Law and Order

Roberto, a grower of the herb yerba mate who lives near Yaguaron, tells me that Paraguayans “need another Stroessner to stop Lugo.” He is one of those who fall into the trap of thinking that the alternative to left-wing populism is right-wing authoritarianism. “He did some nasty things to some people,” Roberto acknowledges of the late dictator, “but there was order in the country.”
From: Alvaro Vargas Llosa
HT Instapundit
Cross Posted at Power and Control