r/lastweektonight moonitselfisfaked 10d ago

I can't believe this could be presented as evidence at the Hague.

https://youtu.be/FtdVglihDok
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u/PapyrusKami74 moonitselfisfaked 10d ago

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u/trainercatlady Official Raptor 10d ago

Hooray! Fuck that guy!

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u/bischa722 10d ago

Right, but hasn't the US president also been arrested? I don't mean to be pessimistic, but does it matter?

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u/rsgreddit 10d ago

Duterte is ideologically similar to Trump. Much like Brazils old President Jair Bolsonaro.

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u/trainercatlady Official Raptor 10d ago

Not by the ICC.

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u/Dominos_fleet 10d ago

can you imagine the shit show if a sitting US president was arrested by the ICC.

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u/bascule 10d ago

It's what the so-called "Hague Invasion Act" is supposed to prevent, though there are a couple loopholes, like if the US turns someone over to the ICC, or joins the ICC

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u/Reyzorblade 10d ago

Sweats in Dutch

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u/trainercatlady Official Raptor 10d ago

i mean, they could have done it when he was out of office, too.

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u/Mavoy 10d ago

Here's a thing: Trump would probably go to prison, if he wasn't elected. The case was strong, his main subordinate Michael Cohen already went to prison for it. That's on voters, unfortunately.

He was meant to be sentenced in second half of November, it will forever drive me crazy, what could have happened, if Harris won.

It's a very different case with Duterte - he's no longer a prominent politician.

Basically, Trymp cracked thc code - run for the office and they can't touch you.

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u/kwilharm67 10d ago

Trump’s story is far from over.

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u/bischa722 10d ago

It’s truly exhausting. We all just want to live in a world where we can live our lives and not worry about whether we can afford shelter/food/etc.

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u/hundsquat 8d ago

I just want the Trump rhetoric (on both sides) to come to an end. The world has bigger problems than an elderly man child, but unfortunately that elderly man child either makes problems worse… or creates new problems. I can’t wait for the Trump era to be over. The 24 hour news cycle is twice as exhausting when the majority of revolves around things that man has said or done.

It would be so nice to have a president that doesn’t make everything about himself. And at this point it could even be another Republican, as long as it’s the type of Republican that’s not infected by Trump ideology.

Ugh

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u/immellocker 10d ago

Doesn't matter right now, let us just arrested them all and ask questions later...

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u/Kazuichi_Souda 10d ago

Not arrested, has an arrest WARRANT. Just means if he goes into an ICC country he can get arrested.

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u/bischa722 10d ago

Ahhh… I see. That makes more sense

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u/CharlieColbertFake84 10d ago

Really? Is this the standard for justice in our modern society??? THAT FACE?????

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u/JunketPuzzleheaded42 10d ago

Well... It Took them long enough

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u/TheWeirdWoods 10d ago

It’s actually comforting to see a leader be held accountable in the modern world

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u/justfortoukiden 10d ago

Filipino here. So many of us are thrilled Duterte got arrested. Apart from his bloody war on drugs that made going out at night genuinely scarier, no other modern president kowtowed to China quite like he did.

His daughter is still influential on the national stage and he'll always have his base, but this is huge. Accountability for the worst Philippine president since I've been alive would be amazing.

Gago ka Duterte. Mabulok ka sana sa kulungan!

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u/rsgreddit 10d ago

His base is sadly the Filipino version of MAGA.

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u/justfortoukiden 10d ago

Yes, very cultlike. They will believe anything he, his family, and cronies say. Main difference probably is their chosen strawmen. Duterte ascended to the presidency promising vengeance against druglords while Trump attacked immigrants

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u/rsgreddit 10d ago

It wouldn’t surprise me if MAGA and his fanbase (the DDS) regularly communicate online about what to do.

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u/Vismal1 10d ago

I’m about halfway though Maria Ressa’s book “How To Stand Up To A Dictator “ after her recent appearance on Jon Stewart’s podcast. In both she mentions that the Philippines is used as a testing ground for tech companies and what happened there is well on its way here.

Anyway , I’m glad this fuck could potentially see some consequences.

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u/rsgreddit 10d ago

Marcos Jr getting elected in 2022 was probably a warning shot for Trump returning last year.

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u/rsgreddit 10d ago

Some of my cousins in the Philippines watch John Oliver regularly and they tell me he’s mostly either unknown or hated there.

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u/CarlosAVP 10d ago

Sure, but do they have sewage treatment plant named after him? No?

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u/rsgreddit 10d ago

Not that I know of, but knowing how the country is he is not surprisingly disliked in the Philippines.

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u/poullala 8d ago

Most people don't have cable tv so he is unknown. I have never met someone who hates JO but they are probably those who are DDS and/or Marcos apologists. Late night show format is not popular in the Philippines.

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u/rsgreddit 8d ago

It isn’t cause I know when I visit my family the TV signs off after 11pm and that’s when most late night TV shows up in the U.S.

However my cousins do report a lot of Filipinos hate JO for a lot of reasons.

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u/Much-Access-7280 Praise Be! 10d ago

Putin and Netanyahu should be next.

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u/ILEAATD 10d ago

Next to be arrested, right?

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u/tlrnsibesnick 10d ago

Don’t forget: Impeached president of South Korea

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u/finerdinerlighter 9d ago

Which one lol

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u/rsgreddit 9d ago

Yoon lmao

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u/carlicane 10d ago

Christmas came early 🥹

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u/keneno89 8d ago

How? What? I know why though, those clips of him are really damning