Bukele, Trump and Democracy Without Answers

The video could well be a scene from a war movie. It’s nighttime that a cargo plane of unmistakable military grey lands; military personnel in combat uniform flying neatly through the airstrip, surrounding it. Drones film the scene in high definition. Music—although we should refer to the soundtrack—could well accompany an action film. Against a first impression, it’s not fictional scenes. They’re instead Salvadoran uniforms who come down the ba…