Best Posts in Thread: Shut your mouth

I see this as a human rights topic, thus it is a global issue. The rape and murder of women is just plain wrong and not to be joked about no matter how black your gallows humour may be. An aspiring President of any country needs to watch what s/he says as they aspire to lead a nation in a global community. Mr D talks about raising his people, breaking the shackles of corruption that keep the majority in grinding poverty. Lofty, laudable aspirations. Just as important is breaking the injustices of macho culture that condones this sort of violence - after all roughly 52% of his voters belong to this gender and populate this green earth.

A bit more humility, a bit more of a softer edge would go a longer way to enhance his message that he will serve ALL Filipinos. Part of that is demonstrating that you were wrong and made an error of judgement in speaking the way he did 20+ years ago. As it is he just seems to dig himself deeper and deeper to me. I fear for the future if this guy wins - a likely bloodbath, purges, gulags, extra-judicial killings, the lot. I also fear for him, if he fails, the people will turn on him.

Glad I am stuck on a pretty relatively unimportant little island. The older folks here remember the days of Marcos. Their take on it is that those excesses barely touched them. If he does get elected, l hope pretty much the same thing happens.

Over and out,

C

 

Does it sound to you like the American ambassador is trying to influence the Philippine elections? It sounds to me like he is just calling prick a prick., in diplomatic language of course.

 

Whether it is "two wrongs make a right" or not, making discriminate remarks are off base on our forum and should be considered a violation and suspend the poster and maybe he will join another forum.

 

Hmmm you may be right so lets keep it Non too heavily Political.

 

Is there any reason why the US should not reconsider their defense treaty (along with all foreign aid) with the Philippines sooner?... that would even make Miram Santiago happy... . It seem like the many Filipinos feels confident that can defend themselves from China. Have you ever gotten a splinter of bamboo under your finger nail, that can bring you to your knees.
Anyone who reads the news, knows that at least the press admits that 35% of anything given to the Philippines is mis-appropriated to others than the intend projects or people, but I guess many here would not be happy if there was not free aid available to the undeserving.

 

Pot calling the kettle black??

A "wench" and a "Jew"?

WOW!

Not much respect here....

I resemble that remark.

nwlivewire

 

I was wondering what being a wench or Jew had to do with the issue.

Probably nothing at all really - which was my point.

V/R,
nwlivewire

 

Definition of WENCH

Full Definition of wench

1. 
   1 a : a young woman : girlb : a female servant
   
   
2. 2 : a lewd woman : prostitute
   

 

I don't think the U.S. works off pride. The U.S. works off national interests. Look at the crazies we have backed in the past. Saudi Arabia? These guys hate us. We don't care, just as long as things are going our way.

Anything you say positive or negative is potentially influencing voters. That's especially the case when it comes from a significant position such as a U.S. ambassador.

Even this thread should probably be in the controversial section.

Given what he said about S. Korea and Japan, he might welcome cutting ties.

The U.S. doesn't need the Philippines as a regional base. The U.S. just needs for countries in the region to be on team USA rather than team China. It's part of the balance of power game.

As mentioned above, if Trump gets elected and gets his way, then Duterte may not have to do anything. Trump may just decide to pull out of the region.