Diehard Duterte Supporters

{{see also|Political positions of Rodrigo Duterte}}

As their self-appellation suggests, the DDS are identified by their unwavering loyalty to Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Sara Duterte, rather than alignment to any particular political-economic ideology.{{Cite web |last=Contreras |first=Antonio |date=2021-01-19 |title=The deadly outcome of free hate speech |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/01/19/opinion/columnists/topanalysis/the-deadly-outcome-of-free-hate-speech/829388 |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=The Manila Times |language=en}} The DDS mirror Duterte's policy stances and shifts, even when such shifts contradict his self-identification as a socialist and membership in a democratic socialist party,{{efn|National democrats, along with others who are placed to the left of social democrats and democratic socialists on the political spectrum, themselves refute Duterte's self-proclaimed socialist credentials given his inability, due to structural constraints, to concretely and seriously tackle the economic aspects of liberalism. Such constraints have had a similar dampening effect on the actions of other socialist leaders such as François Mitterrand and Evo Morales.Kaup, B. Z. (2010). A neoliberal nationalization? The constraints on natural-gas-led development in Bolivia. Latin American Perspectives, 37(3). https://www.doi.org/10.1177%2F0094582X10366534Broder, D. (2019). The state we need. Jacobin, 32, 28.Birch, J. (2021, February 13). The rise and fall of French socialism. Jacobin. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/02/french-socialism-francois-mitterrand {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319160656/https://jacobinmag.com/2021/02/french-socialism-francois-mitterrand |date=2021-03-19 }} Significantly, however, and unlike his predecessors, Duterte is the first Philippine president to have had "no reservations" in openly declaring his ostensible socialism while operating within a hostile political-economic environment, drawing comparisons to Bernie Sanders' renormalization of the previously taboo term socialism in US political discourse.Engler, M. (2017). Naming our desire: How do we talk about socialism in America? Dissent. https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/talking-about-socialism-america-michael-harrington-dsa {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416205628/https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/talking-about-socialism-america-michael-harrington-dsa |date=2021-04-16 }}}} PDP–Laban.{{Cite web|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/779984/duterte-im-a-socialist-not-a-communist-last-card|title=Duterte: I'm a socialist, not a communist; last card|first=Maricar|last=Cinco|date=April 18, 2016|website=INQUIRER.net|access-date=March 28, 2021|archive-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228203038/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/779984/duterte-im-a-socialist-not-a-communist-last-card|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines/status/1412679408628891653|date=2021-07-07|title=Duterte and PDP–Laban as "Leftist"|website=CNN Philippines|access-date=2021-07-12|archive-date=2021-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712002315/https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines/status/1412679408628891653|url-status=live}} Accordingly, observers have described the DDS as a right-wing populist or even far-right phenomenon the existence of which preserves the status quo.{{cite web|url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/95431/why-duterte-is-unlikely-to-pursue-socialism|title=Why Duterte Is Unlikely to Pursue Socialism|last1=Docena|first1=Herbert|last2=Hetland|first2=Gabriel|date=2016-06-30|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=2021-07-12|archive-date=2021-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712002315/https://opinion.inquirer.net/95431/why-duterte-is-unlikely-to-pursue-socialism|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQU1AO5M0mo|last=Bello y Flores|first=Walden|date=2021-05-21|title=Walden Bello on Rodrigo Duterte and Fascism|website=Rappler|authorlink=Walden Bello|access-date=2021-07-12|archive-date=2021-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712220646/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQU1AO5M0mo|url-status=live}} Such an assertion has been demonstrated by the expansion in recent years of the historical and religiously informed cultural hostility toward left-wing politics in the country as the Philippines has been described as the most right-wing country in the world,Palatino, R. (2017, May 2). Is the Philippines' Duterte really a leftist? The Diplomat. https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/is-the-philippines-duterte-really-a-leftist/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423212636/https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/is-the-philippines-duterte-really-a-leftist/ |date=2021-04-23 }}Lalu, G. P. (2021, January 19). UP students poke fun at DND's claims campuses are communist recruitment centers. Philippine Daily Inquirer. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1385865/up-students-poke-fun-at-dnds-claims-that-campuses-are-communist-recruitment-grounds {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225171608/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1385865/up-students-poke-fun-at-dnds-claims-that-campuses-are-communist-recruitment-grounds |date=2021-02-25 }} which had been previously reserved for the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) but which had during Duterte's presidency begun to include national-democratic, social-liberal and even centrist organizations such as the Makabayan, Akbayan and Liberal parties,{{Cite web|title=Trump and the diehard Duterte supporters|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/10/24/opinion/columnists/topanalysis/trump-and-the-diehard-duterte-supporters/784975/|access-date=2020-10-25|website=The Manila Times|date=24 October 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028204934/https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/10/24/opinion/columnists/topanalysis/trump-and-the-diehard-duterte-supporters/784975/|url-status=live}} respectively.

