Yes, I completely agree with everything you're saying, especially the last part.
I do however think we should be careful in judging from the outside. Just as a general practice. Things are often way ...
Yes, I definitely do not judge the local people. Like I wrote, I understand it perfectly well that they wanted a change.
But, like you said, when people outside of El Salvador use El Salvador as an example of freedom, it’s just crazy. I think that many have been fooled, but some are complicit.
It’s crazy to see how many self-identifying Bitcoiners (in reality they are statists) conflate the words “freedom” and “safety”.
When I think about this legendary Ron Paul quote …
“Freedom is not defined by safety. Freedom is defined by the ability of citizens to live without government interference. Government cannot create a world without risks, nor would we really wish to live in such a fictional place. Only a totalitarian society would even claim absolute safety as a worthy ideal, because it would require total state control over its citizens' lives. Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons.”
… it’s pretty much the exact opposite of Bukele’s El Salvador.
Bukele is building a technocracy. It's as simple as that.
But, like you said, when people outside of El Salvador use El Salvador as an example of freedom, it’s just crazy. I think that many have been fooled, but some are complicit.
It’s crazy to see how many self-identifying Bitcoiners (in reality they are statists) conflate the words “freedom” and “safety”.
When I think about this legendary Ron Paul quote …
“Freedom is not defined by safety. Freedom is defined by the ability of citizens to live without government interference. Government cannot create a world without risks, nor would we really wish to live in such a fictional place. Only a totalitarian society would even claim absolute safety as a worthy ideal, because it would require total state control over its citizens' lives. Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons.”
… it’s pretty much the exact opposite of Bukele’s El Salvador.
Bukele is building a technocracy. It's as simple as that.
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