Orator-in-chief: He doesn’t mince his words, but Duterte is politically savvy in his use of angry and rough language. — AP
LIBERALISM describes the world in terms of the concepts of freedom, equality and human dignity. In contrast, communitarian politics is about local thinking or sentiments.
One way of proving the sentimentality thesis is by means of language. Adele Webb explains that language is always central to politics. President Rodrigo Duterte is portrayed by the media through his vitriolic speeches. In fact, the unsmiling aspect of his persona is not an exaggeration of his approach to politics.
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