What the World Can Learn From Bukele's War on Gangs
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Nayib Bukele accomplished what presidents before him couldn't. He broke the gangs that used to control El Salvador. But how? And who is paying the consequences?
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Bianca, I would like to know who is funding you. Based on what you’re trying to do with this video I can probably guess who is funding your videos!
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Cry about it
@@BiancaGraulau you must be out your mind if you think I would ever support people with your kind of agenda!
@@BiancaGraulauyou should go live over there and then talk .
@@JR-xi9qi good lord, don’t be blind: it’s okay to like Bukele while also being informed about the negative things that have come from this.
As a Salvadoran and a resident of the capital, I can tell you that gang members and collaborators that I knew have been taken from my neighborhood, I don't know of an innocent person that they have taken.
I have seen people die in the neighborhood, bus drivers, people who arrived by mistake and disappeared.
That's great and all. And a good job he did on that. But at what cost. He's literally running again as president WHICH THE CONSTITUTION PROHIBITS.
@@hazahizabbanzabalawan3815 that constitution was Made for murderers of monseñor romero, and never respect the constitution, a millions times
The safety of children and citizens is more important than the " CONSTITUTION "@hazahizabbanzabalawan3815
@@hazahizabbanzabalawan3815running again isnt the worst thing.
@@24reyeserIt will be when another president takes office and becomes a dictator, these things never end well
You should do a report on how the previous governments, the FMLN and ARENA, paid the gang members to keep the people in distress, and how they had the prisoners in jails with all the comforts of the world, and how from inside they ordered killings and committed atrocities.
She will never do that because it’s not part of her narrative. She gets paid to make Bukele like the evil guy.
We all know that. It's been public knowledge for years. Saca, Flores, Funes, etc. Why does it hurt you so much that she's doing a report on the current government?
She won’t
Why are you taking it personally. We all know how corrupt the previous and current local governments are. The issue is that im afraid that once again, we make the country safe not for its citizens but for foreigners to come and benefit. Why shouldn’t a local be able to afford a proper home? Food? Clean water? We need honest truth-seeking reporting to keep voting for our interests
@@edel5223 quizás se lo tome tan personal por que con los gobiernos anteriores murieron miles de personas
I love it when people talk about the "cost" of ending something that was an absolute apocalyptic catastrophe. How sensitive to the thousands of victims of these monstrous gangs. Keep on Mr. Bukele, millions of us are with you!
Absolutely. What about the cost of not making improvements? Were the gangs and former leaders so concerned with human rights?
1000%!!!
Mistakes happen. No one is perfect, but the results speak very loud. El Salvador is better than ever before!
Would you say this if a family member was arrested ? that is not a gang member ?
@@ronielflores2305 Nonsense, the benefit of society outweighs the benefit of the individual. You are not from El salvador, so please dont give unnecessary Western privileged drama
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@@ronielflores2305 es muy mínimo el hecho no arrestaría a nadie que no estaría involucrado
But think about this, if these reports are so what true that the government is working with the gangs and letting some go free and give them a special treatment. The president could tell the gangs one day to kill lots of people just make up that the crime is getting worse and that he needs to stay just to look good in the media
When 95% of the population is HAPPY with this you cannot deny the truth. Of course there will be some injustice but the cost is progress is inevitable
That is true. Some people just think, my life did not get any better. "i am still poor" they fail to see the bigger picture and the future of their children.
that last sentence is doing a lot of leg work. you can only say "of course there will be mistakes" until it happens to you
@@pecfexfextus4437talk is easy. What is the solution then.
@@pecfexfextus4437didn't we hear this a lot from the west on collateral victims when they do some sort of "freedom mission" across the world?
@@KMWhity Due process
Hi Bianca, in your time in El Salvador did you ever feel that you were in any danger at all? If NOT then you yourself have benefited from the actions that Bukele has taken. The process hasn’t been perfect but it sure as hell has been moving the country forward.
Muder rate was already on a rapid decline before bukele took office. Bukele just swooped in and took credit.
Idk about you but I don't trust a government that has an "arrest quota" for their officers.
The Nazis did something similar. What Nayib Bukele has done, amounts to unlawful detention, criminal malice, violation of human rights and showboating. He could do something about the minimum wage disparity, the cost of living and food, extreme high inflation rates and many other pressing issues, instead he locked up at least 11,000 more people, than gang member exist, 261 of which have died while illegally detained, without charge for any crime. Not even 1 of the 81,110, have received any actual criminal charges or been before a judge, or are entitled to an expectation, of ever being released. All are detained under emergency powers, repeatedly being extended, again unlawful. None of these matters, are anything compared to the fact his presidency ended and remains President, in violation of Constitution of El Salvador's rights, legally allow. The man is a Dictator, who uses paid social media people to prop his image and many statements you will read, are complete nonsense, financed in "Public Relations", while his people endure extreme costs of living, people struggle to even afford food and poverty, remains a massive problem, not being addressed.
So you're saying; Who cares if they lock up all the poor and indigenous peoples? Can I go there as a tourist? That's my question. COLONIZER!
@@mrhassellI’m sorry but your comment is dumb. You cannot work on wages as long as cartels are in power and literally killing people in the street. Sure there are some minor bad sides, but the safety his policies have brought have changed the country.
It’s a common misconception that many people have in confirmation bias and what is being taught is poverty brings crime, but when looking at stats it’s actually the other way around, crime brings poverty, destroyes businesses, tourism etc.
He is absolutely taking the right step right now and once this situation is more stable for longer, of course then he could “retire” from president position. Sure there is a chance of dictatorship, but that’s better than anarchy for its people. Criminals have even less respect for human rights in anarchy, then dictator will, dictator will at least pretend to have order.
My wife is from El Salvador and we have a ton of family there and have been there many times. What Bukele has done and the turn around the country has made is nothing short of a miracle!
Because cartels with bukele have taken out their competition. Thats why. Its not a miracle. Everyone knows this. Cartels built those jails.
