Just in response.
Duterte “I am a socialist”
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/779984/duterte-im-a-socialist-not-a-communist-last-card
Duterte: “I am a Leftist”
http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/128251-duterte-bohol-not-kill-npa
Since when do freepers lionize guys like this ?
I have battled those thoughts within myself with the conflict being what he says, what he has done and what he says he will do and I've concluded .....
His actions are more libertarian than communistic
He loves his people, his nation and has worked to make his city (Davao City) the safest place in the nation (maybe even the world), because his target is not ethnic, nor political, nor religious .... but criminal
He has rid Davao City of criminality and corruption (rampant in the Philippines)
Everything you've cited is true .... so also is the result of what he is as a leader/politician
I would rather have a communist who is will defend Christianity than have a supposed conservative like Bush and others that approves of endless migrations from 3rd world countries where the population wants Christians dead.