that Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte are anything like their fathers shows an opinion with lack of research. People who are voting for RFK Jr. just because of his name, do the same thing.
Some offspring actually act like their parents. Don Jr. and Erik come to mind. But his Neice, Mary Trump, is nothing like her uncle. I criticized your knee jerk reaction based on the individual's lineage. You're being a bit unfair.
Each person should be judged on their own merit. I will confess to you that I, too, was apprehensive about a Marcos Jr. Presidency in the Philippines. The Island I live on (Panay), the capital City (Iloilo) and the Province I live in all voted 2 to 1 for Marcos Jr.'s opponent. My wife's family was a bit split, with most voting for Leni Robredo. Yet, Marcos Jr. and Sara won, nationwide by 2 to 1.
But as I have watched Marcos Jr. and his actions, I have been pleasantly surprised. His courage in standing up to China, aligning with the Biden administration on global issues, including climate change and Ukraine, his penchant for publicly criticizing his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte and the fact that Sara (there is no "h" in her name) is not coming to her father's defense makes the nuance of evaluating them require an understanding of the Philippine government and culture.
For the past 4 years I have had a subscription to the Manila Times. Every day I read the NY Times, the Boston Globe and the Manila Times. After all, I'm 6,500 miles away, have great internet service and all the time in the world.
I'm sorry if you think me rude, but your opinion is quite common among Americans. After all, it's hard enough to keep up with US politics, let alone an obscure 3rd world country, for most people. But the consensus opinion about the Philippines is not accurate, in my experience.
I am an American living in a foreign country. The fact that 45% of my countrymen think Donald Trump should be President is quite disappointing.
The Philippines works very hard to establish and secure a fledgling Democracy (new constitution was established in 1987). Can America say the same?
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