My wife is from el salvador. U must be a white american gringo
@@BT-dq6vu no. He is backed by drug cartels. When mexico gave bukele over 30 million dollars. We all know why
@@BT-dq6vuClose to it . Yes.💯🤨
Mate that’s fantastic to hear that a genuine quality of life and safety improvement has been created. No politician is perfect but at least he took action
That’s one thing that most people don’t appreciate. Freedom
It's funny how nobody talks about the 20 years of terrorism El Salvador had to go through.
the UN is a overseer organization , not an organization of peace, screw them, besides Mali, Niger, bOkino Faso have kicked out the UN, because the do nothing and let terrorists kill people
She's funded by dark forces. She should just stick to ONLYFANS. HAHAHA
Yea blame the US on that, you send salvadoreños to the US to get a chance at a better life, and the US sends them back re-educated as gang members.
She just did
@@contentlyshaneNot enough. El Salvador used to have literally the highest homicide rate, even a 50% reduction would have been quite the accomplishment.
Personal stories don't change anything
Choices: Gangsters on the streets or gangsters in prison cells?
The United Nations Organization was very aware of the problem but did not care but as soon President Bukele did something about it. Then United Nations started to complain about “ Human Rights”
Lol not true
It’s always been a problem but you can only argue against a two party system a little until an alternative comes up. Nuevas ideas. Which had debatably worse ideas, just new ones.
That’s why watchdogs came in to question. And it’s all complicated by the fact that the Cold War made things very opportunistic.
You need to read a book. You sound ignorant.
Exactly
UN wanted to make political parties from the Maras
Dang….We saw the exact same thing Yemen.!
the U N is the gang leader
I visited El Salvador 2x last year. I visited many places in the country. I was out and about day and night. I had amazing time on both trips. People are so welcoming and kind. I don't know what's behind the politics, but I can only confirm that El Salvador is super safe, at least 95% of the local people i've met (Uber, drivers, shop owners, hotel staff, vendors and even strangers on the bus) have one thing to say.They felt much safer now and able to make a living without fear of the gang related extortion or violence. I remember a few Uber drivers would tell me that if I came 3 years ago, I wouldn't be able to walk around the place i went. I am sure there are collateral damage in the gangs crackdowns, but that's up to the El Salvadorians to choose their own fate and destiny.
Gracias por apoyarnos en este proceso de transformación de nuestro País.
I am 100% Salvadoran. I was born in the city of Santa Ana (El Salvador) and emigrated to the USA when I was a child under bonafide 1980s laws of political asylum for dissidents (my parents were the dissidents). Please Note: This video is a propagandist hit-piece. The description states that this vid was done in collaboration with "El Faro." *Note: "El FARO" is a newspaper founded by Javier Siman (and Carlos Dada). Javier Siman is one of the most detested oligarchs and tax evaders of El Salvador. He also funded the ultra-right wing political party known as ARENA for over thirty years. BTW: ARENA is the same party that ruled the country for over 80% of the time since the 1980s (during the CIVIL WAR). It's the party whose founders were right wing DEATH SQUAD leaders (see: Roberto D' Aubuisson and "El Escuadron de la Muerte), the party of the bourgeois capitalist wealthy political donors, and the party of the military elite who had connections with the ruling class.*
Moreover, ARENA is notorious for having most of its politicians in office --- representatives, mayors, and presidents of the country ("diputados", alcaldes, etc.) involved in corruption scandals and theft of public funds. It's well documented that ARENA party members stole over $1 Billion in funds (in aggregate) from public coffers since the 1980s. That is factually and empirically irrefutable. *See: Alfredo Christiani, Antonio Saca, Francisco Flores, Norman Quijano, etc. It's also public knowledge that the aforementioned office holders (and dozens of other corrupt ARENA politicians) have been involved in outright theft of hundreds of millions of public funds in the last two decades. El Salvador's Minister of Justice has been actively prosecuting them and former FMLN corrupt officials. Hence, ARENA former rulers/oligarchs are retaliating against Bukele (and his administration) via Javier Siman and "El FARO" newspaper with hired foreign so-called "journalists."
Anyhow, Javier Siman -- the founder of "El FARO" was and has been the biggest donor of these ultra-corrupt politicians; beholden to the oligarchs of El Salvador. Siman has legal cases pending and being adjudicated for REFUSING TO PAY CORPORATE TAXES for his newspapers, real estate, and malls in El Salvador. I can school this "journalist" on all matters of El Salvador.
In effect -- this is akin to Donald Trump, Bernie Madoff, or Sam Bankman-Fried owning a newspaper to do hit pieces (via invited "journalists" from other countries in collaboration) on their political enemies in order to draw attention from their crimes. Every knowledgeable SALVADORAN IN EL SALVADOR KNOWS THIS, which is why my family there and over 90% laugh at these so-called foreign "journalists" (basically pseudo-journalists and bloggers). This is what we in SALVADORAN slang call, "hablar CASACA" -- or "hablar paja" -- that is to talk B/S or talk gibberish about stuff with ZERO first hand knowledge of the matter. Last, I'm sure my comment will be censored by either the YT algorithm for its length, or by the person who uploaded this hit-piece and used as a tool by "El FARO." Cheers.
As a Salvadoran that is yet to be able to return after nearly 20 years in the diaspora… thank you! Thank you for supporting the real Salvadoran, the walking hard working males and females that get up early, that are very nice peoples. We should never go back to nothing similar as before.
Bianca has associated herself with El Faro a publication that defends the incarcerated gangs of El Salvador. She’s creating negative reports against President Nayib Bukele to increase her followers. She’s just another opportunistic so called reporter who has no real clue of what the people of El Salvador have been through and what it means to have peace, to walk around peacefully without fear of being murdered or to have to deal with ongoing extortion and to not freely be able to enjoy seeing any part of the country. To finally start to see a growth in progress towards a better future free of gang violence.
@@IntellectuallySuperior2U Thanks for sharing this information. It’s pretty lame to see this so called “journalists “ to make this type of videos that spread so much misinformation. Many people out there believe everything they see without checking other sources.
Is this lady for real ? I’m African and I say more power to BuKele ! Wish we had more leaders like him all over Africa and z world
European virus human right preach gets her. She should make research about germany and america funding the gangs for decades instead of making this video.
U bet!
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No, she's not real, she is ... real stupid
You don't have to have a tattoo to be rounded up. Okay to round up black people though. Where have i seen this before?
