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[brendanluver22]

So I´m sitting here awake and I really should be in bed, but I am kind of plagued by thoughts right now. I just watched a video about an Archbishop here named Oscar Romero and I just...I dunno his story plagues me. Basically, he was made archbishop shortly before the civil war broke out in 1981. At that time a militaristic regime was in charge here

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[brendanluver22]

well thank you...I think you´re right that I can´t let it break me and that many places have had a horrible history. But at the same time I can´t just be grateful for what I´ve been born into and act like I´ve never seen any of this...its not fair for me to say ¨well would you look at my luck and fuck everyone else¨ya know? I mean I am not saying that I can change everything because I can´t, but yeah...I dunno I feel I need to do something. Especially because the thing about El Salvador is that most Americans were led to believe that this country was a success story, an American victory over the dirty communists. And its not. There are malls and some commercial centers that the seven or so rich families in this country can go to and we say ¨oh what a victory!¨but the poor here are still exploited as ever. Their government is such our little puppet that El Salvador is the only country that has soldiers in the Iraq War. And maybe you think thats not big deal but as they´re doing that we´re deporting their immigrants to the U.S. because they have become involved in gangs...further perpetrating the gang issue here. I dunno...its just a messed up situation. And I´m not just blaming the U.S. or anything because it is as much the problem of the Salvadoran government. But yeah...I will appreciate what I have when I come home, but that cannot stop me from feeling bad for whats going on here. But I´m glad someone read and took the time to comment....now who are you? lol.