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Patricia Evangelista Says The Philippines is an Example of What Happens When Autocrats and Dictators Rise and We Let Them

Democracy Paradox

English - October 31, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB
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For people like me or just your ordinary Joes who speak of democracy, I thought it meant freedom. I thought it meant a free press. I thought it meant that people would not die on the streets.

Patricia Evangelista

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A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.

Patricia Evangelista is a trauma journalist and former investigative reporter for the Philippine news company Rappler. She has received the Kate Webb Prize for exceptional journalism in dangerous conditions. Recently, she authored the book Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country.

Key Highlights

Introduction - 0:46The Philippines and Duterte - 2:37The Drug War - 11:04Vigilantes and Police - 25:26Democracy in the Philippines - 34:11

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Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista

Read the original "Some People Need Killing" published in Rappler.com

Follow Patricia Evangelista on X at @patevangelista

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