Funnily enough even some people in the left recognize this:https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/39/pivotal-moment/ …
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Replying to @k1ug3 @i_contemplate_
I heard it was just for show but I never looked into it
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*pivots to asia* woops woops we lost duterte uh uh uh
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Replying to @turrible_tao @i_contemplate_
Yeah, basically you can't pivot to asia and be holier than thou about tough on crime policies.
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Replying to @i_contemplate_ @turrible_tao
Not precisely, but the "human rights" & "democracy promotion" stuff makes progress difficult.
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Like, hardline Islamist types in Malaysia/Indonesia are not going to give up on blasphemy laws etc, you can't pretend they will secularize and make actual progress.
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Replying to @k1ug3 @turrible_tao
Not like Singapore would either. Yeah it's silly
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If some state department lady tells them to cut it out in her West Wing voice, it would totally have worked if that Dastardly Drumpf hadn't messed it up !
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Yeah the Marie Harfs in State being the genius Talleyrands of America, are driving our progress
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Replying to @k1ug3 @turrible_tao
Oh gods you remember that. I'll be cringing hard here in the corner
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