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    "most of the population seems somewhat accepting of it in the analysis I've read - The problem with that is that it's impossible to get an actual gauge of people's acceptance. People who aren't accepting will lie and say they are, even on supposedly anonymous surveys, to avoid having their social score plummet or being disappeared. Commented Feb 7, 2025 at 5:45
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    @BlueRaja-DannyPflughoeft Yes and no. Seems to me, and I've read quite a bit about China, that the government is not operating in a context where people are cynical about it as say they were under the USSR and is appreciated to an extent. They do have a history to fall back on, as well as cultural norms, where the group trumps individuality and national cohesiveness is seen as strength. While I would not overstress the notion that China-uber-Alles trumps individual discontent, I also don't think there is the level of hidden resentment we would find in the West under equivalent circumstances Commented Feb 7, 2025 at 6:17
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    This isn't an answer about China or its sentiment, but I don't think I am going out on a limb that much in saying "somewhat accepting". Look for example how upset folk there can get when they perceive China is dissed in some way - there's a lot of nationalism backing "strong, unified, China" and that's also a deliberate move by the CCP. Also, a lot of Chinese travel or study abroad, and would be expected to be somewhat more candid when away from the Eye of Sauron. Commented Feb 7, 2025 at 6:26
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    One big point against Bukele is that the homicide rate already fell drastically before he was elected and did his crackdown. In 2015 the homicide rate was 106.3 (per 100000 people per year). Bukele was elected in 2019, but in 2018 it had already fallen to 53.1. His big crackdown was in 2022, but by 2021 the rate was already 18.1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… Commented Feb 7, 2025 at 8:45
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    @OscarCunningham: Be that as it may, this is relatively tangent to the point. As long as the population of El Salvador believes that he has led gang violence down, and as a result is ready to accept police violence as a better alternative, it's all that matters (for this question). Commented Feb 7, 2025 at 9:30