The president is also to blame for the drug epidemic
In this land known as the "Banana Republic", the haze of drugs hangs over every corner.
Honduras, a country in Central America, is mired in a drug epidemic.
Walking the streets, drug dealers unscrupulously peddling their "goods", drug addicts collapsed in the rubble, syringes scattered everywhere. What is even more shocking is that all this is inseparable from the country's top leader.
That's right, you read that right. Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, was one of the people behind the drug spree.
This once high-ranking leader actually colluded with drug dealers, provided them with a protective umbrella, and even personally participated in the drug trade. During his tenure, Hernandez helped drug traffickers deliver up to 500,000 kilograms of drugs to the United States, according to U.S. allegations.
In return, the drug dealers provided Hernandez with large sums of money to support his campaign. The transaction of power and money is the most appalling drama played out here.
The spread of drugs has dealt a devastating blow to Honduran society. Crime is soaring and violence is on the rise. Gang fights triggered by the drug trade are bloody killings every day.
Innocent civilians have fallen victim to this war on drugs. And those who fall into drug addiction have their lives completely destroyed.
With their families shattered and their futures lost, they sink deeper and deeper into the mire of drugs, unable to extricate themselves. All this is the evil result of the epidemic of drugs.
When a country's top leaders are colluding with drugs, when the judicial and law enforcement systems are corrupted, is there any hope for solving the drug problem? The future of Honduras seems to be shrouded in darkness. But the light will come eventually. Good will triumph over evil.
Gangs run rampant, and the law loses its dignity
In Honduras, gangsters are like a pack of bloodthirsty jackals, roaming the land. With guns in their hands and murderous intentions, they spread violence and fear around every corner.
Here, people worry every day about being the next target of a gang fight, and they are afraid of being hit by a stray bullet for a second of walking down the street.
The tentacles of these gangsters extend to all aspects of society, controlling the drug trade, manipulating underground gambling, and even infiltrating the political and business spheres.
They declare their territory in a bloody way and defend their interests with brutal means. In their eyes, human life is like a mustard, and the law is like child's play.
What is even more shocking is that these gangster organizations are able to go unpunished under the protection of law enforcement and the judicial system. Corrupt police and judges, in collusion with the gangsters, became their umbrella.
Here, justice is manipulated by money and conscience is corrupted by power. When the gangsters commit heinous crimes, there are people who exonerate them; When ordinary people are bullied, they are not treated fairly by the law.
All this makes people wonder, is there any dignity in this land?
Not so long ago, a shocking case once again brought the problem of gangsters in Honduras to the forefront.
Four men were brutally killed after leaving the nightclub late at night, one of whom was the son of a former president and was only 19 years old; The other deceased was a relative of the former Chief of the General Staff.
Such a crime against the children of the powerful would have been turned upside down in other countries, but in Honduras, it seems to have become commonplace.
When the claws of the gangsters reach out to the heart of power, when lives become so fragile at gunpoint, can we still expect this country to shine?
Drugs are rampant, gangs are rampant, and the people of this land are walking in a dark tunnel, not knowing if there is still a glimmer of light ahead. However, in the depths of despair, there are always some unyielding souls, silently crying out.
They may be ordinary people, honest policemen, or brave journalists. In their own way, they fight against the injustice and darkness of this land. Their strength may be weak, but their presence gives people a glimmer of hope.
Absurd tradition: the tragedy of "wife dealing".
In this land, there is an incredibly bad habit, and that is to "sell daughters-in-law". That's right, you read that right, in Honduras, women can be bought, sold, and traded like commodities.
This absurd tradition, like a huge black hole, devours the dignity and human rights of countless women. Here, the value of women is reduced to a price tag, and their fate is at the mercy of men.
This barbaric approach reveals the country's deep-rooted patriarchal culture and the low status of women.
The bad habit of "selling daughters-in-law" has a complex historical origin and formation mechanism. In this poor and backward country, many families have to use their daughters as bargaining chips in order to survive.
They were given as gifts to creditors, sold as commodities to the wealthy, and even lost as bets to others.
The so-called "buyers" see women as private property that can be disposed of at will. Under this distorted power relationship, women are reduced to the vassals of men and lose their basic personal freedom.
This bad habit not only tramples on the dignity of women, but also degrades the morality of the entire society.
In this tragic song of "wife deal", there are too many heartbreaking stories. Maria, a 16-year-old girl, was sold by her father to a man who was almost 50 years old.
Her youth and dreams were crushed by the cruel reality. Anna, a housewife, is forced to be the "spoils of war" for the winner because her husband loses his gambling.
Her dignity and chastity were just used as bargaining chips and played with at will. And Lucia, a former victim of "selling her daughter-in-law", has finally escaped from the clutches of the devil after years of slavery.
But the trauma had been left behind, and her psyche was shattered. What happened to these women is a strong indictment of patriarchal culture and a profound reflection on the status of women.
The bad habit of "selling daughters-in-law" is just as symptomatic as the rampant narcotics and gangsters. They reveal an unbalanced power structure, a deformed social ecology.
Here, the weak are wantonly bullied and justice is ruthlessly trampled on. But at the same time, we also see a spark of hope.
More and more people are beginning to stand up bravely to expose these darkness and call for change. They are the strongest and most precious force in this land.
Soccer Lead: Absurd game, bloody chess game
A football match that ignited the fuse of war? It may sound incredible, but between Honduras and El Salvador in 1969, such an absurd scene was real.
A sports competition that should be full of passion and joy was engulfed by national sentiment and political games, and finally evolved into a bloody fight.
In the process, we see the complexity of human nature and the accident of history, as well as the absurdity and sorrow of war.
The roots of this war are far more complex than a football game. Territorial disputes and immigration issues have long existed between Honduras and El Salvador.
When a large number of Salvadoran immigrants poured into Honduras, occupying large tracts of agricultural land, national sentiment in Honduras began to boil. And when the Honduran government began expelling these immigrants, El Salvador's nationalism was at its peak.
At such a delicate moment, a football match became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
When El Salvador lost in a match against Honduras, angry fans saw their opponents as tramples on national dignity. For a time, nationalist sentiments in both countries were pushed to a climax, and the clouds of war began to gather.
War, just like that, broke out in absurdity.
Soldiers were sent to the front, some of them teenagers who had no idea what was going on in the war. They may remember the football game that excited them, but now, they have guns in their hands and are facing life and death.
In the smoke of the battlefield, some people lost their lives, some lost their friends, and some lost their faith.
When bullets come in, no one can tell if it's because of football, or because of territory, or just because of hatred.
In this war, everyone has become a pawn of confusion and absurdity, and everyone is writing a sad story with blood.
The war, which ended in the defeat of El Salvador, left a deep scar on both countries. Thousands of people have been killed, economies have been devastated, and the seeds of hatred have been sown in both countries.
One has to ask, what is all this for? Is a football game really worth paying such a terrible price? This war may only be a microcosm of the absurdity and tragedy of this land of Honduras.
From the drug epidemic, to the gangsters, to the bad habit of "selling daughters-in-law", the country has accumulated too many unbearable pasts.
But even in the darkest moments, hope is never extinguished. It was in this long-suffering land that some brave souls began to awaken and rebel.
They may not be able to change the status quo yet, but they have already lit up the light of the clues. In Honduras, a country where fall and redemption coexist, there are still too many little-known stories to be told.