Charles Teves
Voters were surprised to see presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos proudly declare himself Machiavellian.
During “The Deep Probe: The SMNI Presidential Candidates Interview,” political analyst Clarita Carlos asked the former senator if he possesses traits that make him Machiavellian.
“Am I Machiavellian? Well, I’ve studied him quite thoroughly, and I know very many Machiavellians in my life,” he said.
The dictator’s son also answered “certainly” when asked if he referred to being Machiavellian as “taking every means to produce an end,” and “not the other, bad Machiavellian.”
“It’s a way of being careful and being very very knowledgeable about what are the things that have to come into play so that you will achieve success, whatever that success, however you define that success. So in that sense, yes ma’am, I am a Machiavellian,” Marcos added.
Machiavellianism stems from the Italian political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli’s political philosopher “The Prince” and is defined as a “personality trait characterized by interpersonal manipulation and associated with specific patterns of emotional and social cognition skills.”
“The reason I’m essentially an optimist is because especially when we talk about the country, I am optimistic because our biggest asset is the Filipino people,” he said.
“When it comes to national issues, I tend to be conservative only because a mistake will cause so much suffering to so many people. In other words, you have to be very careful with the decisions you make and it’s not something that you do offhand,” he added.
Aside from being Machiavellian, Marcos considers himself a conservative leader and an optimist
His supporters thought he gave an impressive answer but concerned citizens were prompted to warn the undecided about voting for Marcos.
Be warned pic.twitter.com/ZoxoxW2SDS
— Audie Gemora (@GemoraAudie) March 26, 2022
Dafuq is dis? https://t.co/EKxYlIDKbL
— Bart Guingona (@guingonabart) March 27, 2022
no way people are impressed by marcos' Machiavellian ideology. just proves how stupid y'all are, it literally translates to sly, and deceptive doing whatever it takes like lying or cheating just to get the throne there's no such thing as #SMNITheDeepProbe
— mon coeur (@DPines04) March 26, 2022
Does Marcos Jr even know what Machiavelian mran? 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/ds4131XsNa
— joeytrenas77 (@joeytrenas77) March 27, 2022
Being Machiavellian isn't something to be proud of, sweetie.
— Edrie T. Alcanzare (@AlcedEternal) March 27, 2022
Marcos admitted that he is a Machiavellian. You know who else is Machiavellian? Genghis Khan and Adolf Hitler. Two of the most evil person that ever existed in History #SMNITheDeepProbe
— JOSE (@j_oscaris) March 26, 2022
Saw a take on the machiavellian Marcos issue. Apparently the word used is much more relevant to this guy. Appreciate your supportive "Keep it up Leni" but you have the dumbest take on the issue. pic.twitter.com/j6nLNd15Oe
— Melowdy | Evolving Era (@Albert8Melody) March 28, 2022
