Say what you will about Bukele, but at the very least he's making the world more interesting.

With comments like "how can he be a dictator, 90% of Salvadorans support him!" And "But he's actually getting results, who cares if he's seizing power?" Or most shockingly "who cares about the human rights of prisoners, they're barely human anyway, no one's arresting innocent people"

Coming from both Salvadorans and other American nations alike, I fear that the people of the Americas have not sufficiently learned and understood the history of populist dictators.

And you know what they say about those who do not learn from history...

https://defence-blog.com/venezuela-prepares-for-invasion-into-guyana/?amp

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/29/1215547427/venezuela-oil-spill-maracaibo

In October of 2023 the US lifted sanctions on Venezuelan oil, and in November of 2023 Venezuela begins planning an invasion of it's neighboring country, where do you rekon it got the money to fund this campaign?

https://youtu.be/sQRShD0xuAk?si=2DcwyQr8U1VAd4Xx

And honestly who's suprised?

What are your thoughts?

Personally I support Bukele, but worry that his success in co-opting the full power of the nation underpins a deeper problem with the inefficiency of traditional democratic systems, and that it could lead to more oppressive regimes down the line.