Human rights are for all. Including those terrorized by the gang members . Where were The Human rights Activists when the gangs were terrorizing and controlling all of El Salvador.?
Correct.
You people have the idea of human rights totally backwards, its not like that.
Human Rights basically see that they people in power (government agencies) do not abuse the people the arrest or incarcerate
This one
@@user-rs6gg6bb1d which the previos government were doing with the help of gangs...og comment's point still remains
Seem to forget that there are no human rights for anyone when criminals are in power.
Excellent point!!
Exactly
Criminal behaviour is an integrated facet of life in South America, yet when Nayib Bukele came to town, he decided to show the World, Dictators are back and taking control. After all, why stop with petty crime, when you can take on the INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, in great style and not even have the world detect, WW2 was fought getting rid of such people, to only welcome them back, with popular appeal!
@@mrhassell I love it.
Its the Government’s job to uphold the rights of its people, not to unnecessarily compromise for a quick fix. The fact that criminal organizations had no regard for human rights does not mean that it is justified for the law to sacrifice their respect for innocent people in solving the problem.
I’m married to a Salvadoran, and basically her view is if he’s a dictator, then he’s our dictator. Bukele has not only made the country safer, he’s reclaimed his countries dignity and pride of being a Salvadoran is now something to brag about. Everyone in Latin America knows about him, and many will say his name wishing he was running their country. If I had a choice in the US to vote for him I would. The folks that push this crap news are the ones that don’t want to see El Salvadoran go forward and succeed. Sounds like FMLN talk. You do know that Bukele distributes food to the poor, just created a medical network with air ambulance and boat in the Usulutan area. Also built houses for the poor.
I'm from Honduras and everyone in Honduras wishes our government would do the same El Salvador has done ...
My father was from el Salvador and escaped to Mexico in the Civil War, you like the results he is giving but too much power corrupts and when he leaves office the next "dictator" can be like Maduro and the legal system will not be able to do anything about it.
@@zzulm I understand what your are saying and you're not wrong by any means. It's like being a great athlete. You want to retire on top with a record everyone admires, not sticking around to the point nobody wants you. Ultimately it's up to the Salvadoran people to vote on how to continue the path towards peace and prosperity.
You arrested, innocent people that’s not justice
@@marvelmix1150 Every country arrests innocent people. Including the US and Europe. Not all innocent people are "innocent" either. They may play innocent but really aren't aren't. Then there are the folks caught in the middle that may have had no alternative but to cooperate with the gangs. Those folks deserve absolute fair justice because it is a life and death situation.
You failed to explain that not only gang members are getting arrested, also people who collaborate with gangs
Good
Yes,corrupt judges and politicians. Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are.
I think that goes without saying if the leadership is allowing violence and crime but only doing a little about it to get their ratings up or for a new election. Something’s do not need to be explained fully.
Amen to that!!!
That is correct! And, it must be the case as well!
If you ever had ties with gangs, you will get treated as one. God bless presidente Bukele y a El Salvador 🇸🇻 🙏🏼
Exactly .. if you entertained them ...
Amen..
She didn't realize that she could travel anywhere to carry out her research safely thanks to Bukele!!
Exactly.
What an idiot
She's in the liberal death cult
Cool. She still has the right to criticize him.
she literally included it in the video, the first lady said they wouldn’t have been able to come before
He is still a corrupt human who now dictates El Salvador. It's funny how people don't give a shit for those who can't defend themselves. This president will dictate El Salvador until he dies. Just watch.
They say 1% of the population is incarcerated the other 99% live in peace.
Sounds like a fair trade to me.
@@TheBahamas4ever same
Dale, I don’t think she’s a shill. She constantly condemns American (Anglo) imperialism. It could be that some innocent people are taken and that’s not justified, pero, for the most part… there’s more positivity than negativity. She at least does a better job than Anglo-American media….
Don’t think she has an alternative agenda.
Un Human rights how do they 4get law abiding citizen. Those people like eating their own sweat are happy with this president
Looks like a dictatorship in the making.
“Is the 70,000 people locked up really dangerous..”
Let them go then. You’ll find out.
This guy Bukele is admirable, a rare exception in the world, where most politicians just think of filling their pockets and connect with criminals.
Lmao, didn't watch the whole video eh?
@@HiImBeans "eh" yourself, buddy
@@user-yp2mw2ko9k I'm not your buddy, guy
@@HiImBeans Oh, I hurt your precious feelings ?
So sorry !
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@@HiImBeans Rest in piss to the gang members El Salvador is a safe country now. Be mad about that if you want you weirdo.
If el Faro is involved in this, you know nothing good comes from them . They have publicly said the gangs were a necessary part in El Salvador.
Only true Salvadorans who have lived in the country can feel the difference. you feel the peace and safety.
I don't know who this woman is, but if she's involved with el faro, I can say she has no good intentions.
El Faro is a prestigious journal known worldwide for the veracity of their publications, not only about Bukele but about previous presidents as well and with each investigation there's always good amount of evidence to support their findings... And that's what authoritarian governments don't like.
Jajaja mejor dicho imposible
El Faro!!!! aaahhh! con que razon.......
Well saying my brother, who ever this lady is she try to BS and didn't work.just look up all those ignorant or gun's families comment on this video after she interviewed only one person who suffered marras violence 😅. This girl this we are stupid and then used el Marrero fake news faro as their contact 😂😂😂. God Bless our President BUKELE 👏 ❤❤
Excelente respuesta, cuando mencionó el Faro dije noooo se lo creyó. Hay una entrevista clásica donde un programa de República Dominicana invita a una de esta prensa chayotera y el entrevistador termina por decirle en su cara que es opositora porque ni podía decir el nombre del presidente sino a este señor. Tienen que verlo.
Ta” madre, yo soy Mexicano y hasta a mi me dan coraje vídeos como el de esta mujer.
!VIVA BUKELE!
Así es hermano ! Gente loca
Que viva!!!
Asi se abla..
Incontrovertible facts: 1. Crime rate dropped precipitously. 2. Gang members are contained in their megaprison. 3. Citizens feel much safer. What term can you use for a "dictator" doing a good job ?
