can't say I saw donkey meat. Also doesn't mean it is not there, or eaten. All I can do it tell you what the Argentinien government has to say about it.
Unfortunately as I apparently can't research it online... And I live in Germany... I can't fulfill your request as it would require me to go to Argentina to satisfy some dude on reddit. Sorry dude? Don't know what you want.
"the government" did not talk about donkey meat at all. Maybe you should read the article before posting anything? Also, I didn't live a "long time" in Argentina, I lived there my whole life. And I can confim that this story is absolutely false.
Oh, and we're not on reddit.
Chillll.. Its just donkey meat and the internet. The government does in fact talk about it. They publish reports about animal meat production and consumption like every nation. It's part of their annual reports that prove a point that I really don't care about at all. If you want to say they only eat cow in Argentina because you know best and no one can use internet sources to prove you wrong... Fine. Great. I don't know what to say. You won this internet battle! Yay!
They don't talk about meat, but not "donkey" meat. Because it's not used for human consumption. You're more than welcome to prove me wrong, but you haven't. I believe that already speaks for itself.
And yeah this type of news bothers me because it promotes an erroneous idea of what Argentina is actually like. I once hosted a German student for a month and, while the guy was pretty chill, he was expecting my city to be full of cows and nature. Once I was watching How I Met Your Mother and when they go to Argentina they should either hippies on a beach living on what appears to be a jungle or an extremely run down hotel in Buenos Aires. Neither were even remotely close to real life.
Quotes and sources within and outside of Argentina news. (if you allow me to use the internet now for proof). It just takes a quick search for pages on info on it. Feel free and try the same.
They are eating donkeys now in Argentina and marketing it as beef is getting expensive
Chubut producer Julio Cittadini’s “Burros Patagones” project began commercial sales of donkey meat in April at 7,500 pesos per kilogram, compared to approximately 18,564 pesos per kilogram for beef — roughly 40% of the bovine price.
With beef prices hitting 25,000 pesos, the legalization of donkey slaughter reveals the rawest side of the Casa Rosada’s fiscal adjustment.
Controversial: the sale of donkey meat grows as a food and economic alternative in the province of Chubut - Noticias Ambientales https://share.google/CKOi5ihXDdGxSIHNp
They are eating donkeys now in Argentina and marketing it as beef is getting expensive | Page 2 | ExpatsBA - The Best Source for All Things Buenos Aires https://share.google/h8LLOQSr3zldCIn44
Argentina Crisis: Donkey meat consumption … — Diário Carioca https://share.google/lGO5UoHG14GREBueU
Ok, finally found the source of all of this ridiculousness. Here you can see where they're supposedly selling this meat. It's a single butcher shop in the whole country and what they're doing is literally illegal. There are no bromatology processes to ensure that this type of meat is safe for human consumption because it's not approved by our national organisms. You literally cannot legally sell donkey meat in the country.
The only reason most news stories are about people in "Argentina" consuming this is engagement. That's it. If the title were "single butcher shop in Argentina sells illegal meat to offer lower prices" then people might not be as interested.
This whole thing is a big ol' nothingburger. That's why most national news outlets aren't even covering it.
To be fair... It always is.
What is?
A big nothingburger. It's always a big nothingburger. It's the news; they generate sensationalized headlines for clicks. If they can make someone angry, scared, defensive or passionate they get more clicks.
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I just feel bad for the ones not supporting this nonsense.
To be fair the oligarchy tech companies do mass social media manipulation that is basically unchecked.
They do this at the behest of other countries.
I realize we all want to hold people accountable. there is definitely a level of personal responsibility. But it's worth be aware that mass manipulation is a thing.
It can work fairly effectively.
especially when news and social media is controlled.
Most people are conformist. It's actually kind of how we as a species have dominated the planet.
Everything that makes us great is also a weakness.
We can make snap judgments.
Act instead of letting things happen. Like a lion nabbing us.
We use mental shortcuts and heuristics to do this. The same processes that cause stereotypes and biases.
We look to other humans to learn how to do things like hunt, care for children, grow crops. Determine which plants can be eaten. This reliance on learning from others and doing as they do means we accept many social norms without questioning them. And even if a few people do, these individuals are outcast. Conformity is highly enforced in most cultures.
There is also ways of grooming people that are very effective and the methods are well known.
Cults use them. But so do politicians and other leaders like the anti vaccine people and grifters.
For instance. The more you hear something, the more you believe it's true because it becomes "common knowledge". Which is rarely questioned.
The Tech people and grifters manipulating public opinions understands these things about humans. And they use them.
Argentines are wildly unstable and switch between left and right like a grandfather clock.
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He looks like he should be a side character in austin powers or something
Dr. Evil before he lost his hair.
choose a clown to lead the government, expect a circus
I swear all you need to be a world leader is a love for fascism and a stupid haircut
Fodam-se os boludos
...is it tasty?
It literally tastes like ass
is raising donkey cheaper per pound?
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