RE: We are not asking for permission (Eng/Esp)

"Not entirely above the table" - yeah, one can say that 😂

Surprised to see that Noboa wants to ban Crypto, I thought he would love it as Bukele is his idol.

Governments, and thus their laws, can be immoral and this shouldn’t surprise anyone with a keen eye.

One thing that always surprises me here in EC is how much laws are in discord with the values that people have. It shows in the little respect that people have for the laws and the rules here. A new law is passed, for three months the polices is all over it, then they all forgot about it and things get back to normal. I think it's because most of the laws in EC are copied, not originated from the people themselves: Rules and laws should be the representation of a culture and their values, only then can they work for the society they're meant to guide.

When it comes to a tool of freedom, there is little to nothing a lawmaker can say that would seduce me into rejecting it. And it’s for this very reason that I truly don’t care if I ever get permission from the powers that be.

Every freedom comes with responsibility. We have to consider others in order to be really free. We have to take that responsibility to be really free. The question is, are people really ready to take that responsibility, or will they use it for their own, egoistical means?

All it can do is roar, but it won’t really take action, because it can’t.
Would they take everyone’s internet away?

They can restrict your internet, filter the IP-Addresses that can be dialed to from Ecuador, and make it harder to access. Scan for people who use VPN, ciao to jail. Iran, Russia, North Corea, China ... It's not impossible. Tech hackers can work both ways.

In the end, they won't do anything. As soon as they understand how easy it is to receive bribes via crypto, basically untraceable, they will make bitcoin a second state reserve. I'm sorry I share your cynical view on politics here.