Mussolining around
Hoy en día los salvadoreños somos bienaventurados y vivimos en paz y seguridad
Excelente trabajó del presidente Buckele y la policía y el ejército 👍
That woman's empathy towards the gang members when they got arrested encuplates the core issue I've always had with how our society dealt with those gang members. They threaten her daughter, and yet she still felt sorry for them? Salvadorans became numb to violence since before the war. It was a cycle of 40 years, and we Salvadorans never had a chance to breathe. I remember what ES looked like in 92, and seeing the people still live like peasants. Then these gangs come in around 97/98 and it was an atom bomb. In ES we love to make excuses for just about anything, and we gave those gang members every excuse to exist. I know the woman is a kind person, but feeling any ounce of empathy to those monsters that threaten your family isnt a net positive. She shouldnt feel anything.
YOU ARE 100% CORRECT. THE WOMAN IN THE VIDEO WAS LIVING IN FEAR AND THEN SHE FELT EMPATHY FOR THOSE GANSTERS WHO KILLED PEOPLE ? SHE IS A MENTAL CASE. NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT HEAD WHO HAS BEEN HARASSED OR THREATENED WOULD FEEL ANYTHING FOR THESE CRIMINALS.
When the gangs where at the street, this girl wouldn’t have survived not even 10 mins on those streets she is safely walking now
Isn’t that funny? She’s making a video about a dictator while no one is hurting her, or even after her content lol try to do this in Venezuela, Cuba or Nicaragua. She would have been denied entry let alone to film.
@@jmendez8462 exactly!!
Bianca is just an opportunist who has associated herself with the publication El Faro who defends the gang members because they benefited from the crimes committed for stories in their publication. Bianca knows El Salvador is a hot topic so she visited the country, enjoyed the safety to make a video bad mouthing the president, she’s just looking to add views and following. Nothing more than a user and a chayotera, what we call bought media.
She is a left extremist thinker at my Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, anything good from capitalism is bad for her even though 99% of people voted in pro of their security
Yes, that is nice that she can film and do her job while being safe. That’s the bare minimum? The point is that we as citizens of El Salvador need to keep bukele accountable so it doesnt become a place where there is censorship.
Clearly, that woman Esmeralda is gang affiliated…just so everyone knows. Good honest people fully support the prison Bukele built and his methods. So, don’t even give her the benefit of the doubt. She may not be an active member now, but she definitely is in favor of criminals. You can be sure about that.
Yeop she's in it to why she dosnt like the peace the president achieved
Yes
That's why it's important to pray for Nayib Bukele the devil is trying to bring him down so that more people suffer from evil, please pray for him🙏
You're a criminal
And the blind keeps walking to the cliff while praising Bukele
My family left El Salvador to escape the civil war when I was nine, but I've remained connected. Before the rise of Bukele, I believed the country needed to move beyond ARENA and FMLN, a sentiment many shared, leading to his victory by simply not being them. Interestingly, my relatives in San Salvador didn't vote for him in his first term due to concerns about his dictatorial tendencies as mayor. They were among the few who also withheld their vote the second time. I find your journalism sincere and well-intentioned, yet I grasp why it might provoke unfavorable reactions. The dilemma is whether short-term benefits outweigh long-term detriments. Bukele represents the culmination of lost faith in Western democratic models and a pivot towards China's approach, reflecting a global trend of seeking populist strongmen to resolve seemingly intractable issues. Your video addresses critical subjects, but when people face immediate threats and basic needs scarcity, they can't afford to consider the process, collateral damage, or long-term policy impacts. In the short run, despite recognizing innocent casualties of Bukele's approach, many feel the reduction in gang victimization justifies it. For most Salvadorans abroad, especially those with family in impoverished areas, he's seen as a savior. While I don't concur, I understand their perspective. He has enhanced a sense of security. Gang extortions were devastating small businesses, so there's hope for economic improvement. I never felt El Salvador was too dangerous to visit. I have visited numerous times before Bukele. My family there isn't wealthy, but like me, they're sufficiently well-off and educated to afford the luxury of concern. The video only addressed a few issues with his administration. Concerns include a lack of transparency in government expenditures, nepotism in awarding government contracts, rising debt without clear repayment strategies, mismanagement of pension funds causing concerns about their future viability, the judiciary being used as a tool against political adversaries, and the erosion of the separation of powers. Even if one supports his current actions, leaders inevitably lose backing, yet we are eroding the mechanisms for governmental change in the future.
Yes. Nuance. This.
Yes, I agree completely.
Well said.
The best president the world can have....bravo presidente Nayib Bukele...America need you.
We do need people like him in America. Do you know Bukele is Palestinian? I wonder if your opinion of him changes now.
Unfortunately, innocent people will be arrested, but onces they are investigating, they will be released. Some of the people interviewed will say they are inocente, but yet they were living the good life when either their children's or husband's were committing crimes from extortions or killing inocente people. Only the people who were forced to leave the country or saw their family be killed by this monsters they are the true victims. I don't believe what these people say now that they are either in prison or out of prison, but now they have to pay the consequences.
Exactly! Some that have been arrested claim to be innocent because they are not gang members, but they took part and helped them commit all sorts of crimes. If a person is watching a potential victim, and alerts a marero about it, THAT makes them a a willing participant. It’s a crime, and they also belong in prison.
Ok if those ppl are innocent and get time taken away from them, are they compensated for being taken away from their lives and chances to make money? Those ppl need to be compensated and exonerated
@@YungXSleep The few incidents that have happened have been minimal and those have been released within a few days because they are placed in detention while their records are being checked. Anyone placed in CECOT has a long list of murder, extortion, and terrorism.
