That's a fair response. I don't agree with all the points you made but I understand the logic and reasoning you are trying to make. I appreciate the effort.
If I was being testy and even emotional with my response, I was because I know first hand how shit goes down in the Philippines and I won't say anything more than that. Ask any Filipinos on what they think of the level of criminality that happens in the country and they would tell you the truth. It's not pretty. It was Duterte that made the country somehow safe from the criminals that were running rampant and unabated that's been going on for decades. Most Filipinos that are from the small town province would not have the lived experience of being raped, robbed in open daylight with either a knife or guns and or both and get shot at (guns are everywhere in the Philippines) in most cities.
I suggest to you to watch Philippine news on YouTube on their news channels like GMA, ABS-CBN, TV5, and others to see the level of violence unfortunately happens. Their malls have armed guards, the entrances and exits are blocked by armed guards which have been normalized for the people in that country which do provide a level of safety.
Come and visit Tondo, and other shoddy areas in Manila and see how it turns out for you. There's a lot of shitty things that happens in that country that have been normalized and accepted by the majority in that country but most of them couldn't wait to actually leave the country of they have the means to do so to escape the suffocating poverty and criminality. Only the well-off, upper middle class folks can truly enjoy the lifestyle in that country.
Filipinos are resilient people and are generally very positive not to mention very welcoming but they tend to bury their negative opinions and feelings about their country because most of them who have gone abroad/overseas/foreign countries that are welcoming of immigrants couldn't wait to leave the PH for good.
