ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS I WOULD be bold to say this. Ordinary people do not mind much the extra-marital affairs of their leaders, as long as the public officials perform well in their official duties and functions. The only time they would be bothered by the private sins of public officials is when these get in the way of the performance of their duties. Thus, I would argue that the moral condemnation of extra-marital affairs inhabit the mindsets mostly of the elite moralists, whom I call the “neo-Victorians.” Under the present political set-up, this has become so politicized by partisanship that it is now a breeding ground for misogyny and selective moralizing. Critics of Leila de Lima condemn...
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