Tag: bobotante

Scholarly study reveals Ateneans are the real ‘bobotantes’ of the Philippine electorate

April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 benign0 106 Comments

A study conducted by the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) on the bobotante (stupid voter) phenomenon that plagues Philippine politics sought to test a hypothesis commonly-held amongst the Philippines’ “thinking classes” — that it is primarily impoverished voters (the majority of Filipinos) that are inclined to vote stupid. The results published in an Inquirer report…

Education, Politics

Philippine activism FAIL: Now that the Napoles Lists are out WHAT NOW?

May 16, 2014 benign0 19 Comments

I desperately need to ask all the idiots who made a lot of noise clamouring for the release to the public of all these Napoles Lists this simple question: What now? See, I’ve long asserted that a proper and modern investigation of the pork barrel scam can be mounted without these lists. For that matter,…

Crime, Government, Media

Juan Tamad
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Yeah, and the dirty Americans are also to blame for
Pat
on Filipino oligarchs’ scramble for the spoils of the land is the only real campaign “platform” in lead up to 2028
They're jueteng lords disguised as shareholders in the gaming industry.
Vys
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YOU'RE insensitive and economically incorrect. You have no right to
History
on UK Immigration, Lies in History and Wokeness Debunked by Simon Webb
Not entirely false. People have been migrating to Britain for
History
on UK Immigration, Lies in History and Wokeness Debunked by Simon Webb
Depends on the individual immigrants. In the past, Britain did
History
on UK Immigration, Lies in History and Wokeness Debunked by Simon Webb
Absolutely wrong. Colonizers are technically migrants. Subsequent migrants also helped
History
on UK Immigration, Lies in History and Wokeness Debunked by Simon Webb
Blacks were not nobles. But there were Black and brown
History
on UK Immigration, Lies in History and Wokeness Debunked by Simon Webb
Absolutely wrong. Colonisers are technically migrants. Subsequent migrants have also