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He wants to. I am convinced that he does. I know enough people around him to make this statement.
But the inertia is tremendous. The forces that are trying to prevent him from going with China and Russia are powerful. These forces have been controlling this country for decades, even centuries.
But the President is not scared. Physically he is not well. Sometimes he is not even sure he can survive until the end of his term in power. He wants to change his country, while he is still alive.
He has already called Barack Obama a son-of-a-b*tch. He even described the Christian God as "stupid" and a "son of a b*tch." And now, the military pact with the United States"
The world is watching. Asia is watching. Secretly, people want him to succeed. Almost nobody from abroad dares to support him publicly. The Western Empire is brutal and vindictive. It kills. Duterte does not care. When he charges, he does it "in the name of his people." He has 87% of the nation with over 100 million inhabitants covering his back. That's a lot. And no matter what the foreign analysts say, that's actually damn truly a lot!
[First published by 21 Century Wire]
Andre Vltchek is a philosopher, novelist, filmmaker and investigative journalist. He has covered wars and conflicts in dozens of countries. Five of his latest books are "China Belt and Road Initiative: Connecting Countries, Saving Millions of Lives", "China and Ecological Cavillation"with John B. Cobb, Jr., Revolutionary Optimism, Western Nihilism, the revolutionary novel "Aurora" and the bestselling work of political non-fiction: "Exposing Lies Of The Empire". View his other books here. Watch Rwanda Gambit, his groundbreaking documentary about Rwanda and DRCongo and his film/dialogue with Noam Chomsky "On Western Terrorism". Vltchek presently resides in East Asia and the Middle East, and continues to work around the world. He can be reached through his website and his Twitter .His Patreon
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