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Understanding the "Duterte Phenomenon" in the Philippines, with John Gershman
35 minutes Posted May 7, 2018 at 11:20 am.
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Unlike Trump, Duterte came to the presidency with a history in public service and he knew how to run a government, says John Gershman. "I would relate him in some ways more to the anti-democratic populist movements of Eastern Europe: authoritarian, a very heavy morality dimension to his vision of nationalism, with a focus on things like drugs, and with a healthy dose of misogyny in his rhetoric."