Lessons from El Salvador and Argentina

South America has for as long as I can remember been associated with violence. It's a cultural thing, I was told. But this "truth" has recently been challenged. El Salvador, which used to be one of the most dangerous places on the planet has suddenly become perfectly safe. All it took was for its president to enact strict laws related to violent crime.

Another "truth" that has been shattered lately is the hopelessly corrupt nature of South American politics. This too has been attributed to culture. But Argentina has eliminated a lot of corruption in a matter of months simply by ridding itself of bureaucracy. What used to be a South American basket case has become an example to follow.

What's most remarkable about this is the speed with which the changes happened. Problems that had existed for decades were resolved in a matter of months. Clearly, this had nothing to do with culture. All that was required was the will to do things differently.

This is especially interesting in light of the slow decay of the West which has been touted as an inevitable consequence of post-colonialism. Parts of Paris, Stockholm, London and many other cities across Europe have decayed into no-go zones reminiscent of third world countries, and we've been told that there's nothing we can do to stop this. However, El Salvador and Argentina prove that this is a lie. Europe can be cleaned up in a matter of months if only the right people are put in charge.

What we've seen over the decades in Europe, and the US, is a slow erosion of liberties and confidence. Decay has been accepted as inevitable, and our just reward for misdeeds dating back to colonial times. But this process has continued to a point where its reversal will be swift if it's given a chance.

If a radical change is allowed to happen, people will be absolutely delighted by the contrast, and those in charge of the old policies that brought so many to their knees will be permanently ousted as a consequence. No-one will want to go back to how things were before the "revolution".

The decay of the West has happened so slowly that people have lost sight of how good things could be if it wasn't for the meddling of mischievous and corrupt politicians and bureaucrats. But a reversal will clear this up in no time. People will see how good liberty and safety from violent criminals is, and they will want more of it.

As I have stated several times before, 2022 was the year that the trend turned, and we're now starting to see the political consequences of this. Radical changes are ahead of us, and most of it will be of a kind that we'll all be happy to see.

Execution of Robespierre

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