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Re:Body count rises as Philippines president calls for drug ... by flexie on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @05:02AM (#12084883)
Even if 100 percent of the electorate had given the politicians a mandate to kill drug dealers it would not be okay.

Democracy does not trump human rights and rule of law.

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Re:Body count rises as Philippines president calls for drug ... by epaga on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @05:07AM (#12084904)
I fully agree that it doesn't - but the million dollar follow-up question to that is: Why does it not?
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Re:Body count rises as Philippines president calls for drug ... by t0rb3n on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @09:25AM (#12085928)
You're wrong in agreeing that it does not, democracy is a perverted form of government (see Aristotle). That's why most countries implement a constitutional republic or something similar instead.
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