Category: History

A year after the Ukrainian crisis: what’s for the Philippines?

March 22, 2023March 23, 2023 The Unpopular Opinion 4 Comments

More than a year has passed since hostilities began when Moscow executed its special military operations on Ukrainian territory. Initially, numerous military analysts predicted a swift victory for Russia in a similar way when the port city of Sevastopol and the Crimean peninsula changed hands through false flag operations. However, the Ukrainians strongly defied these…

Economy, History

Why Anti-Capitalism is Stupid

March 4, 2023March 10, 2023 ChinoF 34 Comments

Wokes and commies are all about bringing down the capitalist world, or as the Critical Race Theory textbook puts it, the liberal order. This “order” is being badmouthed as the cause of inequality, oppression and suffering in general. Such an idea is stupid, since slavery and oppression have been existing as long as humans have…

Culture, Economy, History

Dear Bongbong Marcos: with vindication comes great responsibility!

February 25, 2023 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Is EDSA still relevant to Filipinos? I was 20 years old at that time and about to graduate from college. I spent my college years protesting against Marcos after Ninoy Aquino’s death in 1983. I was convinced that then President Ferdinand E. Marcos was evil and the Aquinos were good because of what I read…

History, Politics

American militarism and Filipino naivete creates no pragmatism

February 15, 2023 The Unpopular Opinion 3 Comments

Prior to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Japan, Filipino netizens reacted with mixed emotions about the approval and expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Supporters of the EDCA and its expansion quickly pointed out that cooperation with the United States in responding against counter-terrorism and natural calamities would be greatly beneficial…

Government, History, Politics

This year’s EDSA “Revolution” commemoration is gonna be an awkward one

January 25, 2023 benign0 10 Comments

So February is just around the corner which means the date that the Yellowtards and communists anticipate in the same way normal people anticipate Christmas is fast approaching. The 25th of February is regarded by “historians” as the date when the so-called “revolution” that, we are told, deposed Ferdinand Marcos “altered the course” of Philippine…

Culture, History, Society

Bongbong Marcos: Another Noynoy Aquino and another Kamaganak Inc in the making?

January 23, 2023 Ramon Ortoll 9 Comments

The elephant in the room we need to talk about: Marcos might just turn out to be another Noynoy. This is probably the universe’s way of putting an end to the Marcos-Aquino feud and pave the way for a new leader to rise from the ranks. But fate is cruel. There’s no one on the…

Economy, History

Critically-acclaimed Imelda Marcos musical ‘Here Lies Love’ to debut on Broadway: Yellowtards threaten VIOLENCE!

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 benign0 4 Comments

The latest outrage fad gripping the shrill community of Martial Law Crybabies that infest the Philippine Opposition is the summer opening of the acclaimed production Here Lies Love, a musical about the life of Imelda Marcos, the former First Lady of the Philippines. The musical was written by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim and premiered…

Glitz and Glamour, History

Religion and politics: an alliance of money, influence, and power

January 9, 2023 The Unpopular Opinion No Comments

If there is one event that sent chilling shockwaves to the whole world in 2022, aside from the Russian special military operations in Ukraine and the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign as the head of state of the United Kingdom, it would definitely be the assassination of the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe….

Crime, History, Politics, Religion, Society