His views were shaped by freedom fighters' arguments against anything that suppressed the Philippines.
America has been part of the ebb and flow of the Philippine political system, sometimes good, sometimes bad.
Modern times (we are making history folks) are tumultuous all over the globe and Duterte has a serious drug problem he is attacking in a VERY real sense ... HIS war on drugs allows the death of a drug dealer, not a negotiated jail term or a fine !
Duterte is running his country the way he sees fit and we, of all people have no right to advise a nation how to think about their president, or what to DO with him.
WE'VE done nothing about ours
Duterte has gone all sweet with vigilantes. That’s a different story than, say, Singapore, which has the sworn representatives of government carry out whatever harshness it sees fit.
These genies are now going to be floating around and demanding baksheesh. Rotsa ruck to Duterte when he needs them crammed back into their bottle and President Trump (or Pence) says “really, little ex-brown brother?”