‘Forget The Laws On Human Rights’ Says Likely Winner In Philippines Presidential Elections

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‘Forget The Laws On Human Rights’ Says Likely Winner In Philippines Presidential Elections

by Justin Salhani at Think Progress

http://thinkprogress.org/world/2016/05/09/3776587/duterte-elections/

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Populist demagoguery isn’t unique to the U.S. presidential elections, as 71-year-old Rodrigo Duterte, a man known as the ‘Punisher’ for his propensity to advocate lethal extrajudicial solutions to crime problems, leads the polls in the Philippines.

An ex-prosecutor and mayor of the city Davao for two decades, Duterte has been likened to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his use of vulgar language, his dismissal of the importance of human rights, and the manner in which the political establishment dismissed his campaign. Despite the similarities, Duterte labeled Trump a bigot.

One of Duterte’s most obscene comments was delivered at a campaign rally to a crowd of supporters, where he joked about the rape and murder of Australian missionary Jacqueline Hamill. Hamill was raped and killed in 1989 after a riot in the Davao prison where she worked. Duterte was mayor at that time.

“They raped all of the women,” he told a crowd of supporters. “There was this Australian lay minister… when they took them out… I saw her face and I thought: ‘Son of a bitch. what a pity… they raped her, they all lined up. I was mad she was raped but she was so beautiful. I thought, the mayor should have been first.”


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[Meldread]

1. What a disgusting piece of shit.

If the Philippines puts this bastard in power, hopefully they suffer horrifically as a result. I think this is the only way electorates can learn when they put such monsters in power. Unfortunately, it will likely be those who voted against him that will suffer the most.

[malaise]

2. Thank Bush and Cheney

A;; bets are off on this planet