Category: Government

Lessons from Greece: Can Third World nations really afford ‘democratic’ governments?

July 15, 2015 benign0 7 Comments

You can almost hear Robin Leach snootily addressing his audience in the popular 1980s TV show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous when you read this: See that demoractic government? You can’t afford it. By hook and, literally, by crook a while back, Greece joined the European Union and replaced the drachma with the euro…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics

Crisis in Greece: Would you lend money to a person who can’t pay?

July 13, 2015 benign0 32 Comments

Lots of debate around who is the victim and who is the bad guy in Europe nowadays thanks to the financial crisis gripping Greece and, as a consequence, the rest of the European Union. It seems to point to the underlying fundamental difference between the way creditors and debtors think which is not too different…

Development, Economy, Government

The Hypocrisy of Philippine Media

July 12, 2015 Grimwald 5 Comments

“Grimwald, one of the things you have to remember is that the human body itself is wired to tell the truth. You can always try to hide something but, unless you’re really good at it, your body will betray you one way or another. You don’t need to tell me the truth, if you don’t want…

Culture, Development, Government, Media, Politics, Society

The Obsession with Victimhood and Why It Will Never Get Us Anywhere

July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 Grimwald 10 Comments

“Everybody’s got dead people! But it makes no excuse to letting everyone else around get killed along the way!” ~Rocket Raccoon, Guardians of the Galaxy As I have mentioned in a previous article, I think that it is essentially our issues with being victims that has, time and time again, led us into ruin. While I certainly…

Culture, Government, Society

The Aquinos helped create the Binay dynasty

July 9, 2015July 10, 2015 Ilda 21 Comments

A lot of Filipinos do not like the Binay family. Some people see the Binays as a force to reckon with. Some hate them so much they see the Binays as monsters. There are also some groups devoted to stopping their rise to become the most powerful family in the Philippines. The Binays do not…

Crime, Culture, Government, Politics, Society

Why Disrespect for Laws Continues to Cripple the Philippines

July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 Grimwald 16 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, I want to lay it before you now that I have never really been a big fan of the Philippine legislative sector and the laws it churns out. I am willing to admit to the fact that I am an anarchist in a sense that I have always looked down on the…

Culture, Development, Government, Society

Moral Myopia: The Source Of All Bigotry

July 6, 2015 Grimwald 5 Comments

There have been many ideas and accusations being thrown around because of the word “bigotry”. In my latest article about my stance on gay marriage, there have been a disappointing number of commenters who not only failed to understand what was being said, but also failed to even think about what was being said. It has occurred…

Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society, The South

I Agree With Same-Sex Marriage But…

July 6, 2015 Grimwald 45 Comments

“Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means to you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.” ~Adam Cappa I am…

Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society