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Anyone who puts the words "coolest dictator" in a non satire publication needs to be stockaded
It’s what he calls himself on Twitter. I think it’s good for journalists to bring this cringe to light
Have you ever considered that kind of dichotomy actually helps him rather than hurts him?
Imagine being a Bukele supporter and seeing people like you say he's bad just because has too much power.
To El Salvador's population, Bukele is responsible for stopping gangs from freely using rape and murder as means of extortion. They don't care about your stupid western ideological wars. To them, results are more important.
Compare El Salvador's gang problem to Mexico's, and perhaps you can see why dictatorships are not intrinsically bad just like democracies are not intrinsically good.
I don't expect you to have that level of rationality, though.
k
Great dismissal of the truth you refuse to look at. The people of El Salvador love the man because he drastically reduced crime. Rape and murder was horrendously common there. People were afraid to leave their homes, even in the middle of the day. When you live like that for years and someone comes in and eliminates 95% of the crime almost overnight, yea, you're not really gonna give a shit if he followed due process and whatever he calls himself when you can suddenly leave your house in peace. There's a reason why he's so popular there.
k
Glad you agree.
We really need journalists on this planet to do their jobs
Like this journalist did by quoting him directly? Does no one even read anymore?
I read it, but you know many simply go by headlines, which are tailored as clickbait, often irresponsibly. So I'm fine with quoting the guy in context, but it's poor form to let him get away with 'coolest dictator' in the context-free part that 80% of people will see.
Yeah, maybe they should run their country more like Mexico!