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Determinism is the idea that people’s lives are already preset and unchangeable before they are born. Their thoughts, their behavior, their likes and dislikes, and whether they are good or evil have already been determined by external forces, and their own actions cannot change anything. They cannot “change.” Some ideologies, traditions, or religions apply deterministic…
We’ve likely heard many people say that the solution to the Philippines’ and maybe even the world’s problems is, let’s kill all the evil people or the corrupt, who are often dubbed “fascists.” That was even broadcast personality Kara David’s birthday wish. Someone on Facebook during the pandemic said, let’s kill all the dumb people,…
What can be a more perfect leader for Filipinos than the cross-dressing Filipino showbiz star Vice Ganda. Indeed, democracy, is the system of government that just keeps on giving. If Vice Ganda at least runs for — much more, wins — the presidency, Filipinos will be given the gift of clarity around just how stupid…
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The Marcos Mythology Problem Ferdinand Marcos convinced an entire nation he was a war hero. For decades, his medals gleamed in history books, his valor unquestioned—until someone finally checked the American records. If you can fake being a war hero with official documents and government stamps, what else can you fake? In the Philippines, our…
Intellectual masturbation is one of the habits of the Yellowidiots. The other day, former presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda posted an essay about the need for a disruptor presidential candidate in 2028 asserting that the “next leader must be a disruptor: someone unafraid to break the old machinery of power that has long served politicians instead…
Most Filipinos don’t realize the country is drifting into becoming a failed state. Corruption is perpetrated out in the open and perpetrated by lawmakers and government officials. We borrow to finance corruption which is estimated at 40% of the budget. That is the amount lost. The new blood entering politics are the scions of political…
When all else fails, go biblical. Alex Magno writes in his PhilStar piece today. [Senator Risa] Hontiveros was betrayed by her support staff. She was arguing against archiving the impeachment case by resorting to fake news. Considering she has been accused of witness tampering in other cases, this peddling of fake news further taxes her…
Foot-in-mouth seems to be an emerging recurring disease among the Yellowidiots as evident in Senator Risa Hontiveros’s most recent gaffe where she “cited [the Supreme Court ruling on the ‘League of Cities’ case] as one of the examples of the high court previously reversing itself in unanimous decisions.” During the Senate’s deliberation on whether to…