They Are Slaughtering Us Like Animals

[MADem]

Photographs and Text by DANIEL BEREHULAK DEC. 7, 2016
Inside President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal antidrug campaign in the Philippines, our photojournalist documented 57 homicide victims over 35 days.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/07/world/asia/rodrigo-duterte-philippines-drugs-killings.html?_r=0


Grim, graphic and NSFW due to the disturbing scenes.

[Arkansas Granny]

1. And DT thinks Duterte is doing a good job.

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..
Duterte made the comments to reporters in Davao City on Saturday after a brief phone call last night with President-elect Donald Trump. Government officials earlier passed along snippets of their conversation.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/03/politics/trump-duterte-phone-call/

[MADem]

7. It's sick, isn't it? I'm kind of surprised that more hasn't been made of this. nt

[Arkansas Granny]

8. Did Duterte say nice things about DT like Putin did?

If so, DT can/will overlook anything.

[MADem]

9. Sure sounds like it--he invited him for a play date.

Really--it's like two insane toddlers, running the world....
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/03/politics/trump-duterte-phone-call/

But Duterte was pleased over the exchange with Trump.
He described Trump as "animated" and said they talked about "a lot of things." Duterte said he told Trump Filipinos "are tight with America" and wished Trump success.
"He was wishing me success in my campaign against the drug problem. He understood the way we are handling it and he said there is nothing wrong with protecting your country. It was very encouraging in the sense that I suppose that what he wanted to say was that he would be the last to interfere in the affairs of our own country. "
Both men extended travel invitations to the other.
"He has invited me to visit New York and Washington DC. He said if I am around he wants to be notified of my presence. And I mentioned to him about the ASEAN Summit next year and he said he would try his best to be here. He wants to attend the summit and that would be great for our country. I could sense a good rapport."
Trump's transition team passed along a comment about the call but didn't mention Duterte's war on drugs.
"Duterte "offered his congratulatory wishes to President-elect Trump. In their conversation, they noted the long history of friendship and cooperation between the two nations, and agreed that the two governments would continue to work together closely on matters of shared interest and concern."

Trump was "animated?" Does that mean "high on amphetamines?"

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. How horrifying.

I wonder if we can expect this from the orange twit.



K&R

[MADem]

4. Anyone who says "It can't happen here" should take nothing for granted.

We never thought that Orange Anus could prevail, even with Putin's help.

[Warpy]

3. As usual, the most serious crime is poverty

I sincerely doubt the Terror will extend to men who wear suits or live in the fancier suburbs.

[MADem]

5. They are targeting middle class and up, too--the police will go to your house and

give you a pamphlet about the zero tolerance policy on drugs if you live in a nice neighborhood.

If you're found to be buying or selling after you get the knock on the door and the lecture, you'll be found dead with your head wrapped in plastic.

This is a HORRIBLE situation in PI--extrajudicial terror squads running wild.

And Trump LIKES this guy? Thinks he's doing "the right thing?"

I keep saying this: If you are of a minority race/ethnicity/social group, get your passport NOW. And get a passport card, too, so you always have it in your wallet for those over-land crossings.

It could NEVER happen here, of course...but that's what they said in Germany in 1938.

[Warpy]

6. Right, Hitler gave the idea of targeting minority populations a bad name

so Orange Cal is looking for a group that might be more popular to attack.

He thinks he might have found it with drug users and their suppliers. I mean, alcohol has been done already. This might be a new and different thing. After all, the newspapers and other media are full of the "opiate crisis." He's got all the excuse he needs.