@@claudiadances again source pls
Let's be honest. The government doesn't have the funds and personnel to take each individual to trial. It's much easier to arrest people through the telephone hotline or quotas, then release them if they don't have tattoos, drugs, firearms, or if their family comes to look for them. Every time a person talks about mistreatment, people in the comments say, "They are lying!!" The President needs safety for his popularity, since the only other thing he has done well is tourism
We can criticize the content of this video all we want but for me what remains to be seen is how the country will fare in the next 5-10 years under Bukele's leadership. Will the safety the citizens feel continue? Will there finally be relief for the poorest of the poor? I think most of us can agree that after so many decades of hardship, danger and fear, it probably feels great to have a leader who isn't afraid of the criminals. But I think most of us would also agree that if our loved ones (innocent people) got caught up in the mix, we would be anguished. Not many of us would willingly offer to be the sacrificed few for the greater good of the whole. And we should always be skeptical and fear any concentration of power. Bukele may be doing something good now for his people, but what will he do with all that power when his country becomes prosperous? There's a saying that smart people can use their knowledge for good or for evil. I think the same can be said for people who possess a lot of power. I am happy for the people of El Salvador who feel like they can live in peace now, but just don't become complacent. And I hope Bukele's next project is on uplifting his people economically and close the gap on wealth disparity. I wish everyone peace and prosperity
If all hes done is arrest innocent people then how has the country gone from war zone to Disney land?
Gang related crime is said to have gone down. It means his plan is working
Good question.
This woman is funded by globalist trying to destabalize el salvador again. It's obvious from her content.
Did you watch the video? Your question is answered multiple times throughout.
43,000 members of ms-13 are still free
it was necessary that bukele called the “estado de exepcion “ El salvador needed a Hard reset because it’s violence was terrible . as a Salvadorian my self i support Bukele . he has transformed the country in just 4 years in a way that now el salvador is going to be able to grow .
No mater how he has done it , in all the gobernantes has been thousand of dead people with out hope for the country to do better . Now the country is a hundred time better than before .
The government has killed innocent people and you're ok with that?
Bukele is a criminal.
A lot of it is a social media facade. My family are from El Salvador. I was born in Da Bronx. As a New Yorker, I don't trust no man.
Don't worship him. He's been promoting his own success since before he was elected. I hope you watched this video entirely.
That's all fine and well but now it's also up to Salvadorians to make sure that the cure doesn't become another illness.
2 things can exist
1. Country is far better
2. The actions done were authoritarian, even outside of the crackdown
The age old question, do the ends justify the means?
Citizens safety first before filthy criminals and gangs
The human rights people only show up when it's safe, and never moan when the gangs and criminals do 100% worse. Better some innocent people than thousands/millions under gang law. It's sad for the few, but better for the whole.
there i still corruption. he hasnt fixed anything. the poor are still afraid. I am not a bleeding heart for criminals, but making deals with gangs to not kill so much come on. what about due process. hes just organized the thuggery to make himself look good and for the well off to be safe
Yep they don't want to go to Africa and see the Cobalt mines .. slaves working to make their Tulsa...those people work in the most horror hell on earth ..and have done no crimes... No sympathy for MS or 18
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How about *no* innocent people?
No, we've been talking about this since U.S. interventions began over 100 years ago. You're just really uneducated and ignorant. How would you know!?
Excelente reportaje. Pero solo 2 personas no representan a los millones de Salvadoreños que están súper felices y de fiesta. Te lo digo porque visité el país . Antes nadie iría a visitarlo .
El gobierno está matando a gente inocente y vos estás de acuerdo?
Para ella 2 personas es más que suficiente porque es parte de su narrativa. Es para lo que a ella le pagan. Tratar de poner dudas a la gente que no tiene idea de lo que la verdadera realidad de El Salvador era. Ese tipo de reportajes ya lo he visto varias veces.., nada especial y muy poco acertado..
did she not show data?
Hay un refrán norteamericano que dice “too good to be true”. Recuerden que siempre las monedas tienen dos caras. Tal ves este reportaje le falte de alguna forma a la realidad completa. El único problema que yo tengo con Bukele es que él mismo se proclame como “The cool dictator”.
Eso no existe, ningún Dictador es cool.
Aparte ella tomó la primera parte de este video para decir las cosas positivas de este régimen. Digo régimen porque Bukele se llamó el Dictador agradable.
Termino diciendo, el fanatismo nubla la inteligencia.
@@ericpizarro3084 Sé de ese refrán. Ahora le voy a preguntar, Usted sabe lo que es sarcasmo? No pienso que usted es de El Salvador, y por eso me imagino que la única información que tendrá es de este tipo de vídeos. La oposición de El Salvador odia a Bukele porque ya se les acabó el negocio. Ellos empezaron a referirse a Bukele como un dictador porque puso a los delincuentes en la cárcel y los corruptos ya no podían robar. Por eso cuando en El Salvador andan los ciudadanos libres y felices en cualquier lugar disfrutando de la seguridad, ellos dicen sarcásticamente “ Andamos disfrutando de está terrible “dictadura” 😂😂😂.. Bukele está siendo sarcástico al decir que él es un dicatador cool.. Lo que pasa es que sólo los salvadoreños honestos sabemos lo mal que lo hemos pasado . Ahora nos damos el lujo de visitar nuestros familiares y salir sin temor a no regresar vivos a la casa. Si a eso se le llama dictadura, pues entonces los salvadoreños decimos sarcásticamente . Que linda dictadura! No nos podemos echar a llorar por las críticas de otros que nada más forman su opinión mirando vídeos con “medias verdades”. Todos tienes el derecho a una opinión, pero como también se dice en inglés, “opinions are not facts” Los salvadoreños estamos muy agradecidos co Bukele, si a eso lo quieren llamar idolatrar… pues no podemos luchar con las opiniones de otros 👍😀
Tell the world what country doesn’t arrest innocent people by mistake or because someone reported them.
Exactly! This video is completely biased.
All is good until its your turn
It’s a reporters gift these days to find the .01% of people who aren’t happy.
One question,
Would you have gone to those exact same areas 4, 3, or even 2 years ago to interview those people about their thoughts on the government, or gangs? I’d say No.
Salvadorans wanted Bukele for a second consecutive period. This is the simple truth! No doubt, injustices have been committed, but in comparison to what used to be the case, it's like night and day! There have been hundreds of innocent individuals released from jail as well! If the state of California was to act to reign in the bloody gangs in East LA, the citizenry would be freed from horror and blessed beyond belief!
My grandpa finally moved back and is happier than ever. We love our country of El Salvador, thanks to Bukele
The fact that crimes has reduced that much means that they got most of the gang members.
The young people have had enough.
I like this
Often when harsh crackdowns like these happen, it involves the imprisonment of thousands of innocent civillians who get arrested for quotas and to massage the numbers. It happened in Colombia, it happened in my country the Philippines. As long as socioeconomic issues are unresolved, these gangs will continue popping up.
