Duterte cites Hitler: I’d be happy to slaughter 3 million

Duterte faced both international and local pressure for his speech on September 30, after drawing comparisons between his war on drugs and Hitler’s persecution of Germany’s Jews, directly juxtaposing himself and Hitler. (http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/30/16/duterte-cites-hitler-id-be-happy-t...). He has since apologized for the remarks to the Jewish community. This New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/world/asia/duterte-philippines-leader-...)and this (http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/03/16/shut-up-and-say-sorry-allies-tell-...) ABS-CBN article chronicle the negative responses that Duterte received for his remarks, on both an international level and among his “allies”.

However, this article from PhilStar provides a little more context to a worrisome headline, maintaining that Duterte made the comparison in jest, in the midst of decrying Western comparisons between him and Hitler. (http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/09/30/1628990/duterte-decries-hit...) The article also goes on to note that in the same speech, Duterte calls out the ‘hypocrisy’ of Western nations who condemn the extra-judicial killings in the Philippines but turn away refugees from the Middle East.