In common with Duterte's original support base outside Manila,Lorenzana, L. M. C. (2021, February 10). Duterte's time running out—monumental failures. Manila Times. https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/02/10/opinion/columnists/dutertes-time-running-out-monumental-failures/838741/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223043307/https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/02/10/opinion/columnists/dutertes-time-running-out-monumental-failures/838741/ |date=2021-02-23 }} the DDS had been enthusiastic about the subsequently derailed transition to a federal form of government through constitutional reform.{{Cite web|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/12/09/opinion/columnists/topanalysis/reviving-the-federalist-dream/806994/|title=Reviving the federalist dream – The Manila Times|website=www.manilatimes.net|date=9 December 2020|access-date=27 March 2021|archive-date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514153914/https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/12/09/opinion/columnists/topanalysis/reviving-the-federalist-dream/806994/|url-status=live}} Some within the DDS, disillusioned by both the social doctrines of the Catholic Church and the sanctimoniousness of the professional–managerial class (PMC), may have also stood behind left-leaning causes such as the redefinition of civil marriage,{{Cite news|last=Tan|first=Rebecca|title=In the fight for gay marriage in the Philippines, Duterte could be an unlikely ally|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/06/19/in-the-fight-for-gay-marriage-in-the-philippines-duterte-could-be-an-unlikely-ally/|access-date=2020-10-26|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=2020-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029075723/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/06/19/in-the-fight-for-gay-marriage-in-the-philippines-duterte-could-be-an-unlikely-ally/|url-status=live}} which Duterte had also supported but has since backtracked on.Reginio, M. K. (n.d.). Group says Duterte's LGBT promises "empty". Kodao Productions. https://kodao.org/group-says-dutertes-lgbt-promises-empty/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420225528/https://kodao.org/group-says-dutertes-lgbt-promises-empty/ |date=2021-04-20 }} The DDS have also mirrored calls made by some core supporters for the installation of a revolutionary government with Duterte as leader.{{Cite web|last1=Pascual|first1=Rev Fr Antonio Cecilio T.|date=2020-09-03|title=What 'revgov' implies {{!}} Rev. Fr. Antonio Cecilio T. Pascual|url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/09/03/what-revgov-implies/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=BusinessMirror|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029054114/https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/09/03/what-revgov-implies/|url-status=live}} Such calls, however, have been motivated less by a willingness to pursue systemic transformation than by a desire for greater participation in the status quo.

