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JacobLuceroSecondEssay 3 - 19 May 2024 - Main.EbenMoglen
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< | It is strongly recommended that you include your outline in the body of your essay by using the outline as section titles. The headings below are there to remind you how section and subsection titles are formatted. | | | Price of Security | | | El Salvador's community risks significant harm if it becomes complacent with the injustices perpetrated under President Nayib Bukele's administration, even if these are offset by low crime rates and international acclaim. This complacency undermines the very fabric of democracy and human rights. The normalization of states of emergency and the accompanying human rights abuses risk becoming institutionalized. This state of affairs allows for a wide range of rights suspensions and procedural guarantees, which, once entrenched, are difficult to reverse. The Salvadoran population may gradually accept these conditions as the new normal, thereby diminishing expectations for governmental accountability and transparency. Complacency towards these actions can lead to a judiciary that is no longer capable of acting as an effective check on executive power. This erosion of checks and balances is detrimental to the functioning of a democratic society. By ignoring these issues due to a focus on short-term gains in security, Salvadorans risk entrenching a governance model that prioritizes control over justice. Future administrations may adopt similar tactics, knowing that the public prioritizes immediate safety over fundamental freedoms. Only through concerted national and international efforts can El Salvador hope to restore faith in its judicial and law enforcement systems, and uphold the fundamental rights and dignities of its people. | |
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This is a fine factual summary of the situation. It would make sense to pull back just a little, at least to consider what is happening in El Salvador in relation to events in Ecuador, Haiti, and other places where organized crime is effectively challenging central state structures. What distinguishes El Salvador from Nicaragua, however, is Bukele's undoubted popularity. Your only response to this salient fact, analytically, is to blame the populace for supporting the use of state violence against gangs and the narcotics economy. The comparison with Duterte is worth considering.
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