From Dictator to Example: While the Left Criticized Bukele for Militarizing El Salvador, Achieving 1,000 Days Without Homicides, Belgium Now Copies His Strategy to Curb Crime

He was called a dictator. They accused him of using the military to repress and violating human rights. Progressive voices in Europe and the Americas were outraged when Nayib Bukele flooded the streets with soldiers to confront the gangs that had brought El Salvador to its knees.

But the truth is different: thanks to that bold decision, El Salvador achieved what seemed impossible. A full 1,000 days without homicides. Neighborhoods once dominated by terror are now filled with families. Thousands of gang members are behind bars. Life has returned to a country once held hostage by crime.

Bukele always made it clear: the safety of his people takes precedence over the opinions of foreign bureaucrats. He never asked for permission to save lives. He ignored the editorials of progressive media and the speeches of the European left. His focus was on the people of his country.

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Under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele, the government of El Salvador has… pic.twitter.com/0jeEQr4M45

— Translating El Salvador (@TranslatingES) September 12, 2025

Now, the hypocrisy stands exposed. In Brussels, the capital of Belgium, the same government that criticized Bukele is considering deploying the military to the streets to stop a wave of organized crime shootings. When Europe does it, it’s called a strategy.

When a Hispanic American country does it, it’s labeled a dictatorship.

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President Bukele celebrates his country’s security record.
For 1,000 days, no homicides have occurred. Authorities attribute the reduction in homicides to the implementation of the state of emergency. According to government sources, at least 850 days without… pic.twitter.com/aQ21SXF5Yk

— Juan Manuel Ríos P (@jmriosp) September 4, 2025

Bukele summed it up in two words: “What irony.”

The Bible said it centuries ago: “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” And today, the world sees the double standards of the progressive left, which attacks those who defend life while remaining silent when chaos spreads in their own streets.

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