[PODCAST] Duterte, Trump, Bolsonaro: The ‘medical populists’

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The presidents of the United States, Brazil, and the Philippines are populists who have lost control of the COVID-19 outbreaks in their countries. Learn more in this episode of Seat of Power. RapplerPodcasts

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They’re populist leaders of countries with out-of-control COVID-19 transmissions. Is there a connection between their leadership style and the dismal pandemic situation in their countries?

Malacañang reporter Pia Ranada talks to physician and medical anthropologist Gideon Lasco about"medical populism" – a political style that uses division and over-simplification of complex problems during a health crisis. "We define it as a style of political response to health crises that divides people and other establishments. So that’s one feature. It makes a spectacle out of a crisis. It rests on drama, dramatic responses, dramatizing discourse, dramatic language," Lasco says.

But one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed is the limits of medical populism. In the case of Duterte, we saw this when he grudgingly acceded to the demands of exhausted medical frontliners. What lessons can we take from this trend of medical populism and how can countries under such leaders rein in their coronavirus outbreaks?

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MyRizalPH Not really. It’s kinda hard to lose control when you never had it.

Too much stupidity in one picture.😱

I don't see PH on 3. I hope this is not hasty generalization reek of confirmation bias.

Puro inutil at mga corrupt!

One man’s Clorox is another man’s gasolina

Juice ko po Rappler So all the way na kau.. hahaha! kamay na bakal sa upuan (trono?), trump & bolso, 'seat of power' headline, tweeting abt (alleged) losing control.. u really aren't providing any room for misconception noh? hahaha.

America is not a superpower under Trump. We, the world, pity the USA during this rough time. His ineptitude, his arrogance, narcissism, his orange make up (what is that even about?).

Rally pa more......

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