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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20502760

Populist leader alleged to have ‘copied word for word’ a monologue by TV show’s fictional president Jed Bartlet

Argentina’s rightwing populist president, Javier Milei, has been accused of plagiarising a chunk of his recent speech to the United Nations general assembly from the political drama The West Wing.

“It seems like fiction, but it isn’t,” the left-leaning Buenos Aires newspaper Página 12 reported on Friday, claiming Milei had “copied, word for word, a monologue” by the television show’s fictional president, Josiah “Jed” Bartlet.

Suspicions over Milei’s address surfaced this week when the political columnist Carlos Pagni flagged the “extraordinary” similarities between part of the president’s speech and words uttered by Martin Sheen’s Bartlet 21 years earlier. “Didn’t anyone else notice?” Pagni wrote in the newspaper La Nación, before transcribing the words of both men.

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[-] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago

"accused" you can't get accused, this isn't fucking any doubt, if it's the same words he did plagerize it lmfao fucking goddamn even with pointless shit like this journalists are spineless cowards

[-] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

Well you never know maybe he just also invented this speech perfectly word for word all by himself! It's only allegations until it can be definitely proven! nerd

[-] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 31 points 1 month ago

he's arguably the shittiest world leader on the planet right now but god damn if he isn't funny to watch from the other side of the planet

[-] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 25 points 1 month ago

Libertad para plagiar Carajoo!! ancaptain

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago

Aaron Sorkin is rolling in his grave

[-] Andrzej3K@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

Don't worry, they do that for a bit sometimes

[-] BlueMagaChud@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago
[-] FungiDebord@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago

Okay but honestly Martin Sheen's Spanish language speech comparing Ayn Rand and Eva Peron seemed pretty out of place during the show's original run.

[-] LeZero@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

Of all the things to plagiarize...

At least biden-fall plagiarized another politico

[-] Flaps@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago
[-] culpritus@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

libertarian schlock therapy

[-] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
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