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3 out of 5 are idiots....what about the ratio in the Philippines?

Discussion in 'News and Weather' started by rbrown, Dec 23, 2016.

  1. rbrown

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    It would be interesting to have statistics that show how many people are killed by drugs every year vs how many are killed by Muslims and then see who has their priorities right. :blackalien: (Yep, just stirrin' it LOL)
     
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    I do not think we should make negative comments about the citizens of a country in which we are GUESTS. That status can be terminated at any time, so we need to know our position here. It is perfectly okay for a President to make comments from his own country about other countries (it would be rude to do it in that country) but we have no right here to do the same. I have HUGE admiration for the Filipinos who I see struggling to feed themselves and their families; many of us would never trudge along with a few peanuts to sell. This is THEIR country and whatever it is, whatever they are, we either accept it or leave. They call me 'Sir' but they have more right for me to call them 'Sir' or 'Madam'.
     
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    1 out of 1 current Philippines President is an idiot. Please cut all ties to the US already and STFU. I wonder who the next scapegoat will be?

    I think freedom of speech should go both ways. You can't dish out criticism nonstop and then start crying when someone throws some back at ya.
     
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    Freedom of speech is what you have in your own country.
     
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    Please note, I'm not in the Philippines nor is this website hosted there. :wink:

    Also, the Philippine Constitution does protect the freedom of speech and there is nothing that says "except for foreigners" in there. Now I'm not saying that foreigners have unlimited freedom of speech in the Philippines, but we do have a right to criticize within reason...and especially when we are being directly insulted.

    It is also worth noting that the president was elected by and represents the Filipino people. What he says is, in a way, representative of the Filipino people and their views. What he says, sadly, is a reflection on all Filipinos. If they don't like being seen as an sharing the views of an old senile man-child they should elect better leaders. (Yes, I realize that Trump is the US president and is not much better...but that is who a little less than half the US population wanted to represent them, so the same rule applies.)

    Of course, this is just my opinion.
     
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    Them IQ Surveys make no sense. According to it Africans average at 60. Thats mentally challanged. So im calling all of it BS.

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    I'd say any President, regardless of country, that goes around making statements like that might want to take a IQ test just to see which group he falls into. It will be interesting to see how all this lack of political correctness spreads when leaders of countries can't practice any self restraint. It could be an interesting planet in 20 years......if were all still here.
     
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