So, if Duterte is Hitler, then does that mean that Pacquiao is perhaps Heinrich Himmler or Joseph Goebbels? This is absolutely disgusting?
In all fairness, fans usually take a look at boxing websites in order to gather information on fights, fighters and so forth. Some enjoy the internet forums which at times provide the backbone for certain webpages. Such avenues allow writer as well as reader to talk shop, so to speak. Last week, the boxing world caught word about of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury?s continuously mounting problems outside of the ring and as of Monday, he?s announced his retirement. Then, he tweeted that he?s going nowhere. Frankly, who cares? Many of us would tell the 6?9? Mancunian to neither let the door hit him in the posterior nor allow his head to hit the top of the doorway. That?s peanuts in comparison to what?s developed in the Philippines.
In short, the president of the archipelago in Southeast Asia, Rodrigo Duterte launched an all-out war against drug users as well as dealers in the country. His policy, depending on who is asked can easily amount to genocide as he?s vowed to rid the nation of all hints of a drug problem within its borders by feeding bullets to all suspected participants. A few days ago, Duterte abandoned all hope of civility as well as morality when he likened himself to Adolf Hitler. The recently elected head of state went as far as to suggest that he?d herd the affected masses into the crosshairs of killing squads much akin to the Nazi death camps of World War II. Duterte has spoken of President Obama as a ?son of a whore? among other insults. Somewhere, the late Hugo Chavez is smiling. Hey, fair enough. Many of us stateside and beyond have referred to the Commander in Chief in much more creative ways than that, so perhaps it?s game for someone else to do so. However, to liken oneself to a man who is the absolute embodiment of evil and one who unleashed a plague of death of which much of the world has yet to recover is incomprehensible, to say the least.
To make matters worse, or more to the point closer to home within the boxing world, is the sad fact that Manny Pacquiao has fully endorsed the Draconian steps his president intends to take. If we?re to listen to the staunchly proud and vocal eight-division world champion, then we may ask just where in Catholicism do extrajudicial killings become an excused action. ?God put him here for a reason and for a purpose,?, ?PacMan? quipped during a recent interview. ?To discipline the people.? How lovely. So, if Duterte is Hitler, then does that mean that Pacquiao is perhaps Heinrich Himmler or Joseph Goebbels? This is absolutely disgusting.
It?s no secret that Manny was elected to the Philippine Senate to help his country and that his name alone did wonders to help get him to where he is, politically speaking. If the drug trade cannot halt on its own, then why not just kill everyone involved? Sounds logical. Please. Pacquiao should be ashamed of himself. Boxing fans around the globe should be ashamed of Pacquiao. It wasn?t enough for him to liken homosexuals to less than animals. The writing on the wall in the form of lost endorsements as well as respect for the comments he made didn?t seem to pass through his thick skull.
In all honesty, it breaks this writer?s heart to slam the great Manny Pacquiao under any circumstances. However, this is where the last line is drawn. The maniacal individual upon whom he?s dropped heaps of praise could one day sit at the same table as the aforementioned Adolf Hitler, alongside such psychopaths as Josef Stalin, Pol Pot and Idi Amin. The United States will never defeat the drug trade, but that doesn?t mean it will simply kill anyone involved, either. Duterte?s already sent out hit squads to take care of his business, so there?s no telling how many innocent people will die, all with the support and approval of Pacquiao. At the same time, drugs won?t be legalized in America because such matters as court costs, legal fees and the big business of prisons would all suffer.
Pacquiao?s actions are despicable. Still, many people will ker-plunk down sixty dollars or more on pay-per- view TV to see him fight Jessie Vargas next month. Manny caught considerable backlash for bashing gay people. What can he expect for endorsing a man who finds his inspiration from the Holocaust? Yes, Rodrigo Duterte did apologize for his remarks, but who cares. He meant what he said and he knows why he said it. His country has much bigger problems than what he might care to believe. In kind, no one?s implying that Manny should just ?shut up and fight.? Maybe he can think before he speaks from now on and understand that blind obedience doesn?t make him a political ally. It makes him a puppy.
