Gangsters in El Salvador are terrified of strongman Nayib Bukele (www.economist.com)
from Shardikprime@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 04 Jun 2024 21:42
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xmunk@sh.itjust.works on 04 Jun 2024 21:55 collapse

Eh… I mean, he has cracked down hard on gang violence, but it’s been brutal and also swept up a lot of innocent people, too. Was El Salvador close to becoming a failed state like Haiti? yes - does that justify such a militant crackdown? I can’t tell and it will take at least a decade for us to get a sense of how accurate or excessive the crackdown was and how many innocent people were apprehended.

TheFrirish@jlai.lu on 05 Jun 2024 20:06 next collapse

Imho they were not in a state of peace anymore they were at war and the crackdown was completely justified and long overdue. However in the long run there will be some issues and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Hero become the villain.

xmunk@sh.itjust.works on 05 Jun 2024 20:15 collapse

Yeah, I have some Salvadoran friends and I am well aware of how bad it was getting. Something definitely needed to change.

Shardikprime@lemmy.world on 07 Jun 2024 04:28 collapse

I always welcome criminals getting their just desserts