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To: Thomas M. who wrote (15727)	2/14/2024 10:32:34 PM
From: Thomas M.	1 Recommendation Recommended By Area51 Respond to of 15987

Ecuador pulls a Bukele, embarrassing our decadent America once again Like El Salvador, Ecuador has wielded political power to purge its crime, a basic responsibility of government too many elites have forgotten. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has been inspired by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s effective assertion of state power over crime syndicates. Both countries were once among the most dangerous in the world due to their violent gang-related crime rates and seemingly incurable drug problems. Under their new regimes, however, both have become so safe that they are attracting foreigners. Noboa has the difficult task of fighting long-entrenched corruption across Ecuador’s prison systems and political agencies. The situation was so dire that gang members hijacked and held hostage a news anchor live on television last month. Nevertheless, Noboa has taken notes on how Bukele used a state of emergency to assemble the military and police to conduct a nationwide operation that broke all syndicate strongholds in El Salvador. Noboa is even hiring the same company that built Bukele’s mega-prison to build one in his country. Within a month, Noboa has already lowered Ecuador’s homicide rate by 70% and has cleansed his prison system of most corruption. This has spiked his approval rating among Ecuadoreans up to 80%. Human rights activists are framing the regime as an inhumane threat to democracy, but as one resident said, “We lost our civil rights a long time ago — but because of these criminal groups, not the armed forces.” [continued ...] washingtonexaminer.com Tom