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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 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 19, 2008 at 12:16 pm · Filed under Christian, Christianity, Democracy, History, Legislature, Manila, Philippine politics, Philippines, Society, Southeast Asia, Thoughts, aquino, arroyo, assassination, commitment, cynicism, destiny, dictatorship, duty, edsa, edsa dos, election, hate, hitler, insurrection, issues, legitimacy, marcos, military, nazi, nazi germany, nuremberg trials, obligations, peace, people power, political reform, politics, reform, revolution, zte scandal, zte-nbn
We are forever frustrated by the continued existence of Gloria Arroyo as President. But would you have stood up to Hitler’s Germany? And can you really stand up to Arroyo’s Philippines?
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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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February 6, 2008 at 8:18 am · Filed under 9-11, America, Clinton, Democracy, Iraq, New York, Opinion, Society, Super Tuesday, Superbowl, Thoughts, US election, US politics, World, election, issues, politics, reform
But, owing to the luck of time zones, one with a keen and patient eye could watch the election event known as “Super Tuesday” unfolds from east to west. Read the rest of this entry »
