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Nayib Bukele (El Salvador)
Posted on 2/3/25 at 7:33 pm
Posted on 2/3/25 at 7:33 pm
Seeing what he’s done in El Salvador to make it safe for the people has been nothing short of impressive. But he is also a dictator.
Watching him interact with Marco Rubio here, he also seems like a genuine good guy. I’m mostly thinking aloud here trying to reconcile a good guy who is a dictator and has also done incredible things for his people.
I grew up being taught democracy is the ultimate good in governing but I think freedom is actually the ultimate good now.
Watching him interact with Marco Rubio here, he also seems like a genuine good guy. I’m mostly thinking aloud here trying to reconcile a good guy who is a dictator and has also done incredible things for his people.
I grew up being taught democracy is the ultimate good in governing but I think freedom is actually the ultimate good now.
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Posted on 2/3/25 at 7:47 pm to Nevada_Tiger
Marco seems like a great choice for his role
Posted on 2/3/25 at 7:52 pm to Nevada_Tiger
I just couldn't help it.
quote:
He also praised his party's performance in the legislative election, which he credited with winning at least 58 out of the 60 seats in the National Assembly: "This will be the first time where one sole party rules a country in a completely democratic system. We pulverised all of the opposition [in the polls]."
Bukele re-elected in LANDSLIDE!!
This post was edited on 2/3/25 at 7:55 pm
Posted on 2/3/25 at 7:53 pm to LoneStar23
I agree. Marco has also grown over his years in office. The ability to change your mind can be a superpower.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 7:55 pm to Nevada_Tiger
2016 Rubio was Obama-lite.
He definitely changed for the better since then
He definitely changed for the better since then
Posted on 2/3/25 at 7:55 pm to Nevada_Tiger
Just because he is a "dictator", doesn't mean he's not a god fearing man.
He may be in that role for a reason
He may be in that role for a reason
Posted on 2/3/25 at 7:58 pm to dbbuilder79
That’s basically my point and the idea that I’m coming around to.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 7:58 pm to Nevada_Tiger
A handyman I use is from El Salvador and goes back yearly to see family. He is very happy with Bukele getting rid of gang tyranny that terrorized and extorted most people in the country.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 8:01 pm to Auburn1968
The “benevolent dictator” usually develops paranoia and just becomes the Dictator.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 8:03 pm to Bamafig
Ya - that’s the absolute power corrupts absolutely angle. It would take an extraordinary figure to handle it.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 8:05 pm to Nevada_Tiger
Ummm dude, he was elected. HE IS NOT A DICTATOR!
Sorry you like MS-13.
Sorry you like MS-13.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 8:05 pm to Nevada_Tiger
Bukele looks like a baw
Posted on 2/3/25 at 8:08 pm to Nevada_Tiger
DJT is making central and South America a central focus.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 8:08 pm to Nevada_Tiger
quote:
I grew up being taught democracy is the ultimate good in governing but I think freedom is actually the ultimate good now.
Well well well
If you got to this place in your mind organically, then you are ripe for neo reactionary thought.
Read some Curtis Yarvin, Hans Herman Hoppe, James Burnham. Listen to podcasts by Auron MacIntyre, Academic Agent, and The Distributist.
Democracy is not only not the ultimate good, but is arguably the source of most our our society’s ills.
Your statement on freedom is compelling. Something else for you to think about: freedom means different things to different people. Individual liberty without restraint at all costs is a prison and enslavement in of itself.
This post was edited on 2/3/25 at 8:11 pm
Posted on 2/3/25 at 8:09 pm to ABearsFanNMS
quote:So was Trump. He's called a 'dictator' on Reddit and DU every minute.
Ummm dude, he was elected. HE IS NOT A DICTATOR!
Sorry you like MS-13.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 8:09 pm to Nevada_Tiger
Huey Long was a dictator but was good for the state.
The term is Benevolent Dictator
The term is Benevolent Dictator
Posted on 2/3/25 at 8:10 pm to Auburn1968
quote:
very happy with Bukele getting rid of gang tyranny that terrorized and extorted most people in the country.
Cool...so now all the El Salvadoran refugees no longer need "asylum" and be returned home.
Win.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 8:16 pm to Nevada_Tiger
You don't seem like a board retard so I ask in good faith, how is Bukele a dictator?
Posted on 2/3/25 at 8:16 pm to Lou the Jew from LSU
quote:
Huey Long was a dictator but was good for the state.
The term is Benevolent Dictator
Dictators, or monarchs, who have lifetime appointments can be more positive than democratic institutions for a variety of reasons.
Primarily because they have a true stake in the country, because it must flourish for them to leave a good situation for their children and not cause the people to revolt. They are not interested in quick fixes before their term is up and kicking the can down the road. The incentives for absolute rule by the individual provide an environment with a higher ceiling for human flourishing than in a democracy.
The downsides are obvious in the event of getting a bad king/dictator. I think the frequency of that trope in the real world is overplayed though, and they tend to flame out quickly because of the negativity they build up.
This post was edited on 2/3/25 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 2/3/25 at 8:22 pm to Nevada_Tiger
"Marco is the Hispanic face of white supremacy" - democrats
This post was edited on 2/3/25 at 10:49 pm
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