Tag: liberalism

Social media and the dismal state of Filipino activism and political commentary

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 benign0 4 Comments

Sad to say, Philippine “activism” hasn’t progressed much over the last several decades. The “movements” may have moved from the streets onto social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, but the quality of the discourse has remained pathetically dismal. The venerable former blogger Dean Jorge Bocobo (DJB, a.k.a. @SagadaSun on Twitter), for example, has taken…

Culture, Development, Politics, Society, Tech Talk

Why Filipinos are not ready to fully embrace ‘gay rights’

February 24, 2016 benign0 46 Comments

Any discission on the future of the “gay rights” movement in the Philippines has to start with the teachings of Filipinos’ Christian faith — because, at the moment, religion is stubbornly baked into Filipinos’ sense of identity. But, Christian teaching in general — and Catholic dogma specifically — categorically lists homosexuality and its derivative lifestyles…

Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Religion, Society

Why Americans are embracing Donald Trump’s view of the world

November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 benign0 11 Comments

Donald Trump is on a war path against political correctness. And America is increasingly behind him as he leads the charge to take the beachhead. US media reportedly does not know what to do about Trump. It covers him because he delivers the all-important ratings their shareholders salivate over yet, in doing so, the industry…

Civics, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Does the United States need to become more Scandinavian to be more egalitarian?

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 benign0 51 Comments

I don’t necessarily subscribe to liberal views and populist rhetoric, but there is some truth in what United States Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, Vermont) is pointing out — that America’s middle class is progressively being eroded, presumably by (1) advances in technology that progressively and intelligently automate work done by white collar workers, and (2)…

Development, Economy, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Society, Technology

Let’s Talk World Peace at a Gay Bar in Mecca

January 12, 2015 Hector Gamboa 18 Comments

So in the aftermath of the recent Islamic terrorism events that happened in France last week that shook the world, people ought to be calm and revisit the importance of tolerance (religious or otherwise). A lot of liberals, in their typical peacenik fashion, are trumpeting the idea that if only people learned to understand and…

Culture, Religion, Society

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