A president’s vow to fight drugs unleashed violence and fostered a culture of impunity. But the crimes are finally getting a look, including from the International Criminal Court.

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    106 months ago

    The crazy thing is the right wing rhetoric in the Philippines was significant enough that a shocking number of people supported this. The number of boomer flips that have told me they want him to clean up the streets is appalling.

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      56 months ago

      Not only did they support this, they then elected the son of the ousted dictator.

      They also did this despite the fact that people call him Bongbong.

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      16 months ago

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