Valuing Citizens Over Criminals - Is the El Salvador model needed in all western nations?

Due to the rise of Neo-Marxism and waves of extreme liberalism, we have allowed western values to be poisoned where criminals often receive more consideration and compassion than crime victims. El Salvador became far safer largely because President Nayib Bukele made gang suppression the central mission of the state. After a major surge in killings in March 2022, his government declared a continuing state of emergency, expanded police and military operations, carried out mass arrests of suspected gang members, tightened control of prisons, and built a large high-security facility to isolate gang leadership and disrupt command-and-control. Authorities also increased territorial presence in neighborhoods long dominated by MS-13 and Barrio 18, restoring government control over areas where gangs had effectively ruled. The results were dramatic: El Salvador’s homicide rate fell from about 53 per 100,000 people in 2018 to 1.9 in 2024, and the U.S. later upgraded El Salvador to a Level 1 travel advisory, citing sharply reduced gang activity and violent crime. Supporters credit Bukele’s relentless crackdown, operational focus, and willingness to use emergency powers for transforming daily security. Critics (largely communists and extreme liberals) note the model has also relied on sweeping detentions and suspended due-process protections - which benefitted the vast majority of citizens.

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