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Are we talking about the same country? The one that had the highest murder rate in the world a couple years ago and now has some of the lowest? The one where people were scared to go out during the day because of gang violence, but now you can walk safely alone at night? The one where every official was bought off by gangs, but now is prosecuting those officials and gang members? The one where its citizens overwhelmingly support the actions taken to get their lives and safety back?
If you are picking your battles, this is certainly not one to choose.
The one where safety was achieved not through any real improvements to society but by threat of being thrown into an overcrowded super prison?
Are you actually trying to claim life hasn’t improved for the average El Salvadoran? I work with some and they are no longer scared to go visit family. Even with the new trump rules they have had no issue getting back into the country (they are US citizens though)
Because famously fascist dictatorships never dream up new targets whenever the old one runs out.
The drop in murder rate is fake. The government adopted a no-body-no-crime policy where as long as the gangs dispose of their corpses, nothing will be recorded.
Bukele has been backed by the gangs his entire career.
https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-02/a-gang-leader-released-by-bukele-reveals-his-pacts-with-the-government-of-el-salvador.html
I mean I'm a bukele critic and have been since he was still popular, but I live in Guatemala right next to el salvador and have lots of friends there and there's been a definite, noticable drop in crime. Most Salvadorians like Bukele. I don't think it's sustainable and don't think it justifies his other actions but acting like he's done nothing is not a valid stance to take.
What's your point, boot-licker?
Authoritarian shitholes tend to have low crime rates. That's what happens when you spy on everyone and ruthlessly crush freedom.
But you masturbate to Punisher comics, so what would you know?
Let me guess, you love Palestine
All needed was to bend the knee to the biggest gangster of all, fuck off