31 sats \ 17 replies \ @falsejaguar 5 Jul 2022 \ on: Are Bitcoiners too uncritical of El Salvador and Nayib Bukele??? bitcoin
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.
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.
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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!
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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.