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Not a fan of him, but some Americans trying to learn who is the Marcos Jr. running the house right now.
(lemmy.world)
The orange bastard thinks Junior is one and the same, except Junior is more of a Marcos family nerd of sorts, while his sister Imee is now also his archenemy and allied to Duterte, and happens to inherit much more of her father's egomania.
Nonetheless, they are both successful beneficiaries of mass disinformation and hatred. The thing is, however, in terms of political stability the Philippines now seems a lot milder compared to the mounting ongoing oppression in the US.
source: https://bsky.app/profile/nycsouthpaw.bsky.social/post/3luob4ojgr22n
No, the current president is also called Ferdinand Marcos.
He’s also the son of the first Ferdinand Marcos. Who was an infamous dictator btw.
an infamous dictator with American backing, it should be said
And has the same initials as Francis Magellan. And was literally born on 9/11.
Just funny coincidences. His wife, Imelda Marcos, is still alive and reaping the benefits of their dictatorship.
I remember seeing the talks about the last election. People were shocked that he would even be considered, let alone win, just because of what his parents did. They stole from the people and lived the life of luxury while everyone else got nothing. Once they were outed, they were forced out, I think? Then the people got in and saw just how much they stole. I'm pretty sure the new kid promised he was not like his parents and would never be that way, but why anyone believes that is beyond me... I haven't actually heard anything since. Is he OK or exactly what you would expect?
The current president of the Philippines is Bongbong Marcos
Bongbong is a nickname, and a kind of clunky one in English (rolls off the tongue in Tagalog). His name is Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Oh nice, thanks for the info