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So they "solved" gangs and installed a ruthless and illegal dictatorship in their place — which may in fact be secretly conspiring with those same gangs behind the scenes.

I feel sorry for El Salvador. It may now have to experience several generations of Soviet-style repression and suffering before a new regime is able to overthrow the current one. Meanwhile, thousands of families will never get to find out what happened to their loved ones in those horrifying concentration camps.

FYI, many of our (Americans') ancestors fled their home countries precisely to escape this sort of state-enacted brutality.



Nearly 25% of El Salvador is in America, although they fled gang violence not Bukele.


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You have no idea what my origins are. And I'm not sure why you're so furiously and emotionally defending this dictator all over this thread. I wonder if you've even read the article? Maybe take a few minutes and see if it changes how you feel.


I’m defending him because I’m realizing how deeply third world countries are suffering from the influence of empathetic individualists like you having so much power in the western world.




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