As a leader, it's not a must that you should always follow the people's directives because sometimes they may be misleading as well, being a leader, you're saddled with the responsibility of taking an effective decision on the country's best of interest because you're being seen as someone who is best fit in leading the people and in taking a frontline decision that others will benefit from, this are the kind of traits El-Savador's president, Nayib Bukele is very good at.
I like your love and zeal for the success of Bitcoin in El Salvador and Bukele but a democratically elected government is accountable to the people and should listen to their yearnings. In the case of Bukele investing in Bitcoin, he received the support of the lawmakers and the legislature represented the people. Which means he received the support of the people before he invested in the Bitcoinspace. The protest and opposition that was widely publicized were sponsored by some anti-bitcoin forces that wanted to frustrate the uncommon decision by the president because the move will not benefit them..
Even if the people among others that have insulted him in the past are unwilling to make an apology, doing
such or not doing so does not make him loose what he has acquired as being a leader, we should expect critics from everywhere being in a leadership position, those are the pillars that makes one strong and determined for pursuing after excellence, because they are just for a short time compared to where we are going with the task ahead.
We live in a world where pride and arrogance have filled the hearts of people. In an ideal world, Bukele deserves an apology from people who sponsored and started a media war against him. They should acknowledge that they were wrong and tender an unreserved apology. But who cares if they don't, the young president is focused on staking more Bitcoin and plans to hodl it for a longer period.