The DDS are distinguished by their uninhibited use of rabid and vitriolic speech,{{Cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/duterte-die-hard-supporters-bloggers-propaganda-pcoo|title=State-sponsored hate: The rise of the pro-Duterte bloggers|website=Rappler|date=18 August 2017|access-date=1 May 2021|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501211115/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/duterte-die-hard-supporters-bloggers-propaganda-pcoo|url-status=live}} which mirrors Duterte's own.Hegina, A. J. (2016, April 18). Analyst: PH should fear "loose cannon" Duterte. Philippine Daily Inquirer. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/780101/analyst-ph-should-fear-loose-cannon-duterte {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423124325/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/780101/analyst-ph-should-fear-loose-cannon-duterte |date=2021-04-23 }}{{cite tweet|author-link=Michael D. Swaine|first=Michael|user=Dalzell60|number=1389104222331932674|last=Swaine|date=2021-05-03|language=en|title=Your job is to defend your nation's interests by using diplomacy, not the language of a school boy. This is embarrassing for you and your country.}}Escalona, K. A. (2018, July 19). Duterte's war on tongues. New Mandala. https://www.newmandala.org/dutertes-war-tongues/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418055846/https://www.newmandala.org/dutertes-war-tongues/ |date=2021-04-18 }} They respond to the slightest criticism of Duterte with accusations of bias, drug addict, shilling,{{efn|Shills are referred to as bayaran (literally "paid") in the national language which, to some extent, may also refer to prostitutes.}} wokescolding, CPP membership or sympathizing with the New People's Army (NPA), notwithstanding Duterte's own tactical dealings with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) during his mayorship of Davao.{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/738022/duterte-cheers-rebels-mabuhay-ang-npa|title=Duterte Cheers Rebels: 'Mabuhay ang NPA'|last=Manlupig|first=Karlos|date=2015-11-09|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=2021-07-14|archive-date=2021-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815105207/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/738022/duterte-cheers-rebels-mabuhay-ang-npa|url-status=live}}{{cite interview|url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/07/communist-party-philippines-sison-duterte|last=Sison y Canlás|title=The Fate of the People's War|first=José María|date=2018-07-28|interviewer=Denis Rogatyuk|magazine=Jacobin|author-link=Jose Maria Sison|access-date=2021-07-19|archive-date=2021-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719202417/https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/07/communist-party-philippines-sison-duterte|url-status=live}} The DDS usually engage in online bullying and harassment against all activists, as well as the Otso Diretso electoral alliance, Vice President Leni Robredo, and even fellow Dutertists suspected of disloyalty,{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1109735/pangilinan-on-sharon-cunetas-support-for-duterte-families-are-divided-we-are-no-exception|first=Consuelo|last=Márquez|date=2019-04-23|title=Pangilinan on Sharon Cuneta's Support for Duterte: Families Are Divided, We Are No Exception|access-date=2021-04-25|archive-date=2021-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425235658/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1109735/pangilinan-on-sharon-cunetas-support-for-duterte-families-are-divided-we-are-no-exception|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Lalu|first=Gabriel Pabico|date=2020-10-23|title=Parlade asks: Is Mayor Isko welcoming 'terrorist' CPP-NPA in Manila?|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1351744/fwd-parlade-asks-isko-this-time-are-you-welcoming-npa-into-manila|access-date=2020-12-03|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en|archive-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202170047/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1351744/fwd-parlade-asks-isko-this-time-are-you-welcoming-npa-into-manila|url-status=live}} often by issuing threats or tagging them implicitly for punishment.{{Cite news|date=2020-09-25|title=Philippines Troll Patrol: The woman taking on trolls on their own turf|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54275891|access-date=2020-10-25|archive-date=2020-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101022556/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54275891|url-status=live}} Dilawan{{efn|Dilawan loosely translates as "Yellow-supporter" in the national language, in reference to the color employed by protesters in the People Power Revolution. This usage, however, is a misnomer given how Duterte's own party had participated in the protests and was indeed co-founded by none other than Corazón Aquino's husband.Cruz, E. S. (2017, August 16). Story of LABAN. Philippine Star. http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2017/08/16/1729898/story-laban {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227101203/https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2017/08/16/1729898/story-laban |date=2021-02-27 }} In addition, Sara Duterte, Duterte's daughter, recounts how her father had helped sear the significance of EDSA I into her mind.Nawal, A., & Alconaba, N. (2017, February 25). Sara Duterte fires back: My father understood spirit of Edsa. Philippine Daily Inquirer. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/875179/sara-duterte-fires-back-my-father-understood-spirit-of-edsa {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418055830/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/875179/sara-duterte-fires-back-my-father-understood-spirit-of-edsa |date=2021-04-18 }}}} and pulahanPamalakaya. (2020, May 31). Anti-terrorism bill intends the people to be a "flock of sheep" —groups. https://angpamalakaya.org/2020/05/31/anti-terrorism-bill-intends-the-people-to-be-a-flock-of-sheep-groups/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421005950/https://angpamalakaya.org/2020/05/31/anti-terrorism-bill-intends-the-people-to-be-a-flock-of-sheep-groups/ |date=2021-04-21 }} are two of the slurs most frequently employed to shut down or gaslight those marked for harassment.{{Cite web|last=Reysio-Cruz|first=Cathy Cañares Yamsuan, Matthew|date=2020-02-23|title='It's time for young people to find their own yellow ribbon'|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1232242/its-time-for-young-people-to-find-their-own-yellow-ribbon|access-date=2020-10-26|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029071043/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1232242/its-time-for-young-people-to-find-their-own-yellow-ribbon|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Heydarian|first=Richard|date=2018-09-04|title=Neither DDS nor 'dilaw'|url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/115837/neither-dds-dilaw|access-date=2020-10-26|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029072902/https://opinion.inquirer.net/115837/neither-dds-dilaw|url-status=live}} The DDS, despite Duterte's claims to being a socialist, have also participated in amplified smear campaigns directed against organizers of and contributors to COVID-19 mutual-aid efforts.Terraloza, V. E. (2021, April 20). PNP 'profiling' of community pantry organizers slammed. Manila Bulletin. https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/20/pnp-profiling-of-community-pantry-organizers-slammed/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423030332/https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/20/pnp-profiling-of-community-pantry-organizers-slammed/ |date=2021-04-23 }}Del Mundo, R. (2021, April 21). Mutual aid, community pantries bring out the best in Filipinos and the worst in Duterte's inhumane regime. Philippine Revolution Web Central. https://cpp.ph/statements/mutual-aid-community-pantries-bring-out-the-best-in-filipinos-and-the-worst-in-dutertes-inhumane-regime/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423212634/https://cpp.ph/statements/mutual-aid-community-pantries-bring-out-the-best-in-filipinos-and-the-worst-in-dutertes-inhumane-regime/ |date=2021-04-23 }} It is for these reasons that the DDS are collectively considered even by otherwise sympathetic analysts as a successful hate group.{{cite web|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/02/04/opinion/columnists/the-other-threat-to-national-security-is-not-coming-from-the-left/836658/|last=Contreras y P.|first=Antonio|date=2021-02-04|title=The Other Threat to National Security Is Not Coming from the Left|newspaper=Manila Times|access-date=2021-07-15|archive-date=2021-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715042128/https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/02/04/opinion/columnists/the-other-threat-to-national-security-is-not-coming-from-the-left/836658/|url-status=live}} In midst of the arrest of Duterte done by the International Criminal Court,{{Cite web |date=2025-03-12 |title=Philippines: Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant {{!}} Human Rights Watch |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/12/philippines-duterte-arrested-icc-warrant |access-date=2025-03-12 |language=en}} DDS flooded social media platforms with posts and comments that show loyalty and gratitude to Duterte as well as calling his critics "drug addict."

