As Filipinos head to the polls, some voters in Alaska bet on a political dynasty
www.ktoo.org
Hundreds of voters in the Philippine national elections will be waiting for the results in Alaska. And some hope the outcome makes way for a return to the past.

This story is just crazy. The dude fled the Philippines after Ferdinand Marcos was deposed and somehow kept dual citizenship and voted for Bongbong in the recent election.

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  • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I know "clownworld" is reactionary bullshit, but we're rapidly spiraling towards news headlines like "Bongbong Assassinates Dissidents".

  • CIYe [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    How bad is he? All I know is that he wants to open up ties to China and his opponent wanted to "Stop the bullying" or whatever, so I figured this is why John Oliver was very anti-BongBong or whatever

  • guppyman [any]
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    3 years ago

    Honestly I've been looking for localized leftist sources to learn more about this election. I know he's the son of a dictator, but I interact with Filipinos on the regular who say that doesn't matter and he was the best choice. There's a huge "martial law was fake news" culture that seems to have been pushed by the Marcos team on social media. Politics in the Philippines are very strange and using U.S. standards as an analog is not adequate.