in thread "El Salvador Questions Thread": Cooperation with the PRC is a sign in favor of, not against, Bukele being a live player. El Salvador is in the backyard not of China, but of the United States. Unlike Vietnam or Korea, El Salvador faces no threat of domination by China as a neighbor. Whate... 1y ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2 Cooperation with the (view hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2 Irrelevant object-level stuff.... 1y ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2 Irrelevant object-le (view hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2 OP's statement, to which you objected, was that El Salvador is a live player. I provided a simple and clear argument that Bukele is indeed a live player. That's the only aspect relevant to OP. Your stuff about the PRC obviously is not. 1y ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2 OP's statement, to w (view hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2 Would be great to have a sketch of an itinerary for someone visiting with an eye to checking out how Bukele's policies are working out on the ground, maybe writing a piece about it. 1y ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2 Would be great to ha (view hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2 One tidbit is that he came up through left-wing parties, which may have deactivated some the immune response against the early actions he took. 1y ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2 One tidbit is that h (view hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2