Even if government officials change from one term to another, the people working in government offices and agencies mostly remain. And at some point, these people hold a lot of influence in deciding how policies should be implemented. When a country has been corrupt for many years, turning it to a new leaf can’t happen overnight because of all this corrosion in the system.

I think a lot about how Bukele had the ministers of past gov’t (current oppositions) at at gun point to sign amendments. Could he have had polite conversations requesting for change to the once upon a time thugs and corrupts who used to have ultimate power and access to wealth? Based on democracy, he should. But based on reality...