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September 2, 2008 at 5:12 pm · Filed under America, afghanistan and tagged: abortion, birth control, conservative, election, liberal, mccain, nancy pelosi, obama, politics, religion, roe v. wade, sarah palin, secularism, sex, teen pregnancy, US election
Palin’s personal life, however, is not the only thing at issue. It goes far deeper than shrewd politicking that both camps share. There is a big elephant in the room, and neither Republicans nor Democrats would dare talk about it. That elephant’s name, is Roe v. Wade… Read the rest of this entry »
June 6, 2008 at 10:20 am · Filed under 1986, America, Ancient Rome, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Democracy, God, Manila, Philippine politics, Philippines, Pinoy, Southeast Asia, World, agape, american empire, aquino, arroyo, autocracy, blogging, cardinal sin, chance, commitment, composition, congress, corruption, cory, cynicism, darkness, despair, dictator, dictatorship, duty, edsa, edsa dos, election, electoral reform, enlightenment, epiphany, estrada, faith, federalism, ferdinand marcos, filia, fulfillment, happiness, hate, heart, independence, inertia, influence, inspirational, interfaith rally, issues, judgment, justice, life, literature, love, magdalo, marcos, martial law, mind, momentum, natural love, ninoy, ninoy aquino, obligations, oscar cruz, pain, peace, people power, political reform, politics, rebellion, reflection, reform, relationships, revolution, self, social debate, social justice, social reform, social science, suffering, true love, work, writer, writer's code, writing and tagged: crusade, forgiveness, healing, idealism
History books and heroes carried an EDSA that was about setting things right in the Philippines, and maybe some of them had the right idea, but mostly, the context of that demonstration was misunderstood.
This is an article not to serve the peacemakers, or the warmongers. At the core of this, is an article that sets to explain why both of them are wrong… Read the rest of this entry »
March 4, 2008 at 2:02 am · Filed under America, Ancient Rome, Christian, Church, Democracy, Legislature, Manila, Opinion, Philippine politics, Philippines, Pinoy, Society, Southeast Asia, Thoughts, US election, US elections, US politics, United States, agrarian reform, assassination, autocracy, capitalism, china, chinese politics, communism, congress, corruption, dictator, dictatorship, economics, ed panlilio, edsa, election, electoral reform, estrada, federalism, ferdinand marcos, governor-general, independence, information systems, issues, justice, labor, land reform, legitimacy, marcos, martial law, military, oligarchy, oligopoly, parliamentary system, patriotism, people power, political reform, politics, reflection, reform, revolution, serfdom, social debate, social justice, social reform, social science, zte scandal, zte-nbn
EDSA will no longer be about alternative personalities, or parties. It will no longer be about dependence on the individual. It will be something better, more comprehensive. Now you will have something to fight for.
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March 2, 2008 at 6:32 pm · Filed under America, Ancient Rome, Christian, Democracy, History, Roman Republic, Southeast Asia, US election, US politics, United States, World, american empire, assassination, autocracy, castro, caudillo, china, chinese, chinese politics, communism, cuba, cynicism, despair, dictator, dictatorship, election, enlightenment, fidel castro, french revolution, globalization, hate, independence, insurrection, issues, justice, karl marx, labor, land reform, latin america, lenin, mao, marxian socialism, patriotism, political reform, politics, post-Cold war, rebellion, reform, revolution, social debate, social justice, socialism, soviet union, stalin
They were freedom fighters, at a time when the whole world was absorbed into the American economic empire. They were romanticized, and championed. Even today, one of their own, the Argentinian Ernesto Guevarra, is still hailed as a popular icon. So how could they fail? Where did they go wrong? With this, I present the second installment of my series, “Searching for Democracy” Read the rest of this entry »
February 28, 2008 at 7:48 pm · Filed under America, Southeast Asia, Suharto, United States, United nations, autocracy, caudillo, cynicism, despair, dictator, dictatorship, ferdinand marcos, hitler, idi amin, judgment, justice, milosevic, mussolinni, nazi, political reform, politics, romania, russia, suffering, thaksin shinawatra, warlordism
