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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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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 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 4, 2008 at 6:09 am · Filed under America, Clinton, De Venecia, Legislature, Manila, New York, New York Giants, Opinion, Patriots, Philippine politics, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Super Tuesday, Superbowl, Thoughts, US election, US politics, arroyo, congress, election, military, politics
..this season’s Super Bowl was epic indeed. It would either cap the Patriots’ bid to break the record for the Miami Dolphins (18-0), or bring a trophy home, for the first time in a very long time, to New York…
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February 1, 2008 at 6:59 pm · Filed under De Venecia, Democracy, Legislature, Manila, Opinion, Philippine politics, Philippines, Thoughts, arroyo, congress, dictatorship, military, political reform, politics, reform, revolution
Determined to forge a legacy to be remembered (the Iron Lady could yet surpass Lee Kuan Yew… or maybe make Thaksin grind his teeth in envy), Gloria has now turned her energies to her primary Constitutional enemy: Congress…
… for nearly a decade—and longer if we count intermittent periods—Congress was not about the two Houses. Congress was about the ambition of one man…
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January 28, 2008 at 2:41 pm · Filed under Democracy, History, Manila, Opinion, Philippine politics, Philippines, Pinoy, Society, Southeast Asia, Suharto, Sukarno, arroyo, dictatorship, edsa dos, french revolution, land reform, military, politics, revolution, serfdom
Why didn’t EDSA work? The formula was there: the military was agitating, the people were taking their grievances to the streets, and the priests were calling for an ouster. We felt we could make Arroyo bow down.
However, she didn’t roll down like an obedient dog, and instead, she clamped down on civil liberties. What the hell? Did she even believe in the democratic system? Did she understand what the responsibilities of her office entailed?
Oh, she understood. She understood perfectly…
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January 23, 2008 at 6:51 pm · Filed under History, Iraq, Vietnam, War, World, military, politics, revolution, terrorism
The Japanese campaign had taken a turn for the worse, with entire Japanese squads resorting to suicidal runs (the banzai charge) abd pilots crashing bomb-filled planes into American ships (kamikaze). This was not far from the jihadist crashing his TNT-filled truck or car into an American convoy…
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