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June 6, 2008

A Silent Call to the EDSA Generation

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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… (more…)

 

February 29, 2008

Inertia: Sustaining the EDSA Movement

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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… (more…)

 

February 11, 2008

An Invitation to Love

Posted by willshakespeare under God, History, Opinion, Society, Thoughts, art, biology, chance, chemistry, cynicism, destiny, entertainment, faith, inspirational, life, love, movie, movies, relationships, serendipity
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The image of this Love has captured the imagination of the world.    It has inspired solitary souls to search for their better halves, and it has been romanticized by literature, which refers to it fondly as its “favorite child”.   It is a natural Love blessed by God, as certain as He made Eve (“flesh from my flesh, bones from my bones”) from Adam…

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