Peronism In Argentina

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Peronism Born and raised in Argentina, Peronism gains its roots from the humanitarian principle of giving to those who are in need, its major goal being defending the poor and achieving national unity. Peronism was a prominent ideology in Argentina during the 1930’s and 1940’s, finding itself enveloped in music, cinema, media, and politics. By being so popular in Argentina’s mass culture, Peronism would affect the economic relationships, political implamentations, and societal relations of Argentina during its prominence. Peronism affected the economic ideologies of Argentina through the use of mass culture of radio, cinema, and media. Its implementation in mass culture made sure that it was an ideology that the people knew …show more content…
Like movies, music reflected the missing moral and ethical ideologies of the rich. Lyricist Francisco Bastardi wrote “ To be poor is not a crime/ And it is glory to know how to suffer.” The Lyrics reflect the tendency of the poor to feel as if their life style was one not fit for society compared to the rich, yet Bastartdi expresses that there is glory in the poor who suffer to get by and work hard for what they achieve. He relates that the (non self made) rich will not know the glory of working and suffering of getting by. Through music and cinema, Peronism made its ideologies known to the public in Argentina, and would solidify itself in culture by affecting the ideas of conventional economic relationships to those promoted by …show more content…
Peronism’s political contributions are based on a series of basic oppositions, being National vs. Antinatinal, Pueblo vs. Antipueblo, and Workers vs. Oligarchs. The reasoning behind these oppositions resting strictly on moralistic stances aimed at defending the poor and creating national unity. This would only be made possible if the rich would be taught the virtues of solidarity and generosity, which would help the poor and create national unity by classes working together fairly and

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