At Yad Vashem, Philippines’ Duterte pledges to fight ‘insane rulers’ like Hitler
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called Adolf Hitler “insane” during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem and pledged that his country would fight against other such leaders.
Duterte said in his speech that it was “insanity, what happened here in Europe. I could not imagine a country obeying an insane leader, and I could not ever fathom the spectacle of a human being going on a killing spree, murdering old men, women, men and children.”
The Philippines’ leader’s visit has been criticized in Israel, partly due to comments he made in 2016, when he said he would “be happy to slaughter” millions of drug users in his country and likened himself in that context to Hitler, who also slaughtered millions.
In his Yad Vashem speech, Duterte said of the Holocaust, “I hope that this will not happen again. I hope the world has learned the lesson. My country will make sure it does not happen again as much as we can.”
He signed the Holocaust memorial’s guestbook, writing: “Never again. May the world learn the lessons of this horrific and benighted period of human history. May the hearts of peoples around the world remain forever open, and may the minds of all men and women learn to work together towards providing a safe haven for all those who are being persecuted.”
Duterte’s government has acknowledged 5,000 deaths and 50,000 arrests in his war on the drug trade. Human rights groups put the figures far higher, and say most of those dead are the urban poor.
Earlier Monday, in a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Duterte said Manila and Jerusalem share a commitment to peace and against “corrupt ideologies.”
“We share the same passion for peace. We share the same passion for human beings,” he said. “But we also share the same passion of not allowing a country to be destroyed by those who [have] corrupt ideologies that promote nothing but to kill and to destroy. In this sense, Israel can expect any help that the Philippines can extend.”
Philippine President Duterte Compares Himself To Hitler
lol
Haha, what. I mean, there's a lack of self-awareness and then there's this man. Is he not aware of the thousands he's asked to be killed for taking drugs?! That's fucking murder. What a total fucking arsehole cunt.
Hitler did kill Hitler after all
He was the good guy with a gun killing the bad guy with a gun, so he died a hero. Well, at least according to Wayne Lapierre.
Well before he was idolising Hitler so baby steps I suppose.
yes but those people were bad drug dealers. There moral quandry solved.
wait you were expecting there to be an ethics debate, or argue that the jews were systematically labeled the evils of society to insulate the nazi regime and allow them to perpetrate the holocaust?
strongmen aren't self reflective and will not admit their mass killing or mass jailing is exactly the same as the holocaust and as long as leaders like Netenyahu affirm that belief then they get away with it.
Don't trust anyone, not even yourself
Oh boy this country turns into a cesspit more and more everyday
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