tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post1083312692498556538..comments2024-03-28T04:13:36.779-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Phil Butler — What’s Wrong in Canada’s Halls of Power?mike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-33833092297863017752017-01-21T15:26:03.463-05:002017-01-21T15:26:03.463-05:00My experience was that where there were people wit...My experience was that where there were people with money, there was high protection. Elsewhere, not. Pretty much the same as US, but the violence tended to be more brutal there.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-60542850071577094142017-01-21T15:17:50.426-05:002017-01-21T15:17:50.426-05:00I've spent a fair amount of time in the Philip...I've spent a fair amount of time in the Philippines -- most recently in 2016. It's got a big middle class and is generally civilized and peaceful. So I'm somewhat skeptical of the Duterte war on drugs.Detroit Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718490473585220856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-90092882272291377932017-01-21T14:43:55.825-05:002017-01-21T14:43:55.825-05:00The Philippines was a tough place. I doubt it has ...The Philippines was a tough place. I doubt it has changed much. Makes US gangs look mild. <br /><br />Americans tend to be naïve about liberalism as an ideal in a world that is ultra-real. Just listen to US cops. Don't have to go abroad.<br />Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-89798186498858214882017-01-21T13:55:22.181-05:002017-01-21T13:55:22.181-05:00That was an interesting article about Duterte and ...That was an interesting article about Duterte and the Philippines. I'd almost buy into the Duterte regime, although the thousands of extrajudicial executions give me pause. But when he called Obama "son of a whore", that indicates to me a very provincial and stupid world view. (I do believe Duterte apologized for that.)Detroit Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718490473585220856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-81207674122711121202017-01-21T12:06:35.215-05:002017-01-21T12:06:35.215-05:00The Elder Trudeau explained the challenges of slee...The Elder Trudeau explained the challenges of sleeping with an elephant. Canada has done well over the decades...Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.com