He was attempting to “re-packing” himself as a reformer. I think some of people who just went back (my family) under an “amnesty” program may be reconsidering but I haven’t heard. I’ll ask during thanksgiving. Some of my family was playing both sides of the fence during the war and many of their peers were executed. They made it out only to just recently return under the amnesty program which basically said we will return your property to you or something similar but you have to bring your nice fat American dollars back with you.
Who knows… He, Ortega, may start nationalizing again. All I know is that Nicaragua is a case in point where the only real stablity and wealth was garnered under a dictator. During Samosa’s time the country was the richest… now its the poorest… There was free press (I hate Chamora too… Damn sell out especially after they killed her husband in the streets)… Now… Free speech is tolerated to a point but it wasn’t for years.
But honestly I can’t tell you what happens on the day to day and people are generally happier than they were 15 years ago.
On a lighter point…
You know the economy is bad when I saw white guys hanging out with the Mexicans for work at Home Depot on Sunday.
