I was in Managua a couple of weeks ago on business, and couldn't help thinking about while some things change, they are still the same...There's a sad consistency to history repeating itself.
You may remember that the Sandinista revolution was all about change...The dictator Somoza was corrupt and had his hand in every business. Now it seems that Daniel Ortega (and the Sandanistas) has become quite the businessman. He owns a hotel, bank, oil company, and the list goes on and on. He seems to have his hand in everything. And guess what? Just like good ole Somoza didn't want to give up power, Ortega doesn't want to give up power either...so the Sandanistas rigged the last municipal elections, and had the Surpreme Court rule that the constitution didn't mean what it said regarding the president's ability to run for reelection.
At least one local has seen the irony in all this. There is ton of FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional) graffiti everywhere. It seems someone has been busy with a paint brush turning the S in FSLN into a $ sign, so that now much of the graffiti reads F$LN.
VIVA F$LN!
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