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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Owlswing on May 11, 2022, 03:10:25 PM

Title: Political Insanity?
Post by: Owlswing on May 11, 2022, 03:10:25 PM

As if Putin isn't bad enough . . .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-61389684

Owlswing

)O(

Title: Re: Political Insanity?
Post by: jeremyp on May 11, 2022, 05:16:29 PM

I had no idea that the Marcos dynasty wasn't finished.

Title: Re: Political Insanity?
Post by: Udayana on May 12, 2022, 05:23:30 PM

Quote from: jeremyp on May 11, 2022, 05:16:29 PM

I had no idea that the Marcos dynasty wasn't finished.

They seem to have hung on to their cronies and much of their looted wealth, Bongbong Marcos has been active in politics for many years - seems to have befuddled the electorate using historical denialism and social media influence. Seems that "strong men" gaining power using distortions of history and populism is quite the thing. Duterte was not any better.