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25 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Here you could make a strong case contrasting the pseudoimperialist policy of Marcos complete with proclamations, to Marcos Jr’s defeatism. Another would be to ask him about FM’s declaration PH would drop Sabah claim. Potentially interesting question(s) for presidential debates.
What do I mean by Marcos’s pseudoimperialism? Why let me give you examples from previous threads. 1.
2. More on this:
3. A longer Twitter thread that compares and contrasts the careful, responsible international institutional approach of PH govs versus FM’s imperialist fantasy-building:

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It has a nice mayo-mustard dressing (but needs a lot more). More heavily flavored than the Zinger which is most comparable rival. Tasty and nice bun, but I think Zinger would do better in the still tasty even if cold department.
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Just a note on the Dutertes and the Marcoses, based on the interesting book by Earl Parreño (a thread)
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