International Criminal Court (ICC) Judge Iulia Motoc, presiding over the case against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, has been targeted by his supporters online. Following Duterte's initial hearing on March 14, 2025, these supporters inundated Motoc's LinkedIn account with comments demanding his release and return to the Philippines. Additionally, misinformation circulated, falsely linking Motoc to the Marcos family through misidentified photographs. Critics also questioned her suitability based on her use of French during proceedings, despite her proficiency in multiple languages. Legal experts warn that such actions could negatively impact Duterte's case, as attempts to harass or manipulate court officials may be considered offenses against the administration of justice under Article 70 of the Rome Statute.{{Cite web |title=ICC presiding judge Iulia Motoc targeted online by Rodrigo Duterte's supporters |url=https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/958173-icc-judge-iulia-motoc-targeted-online-by-rodrigo-duterte-supporters?page=3 |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Philstar Life}}

Long before the DDS' ascent to national prominence,Clapano, J. R. (2012, July 14). Groups spearheading black propaganda to smear Binay's image. Philippine Star. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2012/07/14/827669/groups-spearheading-black-propaganda-smear-binays-image {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514153907/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2012/07/14/827669/groups-spearheading-black-propaganda-smear-binays-image |date=2021-05-14 }}Cabañes, J. V. A., & Cornelio, J. S. (2017). [https://www.academia.edu/34449320/The_rise_of_trolls_in_the_Philippines_and_what_we_can_do_about_it_ The rise of trolls in the Philippines (and what we can do about it)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714005515/https://www.academia.edu/34449320/The_rise_of_trolls_in_the_Philippines_and_what_we_can_do_about_it_ |date=2021-07-14 }}. In N. Curato (Ed.), A Duterte reader: Critical essays on the early presidency of Rodrigo Duterte (pp. 233–252). Ateneo de Manila University Press. however, certain PMC actors themselves had allegedly orchestrated smear campaigns, known locally as "black propaganda", through SMS and other means against disfavored politicians and unapproved-of election candidates.Herrera, C. F. (2016, March 18). Drilón, AMLC, Inquirer tagged in "conspiracy". Manila Standard. https://www.manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/202003/drilon-amlc-inquirer-tagged-in-conspiracy-.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108144315/http://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/202003/drilon-amlc-inquirer-tagged-in-conspiracy-.html |date=2019-11-08 }}Magno, A. (2015, October 26). Smear. Philippine Star. https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2015/10/26/1515264/smear {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228193518/https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2015/10/26/1515264/smear |date=2021-02-28 }} Such derision has been described as a desire on the part of members of the PMC to "want to humiliate their adversaries by attributing to them a desperate lack of intelligence, empathy, and virtue".Liu, C. (2021). Virtue hoarders: The Case against the Professional Managerial Class. University of Minnesota.

