This was a few days ago, but I didn't see that anyone had posted it yet.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/03/politics/t...hone-call/
For those of you that haven't been paying attention, Duterte was elected president of the Philippines back in May basically on an anti-drug campaign. He has since been accused of waging a drug war with human rights violations and thousands of extra-judicial killings for things like minor drug offenses. People that are speaking out against him have had to go into hiding, and it's even alleged that many of the people involved in the drug war are actually involved in the drug trade themselves and are using the war to silence people that could get them in trouble. Not too long ago, two people in custody were shot, and the authorities claimed that they had reached for the guards' guns. An autopsy later showed that they had been beaten so mercilessly that it would have been impossible for them to reach for anything.
So, three cheers for a president-elect that tacitly approves of executing people in the streets without trial and silencing any dissidents! Nothing to fear here...
Quote:President-elect Donald Trump told Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte that he is going about his controversial fight against drugs "the right way," Duterte said.
Duterte says he was greatly pleased with the "rapport" he had with the newly elected U.S. president..
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/03/politics/t...hone-call/
For those of you that haven't been paying attention, Duterte was elected president of the Philippines back in May basically on an anti-drug campaign. He has since been accused of waging a drug war with human rights violations and thousands of extra-judicial killings for things like minor drug offenses. People that are speaking out against him have had to go into hiding, and it's even alleged that many of the people involved in the drug war are actually involved in the drug trade themselves and are using the war to silence people that could get them in trouble. Not too long ago, two people in custody were shot, and the authorities claimed that they had reached for the guards' guns. An autopsy later showed that they had been beaten so mercilessly that it would have been impossible for them to reach for anything.
So, three cheers for a president-elect that tacitly approves of executing people in the streets without trial and silencing any dissidents! Nothing to fear here...
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell