Decapitating the ‘trolls’ of Duterte: Last (7)  of a Series

The anti-Duterte leaders and followers have falsely credited the ‘trolls’ of Duterte as being the reason why president Duterte’s popularity and trust rating remain in record fashion. But they failed to recognize their own deficiency.   That is where the opposition is failing in the first place.  It arrogates upon itself as guardian of morality and political righteousness.  In so doing, it effectively built a wall between itself and the people it purports to serve and defend. Collectively calling Duterte’s social media supporters as trolls is a serious disconnect.   Dismissing them as a bunch paid hacks is a middle class arrogance and display of intellectual snootiness. Edwin Espejo addresses this in his last of the seven series of articles originally published on Facebook in June/July

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