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Tell me, Sounder, how you came to this knowledge, that which you related in the second paragraph? was it not from elitist paid reportage in this and all others mentioned?
Since when have you become disconnected from the human race as not to be touched by today's world status? We are all connected, like it or not, and therefore we are all affected. perpetually.
no. he won't. he can't. he is allowed to say anything but scope of action is totally prescribed. the dividing line is people that still believe in "government" and leaders as they exist today. some of us, perhaps without knowing the details, are astute enough to intuitively know that "government" as it exists today is bullsh!t. the rest simply absorb the abuse waiting for the day it will do the right thing. misplaced faith and part of the problem. it won't. to do so would crumble power structure. so it won't be done.just hasn't yet. He might one day.
How many here would go missing if Trump were to consummate his "bromance" by making America great, Filipino style?
Rodrigo Duterte jokes to soldiers that they can rape women with impunity
‘If you had raped three, I will admit it, that’s on me’ Philippines president tells soldiers on Mindanao island where he has imposed martial law
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is known for making offensive comments
Saturday 27 May 2017 01.55 EDT
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has sought to reassure soldiers who might be accused of committing abuses under martial law and jokingly said that if any of them were to rape three women, he would personally claim responsibility for it.
Duterte is notorious for comments often deemed offensive and made the remark as a joke, reiterating that only he would be liable for any backlash over military rule on southern Mindanao island. He has, however, said he would not tolerate abuses.
“If you go down, I go down. But for this martial law and the consequences of martial law and the ramifications of martial law, I and I alone would be responsible, just do your job I will take care of the rest,” Duterte said on Friday, according to a president’s office transcript.
“I’ll imprison you myself,” he said, referring to any soldiers who commit violations, then he joked: “If you had raped three, I will admit it, that’s on me.”
Duterte made the remark in a speech to soldiers on Mindanao island, where he imposed martial law on Tuesday to try to crush Islamic State-linked rebels, who have been battling the military after laying siege to a southern city.
It was not the first time Duterte has made a joke about rape. He caused outrage in the lead-up to his presidential election win last year when he recalled a 1989 prison riot in which an Australian missionary was killed, and inmates had lined up to rape her.
In what was intended as a joke, Duterte said the victim was “beautiful” and as mayor of Davao city where the riot took place, he should have been first in line. He later apologised and said he did not intend to disrespect women or rape victims.
Duterte’s speeches are often loaded with profanity, threats and jokes about taboo subjects, which offend some, but are taken lightly by many Filipinos.
The president’s spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Duterte’s latest remarks about rape.
Duterte’s pledge of support for troops comes as human rights groups and some lawmakers criticise his decision to declare martial law as excessive, and say it could lead to abuses by security forces.
He also joked that he would join soldiers in the fight against extremists if he could, but he had arthritis.
He urged rebels to disarm and hold talks and said anyone not authorised to carry guns would be killed.
“My order to the troops is all people who are not authorised by government to carry arms and they resist, kill them, wipe them out,” he said.
Sounder » Fri May 26, 2017 2:50 pm wrote:
A proper strategy depends on accurate identification of the source of our problems.
We think we are smart yet we model reality as if it's an infinite ping-pong game.
Our modeling is intentionally crude because elites realized long ago that to stay in power they must suppress 'enthusiasm' or listening to the heart.
Creativity has been reduced to filling an artificial gap. Sad really, so much more is possible.
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