First of a seriesTHESE columns will depart from the usual critiques on the underlying symptoms of cultural and historical infirmities of public policies that have been bringing about the iniquities of politics that hugely impact negatively on governance.
These are the oligarchy and political dynasties and political patronage that jeopardize justice, democracy and the rule of law in the Philippines. These discussions offered 'autocratic pragmatism' as an alternative system for the Philippines, a tall order or even wishful thinking at best, but worth considering for public dialogue and debate.
The main difference between Trump and Duterte is that the former's actions, although oftentimes unhinged, pass through the sieve of the country's tested democratic structures, America's inherently strong democratic foundations. While Duterte's approach to governance was overtly authoritarian unfettered by similar structural fine-tuning. The latter's acts, within the law or extrajudicial, produced countless corpses.
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