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March 4, 2009 at 5:26 pm · Filed under Philippine politics, Philippines, Pinoy, Society, autocracy, people power
Looking through the drafts that had been left unpublished, I came across this article that I had begun I would think sometime on March 2008, but never quite posted. Here it is in full: 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 29, 2008 at 5:47 pm · Filed under 1986, Christ, Christian, Church, De Venecia, Democracy, God, History, Legislature, Manila, Opinion, Philippine politics, Philippines, Pinoy, Society, Southeast Asia, Suharto, Thoughts, US election, United States, United nations, World, aquino, arroyo, autocracy, cardinal sin, chance, china, chinese politics, cory, cynicism, despair, destiny, dictator, dictatorship, duty, ed panlilio, edsa, edsa dos, election, enlightenment, estrada, euphoria, faith, ferdinand marcos, hitler, independence, inertia, influence, insurrection, interfaith rally, issues, judgment, justice, legitimacy, magdalo, marcos, martial law, military, momentum, music, nazi, nazi germany, ninoy, ninoy aquino, obligations, oscar cruz, pain, patriotism, peace, people power, political reform, politics, rebellion, reflection, reform, republic, revolution, serfdom, suffering, thaksin, thaksin shinawatra, work, zte scandal, zte-nbn
No, no, no, Arroyo will not listen… but we will howl nevertheless. In the two years she remains in power, we will howl her in the streets, howl her in the courts, and howl her out of office. We will howl like mad, and make all of government tremble with fear… 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 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 »
