MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo has refuted assertions that it is the liberal and democratic worldview’s unfulfilled promises that gave rise to populist and even hardline right-wing leaderships today.
Speaking during the 13th Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) General Assembly held Friday, Robredo cited a narrative being spread that the failure of liberal governance to attend to the concerns that it should have solved led people to lean towards authoritarian regimes.
“The past few years, we have seen ideas we hold dear under attack, with populist-authoritarians the world over tapping into long-simmering frustrations, capturing office through the same…
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