Then the other day, I stumbled upon a posting on Facebook by a certain Mike K. Cohen. It seems that in Cohen’s view, dealing with simpletons may also require a simplistic explanation of the consequences of a Duterte presidency, particularly that part about severing ties with the US. I quote the post, as follows:
“A few people are smiling about the bravado of a comment of Rody Duterte on severing ties with US if he wins. The impact of that short list:
Goodbye all visas and green cards
Goodbye all call centers jobs
Goodbye McDo, Shakeys, 7-11 all US brands
Goodbye all balikbayan boxes
No more Western Union
No more padala
No more trade
No more tv shows or movies
No more concerts or US music
Lastly goodbye to the Internet, Facebook, Twitter and all Apple products
Likewise any and all trade with the US directly or indirectly... that is what severed ties means... a total end to relationships of four million Filipino Americans and their families back home, that would last for up to six years... Perhaps Mayor Duterte needs to think more next time before he speaks -- the last leader who tried to sever ties and declare war on the USA is sitting in a US prison his name is Noriega -- the last US ally to sever ties over a ‘feeling offended...’ he’s still in US supermax prison. Google him -- Manuel Antonio Noriega.â€
That last point should send some chills up Duterte’s spine. Jose Maria Sison and his motley forces will not be able to protect him from the CIA. And if Duterte thinks China will, then he’s more simple minded than he has already shown himself to be.
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