Shortly after I came to live in the Philippines, I was invited to a "Beauty Contest". I didn't know that it was a Miss Gay Ormoc City contest, until we arrived and were seated. These flamboyant queers were all dressed in sequins and feathers, and paraded around trying to get the most attention.Some looked feminine, but most just looked like flamers.
BUT, when it actually began (an hour late while waiting for a judge to arrive), I was floored when they asked this little old Roman Catholic lady to lead the prayers at the start and she prayed loudly and long. WOW. I started inching toward the door to miss the lightening bolts!!! I didn't care to stay any longer and my friend was angry...
Now, to respond to what Duterte actually says about "killing the drug dealers and other criminals, he says"
You have had an interesting life! Thanks for those colorful vignettes. Did the old lady pray in Tagalog or what? Did it sound like a memorized pryaer, or was it enthused and Pentecostal-like? Did she say anything about God’s will be done? Did it look like the flamboyant queers were praying along? Wow, what a bizarre scene.
Hard to fairly evaluate Duterte without knowing the Filipino context, I’ll admit. But a call for extrajudicial killings can’t NOT be dangerous.