He doesn't give an answer about how you maintain democracy but cites his own success in using the votes of the people to strong-arm Congress so they could upend the justice system. I really hope we see genuine evidence of the corruption of the justice system in El Salvador, although I'm not sure how or when if the country's deep fabric has been so significantly altered. When could an observer understand if there is corruption and the extent of despotism - during the next cycle, when power is handed to another party/ies?
I did a scan of the "history" tab on El Salvador's wikipedia page. Here is a timeline of every time keywords like "power by force" or "murder" are used, beginning at independence in 1821:
1898 - Tomas Regalado
"revived the practice of presidents designating their successors"
1913 - Manuel Enrique Araujo (murdered)
The succeeding Melendez-Quinonez"dynasty" lasted from 1913 to 1927 [paraphrased]
1931 - Arturo Araujo
the first president elected in a free election, overthrown after 9 months [paraphrased]
1944 - General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
ruled from 1935-39 and again 39-43 [paraphrased]; "winning back the presidency as the only candidate on the ballot"
1972 - Colonel Arturo Armando Molina
won over Christian Democratic Party leader José Napoleón Duarte) in an election that was widely viewed as fraudulent [paraphrased]
1979 - a coup d'état brought the Revolutionary Government Junta to power
One cynical-optimistic perspective is that if it takes a party strong-arming to maintain a democracy, well, then maybe it does take a revolution to maintain a civilization.
Bukele is correct in maintaining that it is unfair to compare Latin American countries to the United States in a variety of contexts - when you observe the history, noting the inverse may be true seems prudent. Looking at this timeline, I am skeptical we can fairly compare the nature of democracy itself in El Salvador to the United States. I'm also a bit skeptical of or just disappointed in Tucker Carlson for not considering all of this in context - seems like that is his job.
Another fun fact is the painting that was mentioned was of Óscar Romero:
Óscar Romero, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Salvador, denounced injustices and massacres committed against civilians by government forces. He was considered "the voice of the voiceless", but he was assassinated by a death squad while saying Mass on 24 March 1980.[63] Some consider this to be the beginning of the full Salvadoran Civil War, which lasted from 1980 to 1992.
I loved this one - while he didn't mention bitcoin directly, I think he did hint at it near the end. He said a huge amount of migrants are coming to El Salvador - both blood and ex-citizens. He also said U.S.-born Citizens - Non-Salvadorans are moving to El Salvador. The swarm of normies out there will wonder why on this one, and they don't have to look too far.
One more comment, as it's a new thought on my mind since digesting that last thought:
The conversation about whether the Trump/Biden election was legitimate or fraudulent needs to be answered and made final - because there are equally terrifying dangers in the possibility that it 1) it was fraudulent and we are lead to believe it was legitimate and 2) it was legitimate and we are lead to believe it was fraudulent.
Who stands to benefit and profit in either case? Tucker Carlson seems to really want to encourage the idea that it was a fraudulent election. What is the real truth, as he likes to say?
I think we have the idea that "the establishment" stands to profit off a complicit acceptance of the legitimacy of the election. But who stands to profit off the assertion that democracy is inherently broken in our country?
I originally wrote that "who on earth" stands to profit...but when I think about it, to intentionally and falsely convince Americans that the premise of their country is inherently broken...I mean, to me that sounds like evil.
I did not know that MS13 was satanic. That whole thing just goes to show the Butterfly Effect that happens when you fail to police properly back in the 80s and how far out of control it had spun.
Here's a summary I made with our Youtube Agent:
TLDR: President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador discusses the transformation of his country, from being the murder capital of the world to the safest in the Western Hemisphere, through achieving peace and addressing security issues. He also talks about the return of Salvadorans from the US and the country's booming construction industry.
President Bukele emphasizes the importance of peace as a foundation for societal progress.
El Salvador has become a safe haven, with a significant number of Salvadorans returning from the US.
The country is experiencing a housing boom due to the influx of returning citizens.
President Bukele has been sought after for advice by other Latin American leaders on security and jail system reforms.
Conclusion:
President Nayib Bukele's leadership has led to significant improvements in El Salvador, showcasing the power of prioritizing peace and security in nation-building. His insights and successes serve as a model for other countries facing similar challenges.
Mentioned the dollars world reserve status and printing money to do infrastructure stuff, but cut money talk short "that's another subject"
This was on the short side for a Tucker interview and cut hastily, I reckon we'll get the Bitcoin clips in time... Surely the Bitcoin segments will drop in a coordinated fashion, to an appropriate news cycle, where geopolitics is clearly a scripted movie run by intel ops.
Conclusion: