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August 25, 2008

The Shape of Things To Come: Russia, China, al-Qaeda, the Philippines

Posted by willshakespeare under US elections, US politics, United States, World, afghanistan, china, politics, russia, soviet union, ukraine, vladimir putin | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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This is the vision of the New World Order: an ascendant China, a defiant Russia, a weakened international European community, and the ripple effect of values changing across the world… (more…)

 

March 4, 2008

A Comprehensive Proposal for an EDSA Reform (edited)

Posted by willshakespeare 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
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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

The Misdirected Energies of Mr. Lenin’s Democracy

Posted by willshakespeare 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
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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” (more…)

 

February 29, 2008

Inertia: Sustaining the EDSA Movement

Posted by willshakespeare 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
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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 24, 2008

The New (Eastern) Order: Russia’s out of it

Posted by willshakespeare 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
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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… (more…)