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He seems quite happy to strike deals with drugs gangs, according to documented police evidence [1]. And five of his associates are known to be corrupt [2]. Pr

He seems quite happy to strike deals with drugs gangs, according to documented police evidence [1]. And five of his associates are known to be corrupt [2]. Pretty impressive for someone who claims/claimed to be anti-corruption [3]. On a global political scale, I think it's pretty accurate to describe him as an errant dictator [4]. I strongly suspect he is open to bribery if he believes it furthers his position, despite his claims to be anti-corruption. [1] https://insightcrime.org/news/analysis/el-salvador-nayib-bukele-gangs/ https://insightcrime.org/news/analysis/el-salvador-nayib-buk... [2] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/18/five-of-salvadoran-presidents-allies-accused-of-corruption-us https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/18/five-of-salvadoran-... [3] https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-05-16/nayib-bukele-the-most-popular-president-in-the-world-is-a-man-with-one-ideology-power https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-05-16/nayib-... [4] https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/07/salv-m07.html https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/07/salv-m07.html

lowkey 5y ago
I read through the sources you listed with interest. Here is what I found: The first article lists vague claims of corruption by anonymous sources claiming to be from the government. They might be credible or they might be political rivals upset over losing power. It is impossible to say for sure but I wasn’t able to find any corroborating articles. The second article again uses anonymous sources this time from the US Government. These unnamed sources are from the same US government that, according to Wikipedia, waged a proxy war and attempted coup in EL Salvador which resulted in the 12 years long Salvadorian civil war in the 1980’s (1) According to Wikipedia: “The United States contributed to the conflict by providing military aid of $1–2 million per day to the government of El Salvador during the Carter and Reagan administrations and provided significant training. The Salvadoran government was considered "friendly" and an ally by the U.S. in the context of the Cold War. By May 1983, US officers started to take over positions in the top levels of the Salvadoran military and were making critical decisions and running the war.” The last article says his government changed some judges. It doesn’t claim this was illegal though the article does mention his government had just won a 2/3 super-majority popular vote - sounds more democratic than dictatorial to me. Seriously, read the Wikipedia article to understand the historic role of colonial oppression led by the US that resulted in the economic and social problems his popular-majority elected government is trying to resolve and tell me why we should believe the claims of their former oppressors. I think the man deserves the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. Whether or not he is successful in his efforts, I believe him to be sincere, unlike the anonymous cowards cited as sources in the articles you provide. (1) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_Civil_War https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_Civil_War

lowkey 5y ago

I read through the sources you listed with interest. Here is what I found: The first article lists vague claims of corruption by anonymous sources claiming to be from the government. They might be credible or they might be political rivals upset over losing power. It is impossible to say for sure but I wasn’t able to find any corroborating articles. The second article again uses anonymous sources this time from the US Government. These unnamed sources are from the same US government that, according to Wikipedia, waged a proxy war and attempted coup in EL Salvador which resulted in the 12 years long Salvadorian civil war in the 1980’s (1) According to Wikipedia: “The United States contributed to the conflict by providing military aid of $1–2 million per day to the government of El Salvador during the Carter and Reagan administrations and provided significant training. The Salvadoran government was considered "friendly" and an ally by the U.S. in the context of the Cold War. By May 1983, US officers started to take over positions in the top levels of the Salvadoran military and were making critical decisions and running the war.” The last article says his government changed some judges. It doesn’t claim this was illegal though the article does mention his government had just won a 2/3 super-majority popular vote - sounds more democratic than dictatorial to me. Seriously, read the Wikipedia article to understand the historic role of colonial oppression led by the US that resulted in the economic and social problems his popular-majority elected government is trying to resolve and tell me why we should believe the claims of their former oppressors. I think the man deserves the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. Whether or not he is successful in his efforts, I believe him to be sincere, unlike the anonymous cowards cited as sources in the articles you provide. (1) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_Civil_War https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_Civil_War