@@superedgyteen6913 it’s not about just arresting people and people in jail.
That’s just the first step.
You can run a country well when the people are being harassed and killed by gangs.
The fact that he was reelected with of 80% of the vote says there the people are happy with the Change.
Of course a few innocent people might get arrested. It’s not possible to do such crackdowns without arresting a few civilians.
They can plead their case in court.
Do you know how many civilians get killed daily before the crackdowns?
When you reach the point where you fear for your life everytime you go out for a carton of milk, you have reached the point of no return. Go Bukele !!
You should be thanking him for being able to go there freely and make this documentary without fear or harassment from said gang members that have terrorized that country. Try Ecuador next time.
She started her documentary well but once she stated el faro as sources her documentary didn't make sense. It seems she only used more people from opposition to say what she actually wanted to hear, nice try n go make a documentary on PR probably is the safest state in the world. El Salvador isn't perfect but Salvadoran the real Salvadoran that love their country are trying to get there. Nice try lady!
That’s exactly what I thought!! She would have not been able to make it out alive if she went to El Salvador back when gangs controlled the territory.
They go to El Salvador walking around freely interviewing people with no care. Before they wouldn't dare step outside the hotel or resort to cover the evil acts by the gangs
You go and try to interview Ecuador right now and you could feel a hell of a difference
Exactly 👍. Couldn't agree more with you.
🇸🇻🙋🏻♂️🇸🇻🙋🏻♂️🇸🇻 Nayib Bukele es el mejor presidente del PLANETA y El Salvador ahora es un país en el que nosotros vivimos TRANQUILOS y FELICES , aunque varios medios de comunicación extranjeros quieran decir lo contrario.
Trabaje 18 años en las cárceles de PR. Lo mismo hacen en PR y las muertes violentas están al mismo nivel que México, per capital.
La realidad es que criticar una de las acciones más drásticas en contra de la corrupción gubernamental y sacar de las calles a una de las gangas más carniceras de este emisferio es una acción que por más basura que le hechen es de resaltar y aplaudir.
Puerto Rico necesita un Bukele, definitivamente.
Soy de El Salvador y desde que tomas de referencia a Elfaro tu documental se va al piso ese periódico le ha hecho mucho daño a nuestro país no son periodistas son activistas políticos gracias a Dios nuestro país va mejorando aunque lo quieran sacar como si viviéramos con miedo el 97% respaldamos el trabajo de Nayib Bukele y los seguiremos haciendo aún encontra de las campañas bajeras que sacan encontra de el
I’m gonna keep it a buck because I’m actually here on the ground I’ve been living in San Miguel since 19, so beginning of Bukele presidency. I’m confused on some of the comments about this government fascist tendencies because I don’t understand how could that be possible, Just like the US we have 3 branches of government. Removing corrupt judges who let triple homicide suspects after only 3 months was necessary. It’s essential what saved us. For year corrupt politicians from ARENA and FMLN place their own appointed judges in the Justice department so that anything involving money laundering or reallocating tax funds to personal accounts like of ex president Maricio Funes who was FMLN. Yes Bukele did pander to the gangs like past governments, but if anyone remembers what kicked of the regime of exception and the state of emergency was the 80 homicides in one weekend back in 2021 because the gangs were mad the government wouldn’t fulfill what they wanted which was representation in the government because FMLN in the past years were training them and giving them weapons to be a Guerrilla guerrilla fighting force using the same FMLN playbook during the civil war. Whether you like it or not because I certainly don’t agree with Nuevo Ideas all the time in congress. But I’d rather give them the vote than any other opposition candidate who’s campaign runs on freeing gang members and closing CECOT. Many of you might not read this but I’m letting you know right now, if those gangbangers are freed, it’ll be a massacre. If they killed 80 ppl in one weekend because the government didn’t fold to them what will they do to you and me after 3 years locked in CECOT ? We are in to deep we can’t ever go back to living under a gangbanger regime
Jajajaja si en verdad Bukele hubiere pactado con pandillas yo no estaría tranquila viviendo en mi colonia yo vivo en una zona roja así le decían antes y créame Bukele no ha hecho eso , pero si recuerdo cuando arena y FMLN pacto con las pandillas los pandilleros no dejaban votar en algunas zonas en aquel entonces solo era arena y el FMLN no existía aún nuevas ideas , fue ahí donde perdió Arena y quedó el FMLN Pirque los pandilleros hicieron un acuerdo con ellos
Lo leí. No soy hablante nativa de español pero estoy tratando de aprender.
Correct
I didn’t see this mujer doing a piece on El Salvador before Bukele got in.
I read your whole post, Bukele y Nuevas Ideas por ciempre. Bukele es nuestro libertador.
I don’t agree with the documentary. I left El Salvador in 1986 due to all the violence. I had relatives killed for not giving money to the gang members and also a classmate was killed a rape. There were dead bodies on the streets on a daily basis. It was horrible.
I thank God that people are free now and can have peace.
God bless Bukele for having the guts to fight for the freedom of his people.
And yet, you are safe to make this report in the country without being killed by the gangs or been censored by the government... good job to the reporter 👏 and GREAT JOB TO the government that I allowed you to carry on with it
This is human nature. Nobody ever talked about El Salvador when innocent people were murdered and they were the homicide capital of the world. But as soon as someone is successful in fighting gangs. Everyone is concerned about at what cost.
What was the cost of life before???
It's not even human nature,, any sane person Will admire what Bukele has done only those who support evil and are enemies of freedom will disagree
Mexico needs to take note and pay attention to how this man is making changes and do that for themselves.
Majority of El Salvadorans are happy with Bukele it’s the westerners who seem most unhappy with him
it dont seem like the poor are happy, or the ppl being unjustly jailed and accused of things they havent done
@@psyopswitch mojority voted for Bukele, if you don’t like it and then fok off
@@psyopswitchDo you have a better solution?
@@elisabethm5563 to start with how bout stop making deals with the devil to appear to be a saint. maybe invest in education and a proper legal system or at at least some sort of training for all this kids to have hope for a better future so gang life isnt the only way out of the ghetto. its a lack of opportunity. but hes not he putting money is his & rich ppl pockets, instead of actually investing in the country's youth
Maybe he will do that. You have to start somewhere.
