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Mon May 9, 2022, 09:06 AM

malaise (244,438 posts)

Is Marcos Jr about to win in the Philippines?

Is this for real?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61344609
Voting has closed in the Philippines after millions queued across the islands to choose their next president.
The man tipped to win the presidency is Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr, the son of the nation's former dictator.
Opinion polls have suggested he may see a landslide victory, meaning the Marcos clan ousted by a people's revolt 36 years ago could reclaim power.

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Is Marcos Jr about to win in the Philippines? (Original post)	malaise	May 9	OP
My husband spent much time there in the 1980s	FelineOverlord	May 9	#1
Yes	AnyFunctioningAdult	May 9	#2
He can't be as bad as Duterte.	DemocratSinceBirth	May 9	#3
Oddly enough it isn't hard to imagine a Barron Trump PAC sometime down the road. Political	dameatball	May 9	#4
Yes, people of the country like these type of people as Leader .	JI7	May 9	#5
Most voters weren't alive when Marcos was kicked out of power.	brooklynite	May 9	#6
Can't they read history books?	honest.abe	May 9	#8
Do our young voters?	brooklynite	May 9	#9
According to my wife who is originally from the Philippines..	honest.abe	May 9	#12
I was a Peace Corps Volunteer there in late 70's.	honest.abe	May 9	#7
What does bongbong mean?	LeftInTX	May 9	#24
Ha! Good question. I think nothing other than a nickname.	honest.abe	May 9	#25
My Filipino partner supports Marcos	Sympthsical	May 9	#10
Another triumph for social media! Pushing in an extremist RW candidate who will wreck	FSogol	May 9	#11
Another victory for Chinese social media manipulation. Marcos Jr is the most pro-China option	Amishman	May 9	#18
+1	honest.abe	May 9	#20
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	May 9	#13
No, he was elected by the people .	JI7	May 9	#14
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	May 9	#15
The people of the country supported those things	JI7	May 9	#19
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	May 9	#21
If he were a dictator	Dorian Gray	May 9	#17
Right; Duterte is a democratically elected autocrat and toxic populist.	Bucky	May 9	#22
I didn't realize his daughter was running with Marcos.	Dorian Gray	May 9	#23
K&R	spanone	May 9	#16

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Mon May 9, 2022, 09:08 AM

FelineOverlord (2,234 posts)

1. My husband spent much time there in the 1980s

He is absolutely horrified that this is happening.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 09:19 AM

AnyFunctioningAdult (171 posts)

2. Yes

Unfortunately he has been polling ahead for months and looks to be winning. The documentary on Netflix about his mom and all the corruption was eye opening. Amazing how much in her own world the mom is.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 09:25 AM

DemocratSinceBirth (97,700 posts)

3. He can't be as bad as Duterte.

At least he opposes extrajudicial killing of drug users.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 10:10 AM

dameatball (6,675 posts)

4. Oddly enough it isn't hard to imagine a Barron Trump PAC sometime down the road. Political

dynasties are pretty common.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 10:13 AM

JI7 (86,308 posts)

5. Yes, people of the country like these type of people as Leader .

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Mon May 9, 2022, 10:19 AM

brooklynite (78,365 posts)

6. Most voters weren't alive when Marcos was kicked out of power.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 10:21 AM

honest.abe (6,234 posts)

8. Can't they read history books?

This new generation is getting their "knowledge" from social media and it is totally blurring facts with fiction.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 10:24 AM

brooklynite (78,365 posts)

9. Do our young voters?

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Mon May 9, 2022, 10:29 AM

honest.abe (6,234 posts)

12. According to my wife who is originally from the Philippines..

sees the social media problem much worse there. They seem to believe the craziest stuff they read on social media.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 10:19 AM

honest.abe (6,234 posts)

7. I was a Peace Corps Volunteer there in late 70's.

I was so proud of the Filipino people for taking down Marcos but now I am shocked they are about to elect another Marcos back into power. My wife who was originally from the Philippines blames social media for spreading all sorts of disinformation supporting Marcos.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Could be another era of a Marcos dictatorship ahead.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 02:16 PM

LeftInTX (18,790 posts)

24. What does bongbong mean?

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Mon May 9, 2022, 02:39 PM

honest.abe (6,234 posts)

25. Ha! Good question. I think nothing other than a nickname.

Filipinos love nicknames usually some play on their names. My wife's nickname is Ming which is also means nothing and is loosely linked to her real name.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 10:26 AM

Sympthsical (3,886 posts)

10. My Filipino partner supports Marcos

He and his family immigrated here in the 1980s. I asked about this election, because hell if I know anything about Filipino politics.

He and his family want Marcos to win. I noted the former dictatorial corruption stuff. The reply, and I quote, "He's going to redeem the family name."

Half their family are still in the Philippines and they visit often (until Covid). That seems to be the running familial opinion.

The only thing I knew going in was that Pacquiao is a raging asshole.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 10:27 AM

FSogol (42,644 posts)

11. Another triumph for social media! Pushing in an extremist RW candidate who will wreck

an already damaged country.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 11:06 AM

Amishman (4,611 posts)

18. Another victory for Chinese social media manipulation. Marcos Jr is the most pro-China option

He's consistently pro-China where Duterte is wildly inconsistent. Robredo is seen as neutral on China, and no anti-Chinese candidate was able to get any traction.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 11:19 AM

honest.abe (6,234 posts)

20. +1

Unfortunately that appears to be the situation. China wants to dominate the Philippines and they are slowly but surely getting there.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 10:38 AM

JI7 (86,308 posts)

14. No, he was elected by the people .

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Mon May 9, 2022, 11:13 AM

JI7 (86,308 posts)

19. The people of the country supported those things

He remains popular even now.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 10:48 AM

Dorian Gray (12,067 posts)

17. If he were a dictator

they wouldn't be voting someone else in right now.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 11:27 AM

Bucky (51,119 posts)

22. Right; Duterte is a democratically elected autocrat and toxic populist.

Just like his daughter, Sara, who is going to be Bongbong Marcos's Vice President.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 02:12 PM

Dorian Gray (12,067 posts)

23. I didn't realize his daughter was running with Marcos.

ugh. Gross. 2 despicable dynasties on one ticket.

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Mon May 9, 2022, 10:41 AM

spanone (130,595 posts)

16. K&R

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