The Savior

[Diogenes]

This is Nayib Bukele.

He became the youngest president in El Salvador’s history at 37 and achieved what many thought was impossible.

When Bukele took office in 2019, El Salvador was plagued by violence.

• Over 60 homicides per 100,000 people.
• Gangs ruled entire neighborhoods.
• The economy was stagnant, and hope was fading.

The establishment said fixing it was impossible.

Bukele had a different plan. In 4 years, he transformed one of the world’s most dangerous countries into one of the safest.

Here’s how he did it:

He launched the Plan Control Territorial, an aggressive anti-gang strategy.

The media called it authoritarian.

Critics said it would fail.

In less than four years:

• Homicides dropped by 92%.
• The murder rate fell to two per 100,000 people.
• Extortion by gangs, a daily reality for many, was nearly eradicated.

Bukele turned El Salvador into a case study in reform.

 

[Diogenes]

He didn’t stop there.

Bukele wanted to transform El Salvador into a global player in tech and finance.

In 2021, he made Bitcoin legal tender, the first country to ever do so.

His goal?

Attract foreign investment and provide banking access to the unbanked.

The move was risky.

The IMF and World Bank criticized him.

Economists predicted failure.

Bukele held firm, creating a Bitcoin City powered by geothermal energy.

El Salvador became a global leader in cryptocurrency adoption, inspiring innovation worldwide.

 

[ADreamOfLiberty]

El Salvador is my escape plan.

Also, stop the murderers and murder goes down, can you believe a plan like that worked?

Doesn't he know governments are supposed to milk the crises forever and never solve it?

 

[Diogenes]

Critics called him a dictator.

Corruption was eradicated. Crooked elites who ran the country unchecked were held accountable.

Bukele’s approval ratings tell the story. Over 90% of Salvadorans support him.

His policies have made El Salvador a tourist hotspot.

Once called the “murder capital,” it’s now one of the safest places in Latin America.

 

[Diogenes]

 

[Diogenes]

 

[Diogenes]

Today, the entire opposition called for a "massive demonstration".

Every political party joined the call, along with 90% of all NGOs, universities, churches, and activist groups.

They ran a month-long mainstream media and social media campaign, had the backing of the country’s most powerful news outlets, chose a holiday (Sunday) so no one had to work, organized preparatory events, and more.

This is what they achieved.

It’s clear there is no opposition without USAID money.​

@nayibbukele