February 2012
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Ferdinand Marcos divided Philippine society
In a country accustomed to frequent and peaceful alternation of power among competing political groups, Marcos and his followers used corruption, violence and fraud to entrench themselves as a permanent ruling group. Their opponents remained outside, in embittered frustration. Now that the tables are turned, bitterness is on the other side. It will not be easy to restore good feeling.
Marcos...
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Imagine
iwriteasiwrite replied to your photo: I was just talking about ignorance in the earlier…
Yup, he just accidentally acquired billions of US dollars, mistakenly allowed thousands to be salvaged, and unintentionally decimated the economy. Thank god he wasn’t really trying!
Yep, we should be thankful for that. Imagine if he really, intentionally, seriously transported huge amounts of the...
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Man, my knowledge in Philippine history sucks!
juanrepublic replied to your post: plopculture replied to your photo: I was just…
Bless this reply by plopculture. This sounds like a Kim Jong Il propaganda from NoKor. Hahahaha!
Hahaha! And it even includes your favorite band of all time @juanrepublic. Didn’t know they were actually the Fab Five until today.
gardant replied to your post: plopculture replied to your photo: I was...
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I should review my Philippine history
plopculture replied to your photo: I was just talking about ignorance in the earlier…
Why the hell not? Ferdinand Marcos discovered the Philippines, co-wrote the National Anthem, invented the fluorescent bulb, and was the original bassist for The Beatles. Derp.
Oh yeah, I totally forgot about those sterling achievements of the dictator and his Martial Law. Man, I should review my...
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The imperial way: US decline in perspective →
by Noam Chomsky
Revealing how little fundamental assumptions have changed, US strategic analysts describe the result of China’s military programs as a “classic ‘security dilemma’, whereby military programs and national strategies deemed defensive by their planners are viewed as threatening by the other side”, writes Paul Godwin of the Foreign Policy Research...
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The Tyranny of Bad History and the Unmaking of... →
iwriteasiwrite:
The power of well-written and researched history, by professional historians aware of their vast responsibilities, is that it provides the tools needed craft a better future for all. In Margaret MacMillan’s conclusion in The Uses and Abuses of History she wrote “…a citizenry that cannot begin to put the present into context, that has so little knowledge of the past, can too...
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“Perhaps a revolution can overthrow autocratic despotism and profiteering or...”
– Immanuel Kant, What is Enlightenment?
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excerpts: Consider this post-EDSA kid stirred →
armorhues:
I was born February 2, 1987, the day the 1987 Philippine Constitution was ratified via plebescite, a constitution that probably would not even exist had it not been for the EDSA Revolution.
Yes, I’m that post-EDSA kid, part of the generation that (ideally) is reaping the fruits of People Power…
Highly recommended reading for those born post-Marcos and post-EDSA.
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“People Power was a brief moment in Philippine history when the strictly policed...”
– Lisandro E. Claudio, The mythology of People Power is alive and well
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The internees reacted in a variety of ways to the...
Fr. George J. Williams, S.J., had celebrated an early morning mass that morning. After mass, at 0700, he and his barracks mates lined up for the daily roll call. As he was moving to the lineup area on “shaky legs,” he turned and saw some planes coming across the lake from the north. He paid little attention because “planes had been a common sight in recent days. Only the...
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thegreatest replied to your post: Hi sir Kim, good afternoon. I’ve just been wondering, are we Filipinos ready for a strong leader yet? Haven’t we had enough of leaders who are too willing to compromise? :\
Well said. It’s funny, maybe we crave a “strong” leader to force discipline upon us, yet hate it when someone does. In the end our greatest enemy is ourselves. We are suspicious of the well...
nicamigz asked: Good afternoon sir. This question may sound cliche and a bit tiring for most people but what do you think of the ongoing impeachment proceeding of CJ Corona? What's your take on its possible outcome/s? Thanks!
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youmebookbednow asked: Hi sir Kim, good afternoon. I've just been wondering, are we Filipinos ready for a strong leader yet? Haven't we had enough of leaders who are too willing to compromise? :\
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iwriteasiwrite:
I have always looked at the anniversary of People Power with mixed feelings. On the one hand, we removed a dictator from power. On the other, many Filipinos don’t even understand that we used to be under the thumb of a dictator; much less what that entailed. There is this disturbing concerted effort to remake Marcos and whitewash his, and his supporters, excesses, human rights...
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Wolves to be Poisoned Over Tar Sands in Canada →
NWF released a paper showing tar sands, oil and gas development in Canada is contributing to the decline in caribou herds. Rather than improve environmental practices to protect and restore caribou habitat, Canadian wildlife officials are poisoning wolves with strychnine-laced bait. The news comes as Alberta and Canadian officials scramble to address environmental monitoring failures that are...
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Humans are 'naturally nice' →
New research shows there is a biological basis for co-operative and empathetic behaviour.
Biological research is increasingly debunking the view of humanity as competitive, aggressive and brutish.
“Humans have a lot of pro-social tendencies,” Frans de Waal, a biologist at Emory University in Atlanta, told the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science...
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mephenstalkmus:
In Between Days | The Cure
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The funniest thing was when at the close of the...
It was just a case of this country buying its way into good society. Honestly, when I read in the papers that this deal had been made, I laughed until my sides ached. There were the Filipinos fighting like blazes for their liberty. Spain would not hear to it. The United States stepped in, and after they had licked the enemy to a standstill, instead of freeing the Filipinos they paid that...
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Spanish troops take towns in Cavite and Batangas
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Spanish battery pounds Filipino positions in Cavite Province (Photo by Arnaldo Dumindin)
Cavite, Philippines - (February 15, 1897) Governor-General Camilo de Polavieja has opened up his offensive against the revolutionary army of Emilio Aguinaldo in Cavite with an assault on the rebel leader’s province. This comes after months of preparation and...
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machistado:
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machistado:
I don’t think I’ve ever had this much assigned reading material in my life. In addition to required readings from journals and case law, I was required to purchase 12 huge textbooks for this semester. Instead of doing real work, I totaled up the number of pages I’ve had to read each week thus far instead of, you know, doing actual work. Each has...
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machistado:
I don’t think I’ve ever had this much assigned reading material in my life. In addition to required readings from journals and case law, I was required to purchase 12 huge textbooks for this semester. Instead of doing real work, I totaled up the number of pages I’ve had to read each week thus far instead of, you know, doing actual work. Each has totaled over 1,000 pages:
Week 1 =...
thelifeandcrimesofjimmygold asked: Do you think a book with many drug references would be too controversial to be published in the Philippines?
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