If it is safe that is the first step
What they dont say is that these gang members have families. People that look normal but aren't. They used theyre family like an attack dog against powerless people and gained money from the business only they could run without extortion. These people are crying they're innocent now but they aren't
Only us as Salvadorians know the traumas and the pain that we have gone through from inequality, a civil war, and later the gang culture that was imported from the United States of America.
No external reporters or nations have the right to give out opinion without having a clue of the disaster those previous government, and external demons did to our mother land of Cuscatlan.
Europe and the United States can keep their democracy intac because we, as a Salvadorian nation, are finally thriving, protecting our family values and identity.
Our homeland now has order and discipline just like a healthy family household should be.
We dont want a democracy that is deteriorating, like the nations of the North and European nations with laws that favor delclicuency, drugs, and cities that are falling apart.
Where is the love for the people of the United States and Europe.
Finally, our people and our nation have awakened.
Bukeles recipe has worked, and we are finally blessed nation due to Bukele.
Imagine if Americans could talk about racism like this and not be questioned.
I think it’s a bit silly to claim Europe and the US are collapsing, when the exact methods being used by Bukele ARE THE REASONS AND TACTICS the West is in decline.
You’re missing the forest for the trees. Expand your perspective or you sound just as dumb as the ivory tower dumbasses who rule your country. Like Bukele.
America is in the drain
I live in England and want to move away. The country is purposely being destroyed from the inside out. You’re exactly right, don’t listen to the US, the UK, the EU, the UN, none of them.
All great points made!
Awwww you mean to tell us there’s no perfect solution? That’s just too bad! The benefits far far beyond outweigh the drawbacks. No questions asked.
Bukele has taken the action necessary to save the people of El Salvador from the misery inflicted by gangs.
Bukele is the best thing to happen to El Salvador. Just got back from a 7 day vacation (14 of us) and we had an awesome SAFE time!!!!!
*"Justice is not absolute and sacrifice must be made for a chance of a better future"* While it's morally correct to point out the unjust, it's easy to criticize when you're not the one who for years had to live in a country ruled by Gangs, larger scale murder, violence and in a constant state of worry and fear.
I thought this documentary was somehow interesting until they mentioned El Faro reporting. El Faro is totally discredited nowadays. El Faro is owned by the Siman family who have been financing Arena the extreme right political party that ruled El Salvador for 2 decade. Almost everyone in El Salvador knows that Arena was also financing the main gangs.
Dios proteja a BUKELE!!!!cuídenlo mucho es increíble lo que está haciendo en su querido Salvador👏🙏
This Blanca lady seems kind of shady like she’s connected with somebody. I know a lot of people from El Salvador that can’t wait to go back. I’ve been plan to retire There if it continues the way it is.
She doesn't speak for the people of Puerto Rico either.🇵🇷 Opinions vary.
She is biased nothing new
Very biased
Pues quiere el nuevo Salvador o como era antes??????👁👁
La "seguridad" que existe es a costa de la muerte de inocentes y represión... Eso nos hace volver a los 80, entonces ya estamos como antes, pero con internet y mucha publicidad.
Queire su camote Que era uno de la Mara 13 Que le dava fierro and dinero de la pobre gente !
Es una simple chayotera que está asociada con El Faro y eso significa que está al lado de las maras.
That will never change the fact that the country is 200 % better
It’s called collateral damage nothing more nothing less democracy always comes at a price. What do you prefer a society where you can walk outside or one where you are afraid to open your front door. The choice is yours.
How can the innocent walk outside when they are falsely imprisoned?
It’s worth it. As a Salvadoran American, I’ve never seen El Salvador so prosperous. He should run as trumps VP
@Vrie. Prosperous is a stretch. It's safer, yes, and buisnesses can finally prosper. But ES has other glaring issues that Bukele hasn't addressed. He hit a HR with tackling the gangs, but he hasn't tackled the other things-- road infrastructure, health care, no land restrictions, environmental issues. ES has the least amount of biodiversity in C.A., and the citizens don't take it seriously. The amount of trash at the beaches is embarrassing, and he hasn't done anything to adress that. ES's economy hasn't changed much since becoming safer, and we've lost some industrial companies.
It's the safest it's ever been. After decades of war and terrorism we can finally feel a bit of optimism. But this is a fragile thing, and after two years, there's other glaring problems. He removed the tumor and the cancer. But we haven't started our therapy to recover. And the cancer may be back if we're not careful. We may not be healthy enough.
Nobody's afraid just want to live in peace
I want a society where there is due process and the justice system isn’t dictated by meaningless quotas. Arrest quotas have historically never worked and don’t make us safer.
Bukele!! The best 👏👏
Es fácil hablar cuando no se vive en un país en guerra. Se sabe que en toda guerra hay daño colateral. Desgraciadamente les ha tocado vivir a estas personas eso, pero sin embargo hoy están libres , quiere decir entonces que luego se comprobó su inocencia y se les puso en libertad. Tener en cuenta que no solo en El Salvador hay personas encarceladas por injusta razón. Eso quiere decir que no es algo únicamente de este gobierno , si no de procesos que aveces no se llevan a cabo de forma correcta. Y en cuanto al preso que apareció en México, se tiene que investigar qué ha sucedido , pero Bukele ha hecho en poco tiempo algo que es necesario cuando se vive en un país en guerra, si es bueno o malo el tiempo lo dirá , todo sale siempre a la luz pero por el momento creo que está haciendo las cosas bien.
Yo siendo salvadoreño (no sé tú), no quiero esperar al tiempo hasta que no pueda hacer nada como los Nicaragüenses.
Lo único que te diré es esto: para tener tanta mayoría en la asamblea, al 90% contento, a los medios comprados y a la oposición casi muerta, me sorprende que este gobierno esté tan lleno de escándalos alrededor de todo lo que hacen.
Yo no voy a votar por eso mismo que por ignorancia nos hicieron por 30 años, ahora tenemos medios para saber rápidamente que son corruptos y pactan con las pandillas, y yo no quiero más de eso por culpa de este infeliz.
coresponsal irresponsable
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Not all members have tattoos. The leaders of the gangs sponsor kids to be lawyers , police , etc. and they order no to tattoo there bodies.
