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At least in El Salvador, things are getting better. The Salvadoran president, Najib Bukele, a 39 year old businessman is effectively controlling gang activity.
by 29athrowaway 6y ago
At least in El Salvador, things are getting better.
The Salvadoran president, Najib Bukele, a 39 year old businessman is effectively controlling gang activity. He is a pretty cool guy, and serves his country without collecting his salary.
Gangs in Central America extort people with jobs, so that in the end it's too inconvenient to have a job, and more convenient to be a gangster. If you have a honest job, some random armed guy shows up to collect most of your money.
It's a self-reinforcing phonomenon that kills the economy and turns everyone into gangsters.
- mschuster91 6y ago> The Salvadoran president, Najib Bukele, a 39 year old businessman is effectively controlling gang activity. Some say that this is due to... shady deals with gang leaders: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-54033444 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-54033444 Bukele is also under fire for attacking freedom of the press: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-06/el-salvador-s-bukele-is-chilling-free-speech-top-editor-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-06/el-salvad...
- 29athrowaway 6y agoAre the accusations credible?