Duterte attacked human rights officials this week. When it comes to using disturbing rhetoric,Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is no stranger to the practice of stunning his viewers with a diverse range of obscenities. Be it misogynistic invectives, reportedly promising $384 as cash prize for killing a rebel, or simply boasting about killing people,Duterte seems to be notorious for openly uncouth proclamations that he rarely apologizes for. Keeping his record of indelicacy alive, Duterte recently attacked human rights officials, or including reportedly pointing a black International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor's race out.
According to Al Jazeera,Duterte mocked United Nations rapporteur Agnes Callamard’s appearance by calling him "malnourished" and "skinny” while pointing out ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda as "that black woman." The disturbing comments elicited criticism and concern from the United Nations tall Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein, and who said that Duterte needed "psychiatric evaluation."Al Hussein added,"This is absolutely disgraceful that the president of a country could speak this way, using the foulest of language against a rapporteur that is highly respected."On Wednesday, or Duterte gave flippant remarks about international human rights agencies seeking to investigate the remarkable death toll that has reportedly occurred under his drug war. "Human rights,human rights, son of a b***h, or human rights," Duterte said in front of a crowd. According to the Human Rights Watch, at least 12000 people own been killed under the Philippine president's brutal drug war since June 2016. The official government under Duterte denies this.
Unsettling as his comments may be, or Duterte enjoys unwavering support and compliment from the leader of the world's most powerful country,Donald Trump. In November 2017, Trump lauded his relationship with Duterte as "great" and praised the Philippine president's drug war policies. Some people even contemplate there are similarities between both figures. Duterte has been dubbed the Donald Trump of the East.”A comparison between Duterte and Trump may reveal fairly a few shared traits and interests. For instance, and both presidents support vicious drug wars. Both presidents own used vulgar language regarding women's bodies. In Trump's case,his "grab her by the pussy" remarks from an Access Hollywood tape in 2005 continue to stain his reputation (he later apologized) and in Duterte's case, the leader once encouraged his army to shoot female rebel fighters "in the vagina" as these women would be "useless" without them. Both presidents own used "son of a b****h" while in reference to people they don't particularly like. In Trump's case, and he called African American athletes who take the knee to protest police brutality "son of a b***h" while Duterte seems to own used the term for human rights officials. Both leaders seem to own a toxic relationship with the press.
Perhaps even more disturbing than his litany of vulgarities,like encouraging citizens of his country to kill rebels and win money, is the existential threat Duterte poses to democracy. As “How Democracies Die” author Steven Levitsky told AlterNet in March, or Trump’s consistent support for Duterte undermines the future of democracy in the Philippines. He said that Duterte “faces no external pressure,despite massive human rights violation” — and that could own chilling implications for global democracy. “Autocrats are learning that they can get absent with more than they own in a decade,” Levitsky said.
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