Bianca, no se de donde has salido. Yo visite El Salvador el pasado mes de Agosto despues de un tiempo de estar alejado del pasi. Quede muy sorprendido de la seguridad en todo el territorio, el optimismo de la gente humilde trabajando muy contenta. Cierto es que el pais no es ningun paraiso. Al menos que tu lugar de origen sea un paraiso "escondido".
Sin embargo, si comparamos el infierno que El Salvador tuvo en los 3 pasadas decadas con diferentes "lideres", hoy es un paraiso.
I'm from Puerto Rico & when I first went to El Salvador gangs controlled all the areas & they were marked. They would do as they wanted & were never questioned.
No doubt nowadays all that has changed & what Bukele has done with the gang members was what needed to be done. It's obviously much safer now.
But the part on innocent people getting arrested for no reason or to meet a quota & that supposedly gang members get special treatment especially leaders is very shady.
Lets see how all this turns out in the future.
Most things in this video aren't true, this video was made by the opposition. They are really trying to make up stuff so people won't elect Bukele again.
I know this for a fact.
You know what she is saying is all bullshit right.
All that have been arrested have their records checked for crimes and association with gangs and anyone arrested for being in the massive arrests was released within days. It seemed to be necessary to arrest that way rather than have anyone get away. Gang members have been caught in the border of Guatemala Honduras and Mexico escaping arrest.
@@claudiadancesthose ppl need to be compensated for having their time taken away. Do you have sources for these ppl being released within days?
@@claudiadances If a person has no afiliation to gangs & gets arrested & spends time in jail, that is NOT a good at all or the way to go about it. It's easy for someone who hasn't been threw that type of turmoil to insinuate is a good thing, but to have your free time taken away unjustly will make anyone look at that in a totally different way.
Bianca, I was searching for trustworthy perspectives and reporting and was so glad to see you covered this. Thank you for this.
Yo ya votè por Bukele y la bancada cyan
This article actually breaks my heart finally someone sees how hard it is still to live in el salavador, my heart hurts that people who had nothing to do with the gangs are in jail for no reason
Only people that have experienced crime will appreciate the work Bukele is doing.
Para un cáncer es dolorosa la cura.
Bianca the American telling El Salvadorans how to vote….
tell us where she told Salvadorans how to vote.
@@SaludExpress_ Skewing the optics bro, c'mon, more common sense. Talk to a Salvadoran, a person that has actually lived there, and then you'll know the truth.
She's Puerto Rican 🫤
@@gerdalva5720 Salvadorans will make up their own mind. They're not gonna be influenced by a journalist. If Bukele is flawed in some ways we should also know. Nobody is perfect.
Viva bukele❤😂
Muchos calleron en el error de imitarlos por eso fueron arrestados pero no es la culpa de las autoridades si no de la persona misma.
Hey Bianca! I’m Salvadoran living in the US. My mom lives there still. She says exactly what you say here- two worlds, one for the rich one for the poor. Thank you for this. Some of the elders who were around in the 60s and 70s say the climate there feels very similar to now with repression, state sanctioned murder, and mass disappearances. But as long as the wealthier diasporans get their beach resorts it’s ok I guess. Appreciate your work and hope you can keep doing it!
Thanks. After watching this, I am more convinced than ever to visit El Salvador. Bukele is definitely the best thing that happened to this country. I mean, your video confirmed it. 👍🏻
Well done! Of course well balanced reporting is found by indepedent journalists like this rather than main stream corporate media. Both sides of the the story are well represented. Theres layers to every story and only a true journalist will peel back the layers like this 👏👏👏
Bukele 2024🇸🇻
la madre nunca va hablar mal de sus hijos pero los que son culpable no tienen que estar suelto
Ella fue culpable cuando no hizo nada
This is country of men with massive balls!!! Well done sir and congratulations to El Salvador!!
Estamos con el presidente BUKELE el será el gobernante por más 50 años más así lo quiere Dios y los ciudadanos honrados vivimos en paz y tranquilidad.
He is. A hero. And I’m going to vote for bukele for another 5 years 🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻
Where were you when Salvadorians needed their human rights to be defended? When the innocent were being murdered?
Imprisoned 75,000? So why do they only have 12,000 in the new prison (cecot) they built specifically for the gang members?🤔
They are either lying on the amount or the mayority of people arrested are NOT gang members.
Bukele is a national hero
God Bless Bukele! The only way to get your country back, is with an iron fist!
BEST PRESIDENT EVER QUE VIVA EL SALVADOR 🇸🇻 ❤️ 💙 ♥️ 🙌
Bukeli Presidente por siempre Desde Los Angeles. Pinché vieja hubiera ido cuando estaban en la calle libres.
This is BS from the moment the guy said they get treated worse than gang members. lol Also, if a lot of gangs are still not arrested, then why all salvadoran and tourists can walk and live wherever they want? The same salvadorans can say and rate Bukeles work.
These are the same policies and dogma that Lee Kuan Yee used in Singapour to get rid of rapists and gangs , look how that country has floorished , off course no policy is perfect but before that it was 10x worst , it is the lesser evil and the common good that must prevail no matter what the cost!!!
Singapore has indeed flourished.
Theres a critical mass. When the number of something overwhelms the system, the equilibrium in an ecosystem.
Beat them no, he has the majority in lockdown.
Now he needs to invest into education and economy so that this doesn't happen again, and that the youth see the benefit of buying to a good honest life and way of living.
He is winning.. Honestly he waging war aginst Corruption..
And we highly Support him From Asia... Much Love🧘♀️🧘♀️
EL FARO ALWAYS SUPPORT THE GANGS ..
Of course the war on gangs isn't over.
Gangs in El Salvador is an extremely complex and difficult situation that's gonna take decades to finally eradicate these vicious terrorists . There's no such a thing as a perfect or easy solution to this problem.
It's laughable and disgusting the way these "non-biased" reporters and ONGs expect perfect measures to solve this.
Leave us tf alone. 90% of salvadorans are happy and satisfied with the way Bukele has changed El Salvador.