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Several organizations and social-media communities bear the DDS initialism as a way of signifying unapologetic allegiance to Duterte.{{Cite web|title=Terrorism respects no one, overseas Filipino groups say|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1105422|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.pna.gov.ph|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028234842/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1105422|url-status=live}} Some of these are the Duterte Youth, Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS) and Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).{{Cite web|title=Federal party wants Duterte as chairman|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2018/12/18/news/top-stories/federal-party-wants-duterte-as-chairman/484386/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=The Manila Times|date=18 December 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022081953/https://www.manilatimes.net/2018/12/18/news/top-stories/federal-party-wants-duterte-as-chairman/484386/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Avito|last=Dalan|title=Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan with Its Pres.Greco B. Belgica|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/photos/36054|access-date=2020-10-26|website=www.pna.gov.ph|archive-date=2020-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029055944/https://www.pna.gov.ph/photos/36054|url-status=live}} These organizations claim to represent sectors of Philippine society marginalized by those who had taken power through the first EDSA Revolution and betrayed by those behind the second.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/why-duterte-has-to-be-ousted|title=Why Duterte has to be ousted, and why even that won't be enough to defend ourselves|website=Rappler|date=26 August 2017|access-date=29 March 2021|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418055825/https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/why-duterte-has-to-be-ousted|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=2020-08-29|title=The End of Liberal Democracy in the Philippines|website=Lausan Collective|last=Chua|first=Ethan|url=https://lausan.hk/2020/the-end-of-liberal-democracy-in-the-philippines|access-date=2021-04-23|archive-date=2021-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517000519/https://lausan.hk/2020/the-end-of-liberal-democracy-in-the-philippines/|url-status=live}}Magsalin, S. (2020, March 31). Towards an anarchism in the Philippine archipelago. Southeast Asian Anarchist Library. https://sea.theanarchistlibrary.org/library/simoun-magsalin-towards-an-anarchism-in-the-philippine-archipelago-en {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418055826/https://sea.theanarchistlibrary.org/library/simoun-magsalin-towards-an-anarchism-in-the-philippine-archipelago-en |date=2021-04-18 }}

The DDS is part of an ascendant global far right;{{cite web|url=https://www.rosalux.de/dokumentation/id/41148|author-link=Walden Bello|last=Bello y Flores|first=Walden|date=2019-09-30|title=The Global Rise of the Far Right|website=Rosa Luxemburg Foundation|access-date=2021-07-14|archive-date=2021-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714045357/https://www.rosalux.de/dokumentation/id/41148|url-status=live}} indeed, members find affinity with right-wing populist movements across the globe and their respective leaders.Fraser, N. (2017, January 2). The end of progressive neoliberalism. Dissent. https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/progressive-neoliberalism-reactionary-populism-nancy-fraser {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222102550/https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/progressive-neoliberalism-reactionary-populism-nancy-fraser |date=2021-12-22 }} In the academic and popular discourse, parallels had been drawn between the DDS and other strongman populist movements such as Erdoğanism in Turkey, Bolsonarism in Brazil and Trumpism in the United States, among many others,{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4txS1YRZDk|title=The Global Rise of the Far Right|date=2019-10-04|time=47:37|location=University of Portsmouth|author-link=Walden Bello|first=Walden|last=Bello y Flores|access-date=2021-07-14|archive-date=2021-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714080144/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4txS1YRZDk|url-status=live}} notwithstanding the uniqueness of the conditions that give rise to and, in turn, motivate each of them.{{cite web|url=https://www.quora.com/Is-the-DDS-Diehard-Duterte-supporters-the-Filipino-equivalent-of-Americas-alt-right/answer/Ethan-James-Coronel-2|first=Ethan James|last=Coronel|title=Is the DDS (Diehard Duterte Supporters) the Filipino Equivalent of America's Alt-Right?|date=2020}} For instance, it has been demonstrated that popular support for Duterte has been driven to a significant extent by expatriate workers resentful of having to support themselves and their families from abroad, a motivating factor only partially shared by workers in core countries. Also, Filipino culture is more susceptible to strongmen, as in the ancient Philippines, tribal leaders needed a cult-like following to maintain power. In addition, far-right beliefs are prominent in Filipino culture.

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