President Duterte of Philippines is our hero (Page 2)

ShakespeareanJ: No it's very complicated. I understand the British one though. In Britain there is an awful lot of laughing at, scorn and disgust directed at our own democracy but when you come to China and you see what they have and what they don't have then you really can tell how much better and how much more advanced society is, broken though Britain seems to be.

Sir Loin: Du30 has asked nz to help him model Philippines on our MMP system. He considers it the best

itsmehere1001: Duterte quotes......😀

itsmehere1001: “Hitler massacred 3 million Jews ... there's 3 million drug addicts. There are. I'd be happy to slaughter them."

itsmehere1001: "Just because you're a journalist you are not exempted from assassination, if you're a son of a bitch."

itsmehere1001: "I was angry because she was raped, that’s one thing. But she was so beautiful, the mayor should have been first. What a waste.”

itsmehere1001: “I wanted to call him: ‘Pope, son of a whore, go home. Do not visit us again.’”

ShakespeareanJ: yep i dont think he is going to win any nice guy awards, for sure, but look at boris johnson insulting muslims and.single mothers, trump insulting "shithole" countries.and bolsonaros homophobia ....they are all.at it. As soon as Obama entered his final months i kept repeating they will miss him when he is gone...

itsmehere1001: Yeah Boris, Trump and Duterte are all in the same boat!

ShakespeareanJ: britain hasnt had a politician we have missed since churchill

ShakespeareanJ: maybe john smith but he was always too good to be a politician. Ardern seems to the outside world to be a breath of fresh air, especially in the wake of the mosque massacre. what does she make of Duterte I wonder

itsmehere1001: Yeah I thought Tony Blair was ok at the time but it turned at that he was just as full of shit as Bush. 2 governments lying to the public about WMD so they could invade a country for oil.

itsmehere1001: Duterte and his government have been accused of thousands of extrajudicial killings during his war on drugs campaign. It’s estimated that some 7,000 individuals have been killed since Duterte’s anti-drug crackdown began in 2016, according to Reuters.

itsmehere1001: "I will not answer a Caucasian, you must be stupid. Who are you? I am a Filipino. We have our courts here,” Duterte said following the council’s adoption of a resolution which called for an investigation into his alleged human rights violations.

itsmehere1001: Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has spooked investors by threatening two leading business-owning families with violence and legal proceedings after a court ruled against his government in a dispute over water fees in Manila.

Warrior Goddess: sirloin is married to asiababy who is from the phillipines. They now live in new zealand. and they are good friends of mine. I admit i dont follow politics. But i have been outspoken as to my thoughts on drug dealers and violent criminals

ShakespeareanJ: i think everyone has negative thoughts about drug dealers and violent criminals don't they?

Warrior Goddess: lol no there are some that think jail is a good enough of a punishment

Warrior Goddess: im more like old school medieval times

itsmehere1001: From nzherald:
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has claimed he was once gay but "cured" himself of homosexuality.

According to Newsweek, Mr Duterte made the bizarre comments on a trip to Japan where he mocked political opponent Senator Antonio Trillanes IV by saying his movements show he is homosexual.

He said someone else had asked him about the senator's sexuality.

"I said, 'Are you sure?' He said 'Ask any gay man and see that moving, they say that's gay,'" Duterte said. "Well, well, Trillanes and I are similar, but I got myself treated."

ShakespeareanJ: that doesnt make him a murderer it makes him a traditional and ignorant asian man. Feelings and bigotry like that are rife across the developing world

itsmehere1001: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern whether New Zealand has atomic bombs during their bilateral meeting at the ASEAN summit.

Mr Duterte asked Ms Ardern: "You don't have atomic bombs?"

When she replied "no", Mr Duterte then said "No bombs like what our friend Kim Jong-un is playing with."

itsmehere1001: Mr Duterte, infamous for ordering police to kill drug suspects, also asked about whether police in New Zealand were armed, to which Ms Ardern explained that they were not.

Sir Loin: I agree James, but not just Asian attitudes are like that. I consider myself fairly liberal and accepting of others but I do find the sight of 2 men fondling each other, kissing and tongues down each other's throats rather repellant

itsmehere1001: Also from the NZ Herald:
Three years after President Rodrigo Duterte unleashed the crackdown, at least 6600 people have been killed in police anti-drug operations, and more than 20,000 more killed by unknown perpetrators, according to the report. Only one case has led to a conviction — that of three police officers who murdered 17-year-old Kian Delos Santos.

The slaughter "has had the effect of creating a climate of total impunity in the country, in which police and others are free to kill without consequence," it said.