Teddy "Boy" Locsin is the Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary for the Philippines. That means, of course, that he is the nation's top diplomat. However in the past few weeks he has made two serious blunders that are not very diplomatic. The first was his hyperbolic and metaphorical language regarding filing a protest against China's incursions into the WPS.
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| https://twitter.com/teddyboylocsin/status/1373590205890969602 |
So recommended by General Esperon this noon by What’s App. I got the coordinates, so to speak. And relayed to my legal artillery, “Fire at will.” Shell should be flying at first light. I don’t usually announce maneuvers but it seems everybody is baring his chest.
This tweet was "lost in translation" as Chinese social media interpreted "fire at will" as meaning Teddy Boy wanted to actually fire missiles at the fleet currently occupying Julian Felipe reef. Teddy's response is not what one would expect from a seasoned diplomat as himself.
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| https://twitter.com/teddyboylocsin/status/1374909978385862658 |
Chinese embassy said that in Chinese social media my expression “fire at will”—unmistakably our diplomatic protest—is portrayed in Chinese characters as an order to fire guns at Chinese boats. I am not responsible for totalitarian distortions of plain English. Correct it yourself
That is a very undiplomatic response. The problem though is that Teddy Boy is often hyperbolic and histrionic in his tweets. The fact is Teddy Boy did not use plain English so there is bound to be confusion. He is responsible for everything he says and should take into account that metaphors do not easily translate. It is most certainly Teddy Boy's job to make sure his language is clearly understood.
But perhaps it wasn't a metaphor or a hyperbole. Here he is days later reveling his take on the art of diplomacy.
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| https://twitter.com/teddyboylocsin/status/1378920638363095048 |
I scorn that, along with the silly shallow adage that diplomacy is the art of the possible. No, diplomacy is the verbal shot across the bow to be followed by a shell.
The second kerfuffle stems from another tweet, this one regarding an attack on an elderly Filipina in NYC.
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| https://twitter.com/teddyboylocsin/status/1377050297571233796 |
This is gravely noted and will influence Philippine foreign policy. I might as well say it, so no one on the other side can say, “We didn’t know you took racial brutality against Filipinos at all seriously.” We do.
Some criminal brutally kicks a Filipina in the stomach and face and Teddy says this will influence foreign policy. How? How will the act of a single criminal in New York City influence foreign policy? Will it be limited to the USA or will it apply to other countries as well? Will the DFA warn Filipinos to "never relax?" Will they inform Filipinos in the USA to stay out of certain urban areas?
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| https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1375203992217739267 |
Doubtful. Remember this is the same nation that continues to willingly and knowingly send Filipinas to their deaths in the Middle East under the guise of being maids. Teddy Boy's hypocrisy and hubris in this regard is glaring.
The person who attacked this woman was caught on CCTV and has now been apprehended. Just take a guess what he looks like.
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| https://twitter.com/NYPDHateCrimes/status/1377133726694473735 |
It's the usual suspect! This man fatally stabbed his mother in 2002 which raises many questions as to why he was out on the street. Why let a violent offender out on parole? Teddy does not say what he will do regarding foreign policy as a result of this violent assault but based on his Twitter feed it will probably have something to do against "whites" whom Teddy so racistly disdains despite wearing their clothes, eating their foods, and thinking their thoughts.
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| https://twitter.com/teddyboylocsin/status/1127483194469576706 |
The man is a huge fan of German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. That figures because he is also one of the most problematic thinkers of modern philosophy as he basically rejected metaphysics.
But Teddy Boy was not done yet inserting his foot into his mouth. Not a by a long shot. Vice President Leni Robredo issued a statement saying:
I am hopeful that the United States government, under the leadership of President Joseph R. Biden Jr., will ensure the safety of all Asians and minority groups, even as it works to address the deeper issues of racism and racial violence.
Towards this common goal, we stand as allies of the American people, behind a long history of friendship and a shared commitment to upholding democratic values and the dignity of every human being.
https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines/status/1378856012996882447/photo/1
Now, Teddy Boy just wasn't having any of that. Latching on to the words, "I am hopeful," and apparently neglecting the context or anything else that was written as well as apparently forgetting any semblance of diplomacy he responded with his own Tweet falsely comparing random attacks on Asian-Americans by criminals to kristallnacht. Otherwise known as the Night of Broken Glass that is when Nazis attacked Jewish shop owners, as well as schools, hospitals and homes, destroying their stores by breaking their glass windows. 91 people were killed and thousands were arrested.
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| https://twitter.com/teddyboylocsin/status/1378861068739559424 |
That’s it? Hopeful? God help us if only hope stands between our people in the US and mobs of losers. Night of the Broken Glass comes & “we hope they will sweep up after; kids might pick up the broken pieces and cut themselves.” Kids may be on trains & container trucks by then.
Could he be anymore of a drama queen? Does he really think kristallnacht is going to happen in the USA and Filipinos will be taken away on trains on container trucks? Probably not so why even write such a horrible thing? If he was paying attention to who is doing the attacking of Asians in the USA and why they are doing it he would not have said something so stupid. Can he say anything more contrary to reality or repugnant? Of course!
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| https://twitter.com/teddyboylocsin/status/1378863359962062855 |
Commander Bravo builds his Shangri-la newsinfo.inquirer.net/1414762/commanThank you @inquirerdotnet for telling his story. Man’s a hero not just of his people but all Filipinos. The NPA should read this. He never once mentions extortion as a strategy.
Teddy Boy says notorious MILF terrorist Commander Bravo is a national hero. He praises him for never mentioning extortion. But how much blood is on this man's hands? How many AFP soldiers has he killed? How has his fighting affected the residents of Mindanao? How many terrorists did he train to become killers? Did Teddy Boy forget about the soldiers who died at his hand?
Commander Bravo is no national hero. He is a criminal and should be locked up or executed. Yet the Philippines' top diplomat is heaping praise on this Islamic terrorist as being a national hero. Teddy Boy is a disgrace to his post and his nation.
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