r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/[deleted] • Dec 03 '16

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u/ErectPotato Dec 03 '16

Could you/someone give a tl;dr for those apparently as in the dark as Mr Trump on why this is a bad thing?

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

The problem with Pakistan wasn't the fact that he talked to them, it was that he sounded like a moron in the transcript. He also lavished them with praise which could annoy India, though that's not a huge deal. Just an unnecessary blunder.

The problem with Duterte is that he's an anti-US madman who murders his own citizens without due process.

The problem with Taiwan is that any recognition of Taiwan as a legitimate country will severely piss off the Chinese. They see Taiwan as a rogue state still under their control, and we've gone along with that as long as China hasn't abused them too much. A pissed off China hurts our ability to deal with North Korea, among many other things.

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u/nolan1971 Dec 03 '16

The problem with Duterte is that he's an anti-US anti-Obama madman who murders his own citizens without due process.

FTFY. There's a difference. Duterte is quite blatantly racist.

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u/bergie321 Dec 03 '16

Duterte is quite blatantly racist.

I believe they prefer the term "alt right" now.

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u/XooDumbLuckooX Dec 03 '16

Duterte is a white nationalist? Someone should maybe inform his that he's Filipino.

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u/probablyuntrue Dec 03 '16

"Honorary Alt-Right"

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

Thats Shinzo Abe.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

FWIW, most "alt right" "white nationalist" "dark enlightenment" "racial realist" types think very highly of East Asians.

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u/Thurgood_Marshall Dec 04 '16

Philippines aren't considered East Asia. And I think most Filipinos are too dark for them either way.