So the new president of my country is this guy named "Duterte" (pronounced Do-Tear-Teh). He was a mayor of this province for, like, twenty years, and he did such a good job making the place great that everyone wanted him to run for president. So he did, and then bam, he won.
The thing about this guy, though, is that he's really... well, radical. I'm talking harsh laws and severe thinking. He's only been president for a month or so, but he's already made more than ten thousand illegal drug dealers/users surrender, and killed over 200 illegal drug-related individuals. He serious wants to bring death penalty back and is in big support for family planning, birth control, etc. He's in the process of naming and throwing out members of government and military who are related to corruption (because our country is super-corrupt), and has already even named five military generals who were supposedly related to illegal activity.
So, yeah. The guy's super-effective and serious good at what he does, but a lot of lamo nublets still think his actions aren't justifiable and are a huge spit on the eye to human rights. I think they can go suck themselves, but ultimately I see what they mean and where they're coming from.
'Cause as some of you know, this country is shit at the moment--0.5% are high-class, 15-20% are middle class, the rest are poor, and around half of those poor are below the poverty line (meaning they can't even buy enough to sustain themselves). Yeah, he's spitting a lot on human rights and the legal justice system, but honestly, who the heck cares if he gets the job done better than anyone has in the past few decades? A lot of my snazzy rich-kid friends think he should step down from presidency, but I just look at them like they're ugly and stupid because damn, this guy should stay.
So, yeah. What are your thoughts on this guy? What do you think of actions that are severe in nature if it's for the good of the many anyway? Does the end really justify the means? Discuss.