Throughout the world, the end results have been the same. Dictators who were overthrown either have the sympathy of the new strongman, or have entered ill health as to no longer be held accountable for their crimes… In record, I can count maybe one or two who were actually tried and executed for atrocities… Read the rest of this entry »
February 24, 2008 at 8:27 pm · Filed under America, Iraq, US politics, United States, World, balkans, central asia, china, communism, cuba, election, europe, european union, fidel castro, games, independence, influence, iran, issues, kazakhstan, kosovo, latin america, middle east, milosevic, north korea, poland, politics, post-Cold war, russia, russian elections, serbia, soviet union, the great game, ukraine, vladimir putin
Since Vladimir Putin’s accession to the Presidency, Russia has fought a long, uphill battle to maintain its status as a global heavyweight. Despite their best efforts, they have lost the fear and impression of the states around them… Read the rest of this entry »
February 22, 2008 at 7:48 pm · Filed under Africa, America, Ancient Rome, Democracy, England, History, Legislature, Manila, Parliament, Philippine politics, Philippines, Roman Republic, Society, Southeast Asia, Sukarno, US election, US politics, United States, World, aquino, autocracy, caudillo, communism, congress, dictator, dictatorship, duty, edsa, edsa dos, election, enlightenment, general, independence, insurrection, issues, latin america, legitimacy, marcos, martial law, military, musharraf, obligations, political reform, politics, reform, republic, revolution, serfdom, warlordism
There are currently three forms of Democracies existing now, each with their specific flaws. The United States model stands out; yet, is all really as it seems? Here, then, is the first part of the “Searching for Democracy” series. Read the rest of this entry »
February 19, 2008 at 3:01 pm · Filed under America, Democracy, History, Legislature, Opinion, Philippine politics, Philippines, Society, Southeast Asia, Suharto, US election, US politics, World, afghanistan, bhutto, castro, commitment, communism, congress, cuba, cynicism, dictatorship, duty, election, entertainment, fidel castro, happiness, hate, independence, insurrection, issues, kosovo, legitimacy, military, milosevic, movie, movies, musharraf, pakistan, pakistani elections, peace, political reform, politics, post-Cold war, reform, revolution, serbia, work
Everywhere there seems to be a feeling of fatigue for one failed system after another, and movements (like Obama’s, which seems to be sweeping the United States) have begun to spring up, maybe not with real platforms, but change for change’s sake. Until recently, we’d never have seen Thai soldiers suddenly meeting on closed doors with the blessings of their king, to topple a corrupt leader. We’d never have seen protesters taking to the streets of Myanmar in opposition to that country’s junta. Read the rest of this entry »
February 13, 2008 at 8:40 am · Filed under 9-11, America, Christian, Christianity, God, History, Iraq, Opinion, Society, The Good Samaritan, Thoughts, War, World, afghanistan, arroyo, commitment, cynicism, dictatorship, duty, enlightenment, faith, filia, fulfillment, happiness, hate, heart, inspirational, life, love, obligations, osama bin laden, pain, peace, reform, relationships, suffering, tranquility, work
Tirelessly, and with no reward in sight, they will still work to care for people. They come off as traitors, and fools. How could they love people with so much hate? How could they give their lives to people who would readily sacrifice it to murder innocents? “I don’t care how many lives he’s killed. So long as he’s here, he’s my patient.” “God taught us to love everyone. Even those who hurt us.” “We are equal before God. Everyone deserves a dignified life.” Read the rest of this entry »
February 8, 2008 at 7:40 pm · Filed under 9-11, America, Blitzkrieg, History, Iraq, New York, Opinion, Southeast Asia, US politics, War, World, afghanistan, bojinka, insurrection, issues, legitimacy, military, osama bin laden, politics, post-Cold war, revolution, terrorism
In the post-Cold War world, Usama bin Laden was hardly in anyone’s thoughts. But he had high-flung dreams. And in the years that the world ignored him, he would brood, plot, train and struggle to gain recognition, and legitimacy…
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