how about let's not punish civilians who need the aid because their president is a maniac? (and yeah, he won the election, but only about 30% of the vote was for him.) i promise many of us don't like him any more than you do :)
apart from that, the philippines is a former US colony so the $200m in aid is the least the US can do after exploiting our land and people!
True. While this guy is a lunatic (hey, citizens, go ahead and shoot every drug dealer or drug user you see!) I'm sure the aid money does go to the people. Unlike when the Marcos saw it as their petty cash fund.
"it came across as a personal attack on the US President."
Because it was a personal attack against the President. Obama is not the only official this guy has insulted. I think cancelling the meeting was a good call. Tell ya what, Sparky. You need a time out. When you are ready to act like a grown up, let us know.
Translating is a bit tricky. "Putangina mo" literally means "your mom is a whore" and it's directed at someone ("mo" is the "your"). But Duterte just says" putangina", which means it's not strictly directed at someone (i.e. the difference between shouting "fuck you" and just "fuck" in general). So yeah, the "apology" statement says that it wasn't meant to be a personal attack against Obama.
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apart from that, the philippines is a former US colony so the $200m in aid is the least the US can do after exploiting our land and people!
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"it came across as a personal attack on the US President."
Because it was a personal attack against the President. Obama is not the only official this guy has insulted. I think cancelling the meeting was a good call. Tell ya what, Sparky. You need a time out. When you are ready to act like a grown up, let us know.
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Ugh this guy.
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at least bongbong marcos didn't win the VP spot. can't imagine what it would have been like with duterte AND a marcos in power.
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