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He is a dictator if you look at him from the free world perspective.
But in Latin American standards, he is a wonderful president,. and I'm pretty sure that he is one of the best in LATAM (not because of bitcoin but in all other metrics).
In latin America we prefer a good dictator than another thief democratic guy. the corruption is so huge, that the metrics the people use to measure the quality of a government is different.
Venezuelan here.
I think that it's good for him to stand up to IMF and all the rest. I think that he can attract business and development to the region and it has a real chance of helping common people. It is also insanely risky, but they don't have much to lose anyway, so I hope we can all help in our small ways just through spreading adoption of BTC!
From the free world perspective, what makes him a dictator?
That's a bold claim. What justifies him being a dictator? I'd also request that you look up the definition of dictator so as not to waste anyone's time.
No need. If you support someone who breaks or changes laws, they are a King. If you disagree, they are a dictator. You can easily look up all the specific legalities of what has taken place and decide yourself.
I realize that making BTC a national currency was done outside of the legislative or judicial process, but in practice, the only the thing that changes for citizens is that they will not have to report transactions with bitcoin. So this is a net gain in freedom and loss of restriction. No one is being forced to accept bitcoin, use it, or hold it. If there's something I'm missing I would love to know.
I think it's awesome. I was just commenting on how Bukele operates.
In principle I would consider any branch of government that "breaks the law" so to say in order to provide additional freedom is not dictatorial. For example, if the American federal government outlaws narcotics, and a state "breaks the law" by not prosecuting people that sell and use narcotics, I would say the state is acting in the opposite manner as a dictator. Similarly, Bukele making the executive declaration that he will not prosecute people that use Bitcoin properly as money is the opposite of dictatorial.
He is a dictator. That's pretty much it. He has made deals with gangs, and this is all about AML KYC work arounds. No good using tradfi for sending too much dirty money, but with BTC legal tender, they can on and off ramp all they want.