Trump is bad, but this guy is several magnitudes worse. We’re talking death squad chief level of infractions here.
I didn’t see when the term starts, but this may be helpful against Trump if he has time to do stupid stuff while our campaign is running. Do some compare and contrast ads showing how folks are considering a third world despot level candidate to run the show here.
PS, what do we call this now post cold war? Developing world doesn’t sound right.
Do they have such a thing as impeachment in the Philippines? That might be their only hope if this guy continues to make the kinds of unhinged comments and behave so unpredictably. I would think they’d also want to make sure he doesn’t take apart their judiciary like their Supreme Court, as most dictators try to do as their first evil action. With no impartial judges, they’ll be no way to hold him accountable.
I don’t think they do, could be wrong. Keep in mind Marcos was “encouraged” to resign and leave the country. The imminent threat of government overthrow was huge. Reagan invited him and Imelda to leave. The political landscape has changed dramatically.