So, while they're now free to go about their business without being murdered, they're free to work without being extorted with the potential for their hands to be cut off if they don't pay, while they're free to leave their homes and no longer be in fear of their lives, they're also now somehow less free?
Freedom comes from physical security. A person who can protect themselves can be free to do as they will. If they have no physical security, they have no freedom.
I'm not a fan of politics, in general. I would, however, say that the people of El Salvador now have physical security and I don't see how anyone could deny their greater freedom now than before.
Matt
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2025-05-06 07:00:16
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