1 sat \ 2 replies \ @servandofinn 5 Jul 2022 freebie \ parent \ on: Are Bitcoiners too uncritical of El Salvador and Nayib Bukele??? bitcoin
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.
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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.
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