Tag: martial law crybaby

Light a Fire Movement: The ultimate hypocrisy of the Anti-Marcos movement

February 27, 2017 benign0 14 Comments

The original anti-Marcos movements were nothing like that of the supposedly peaceful and prayerful “millennials” that make up today’s crop of Martial Law Crybaby activists. The originals seem to have been more of terrorists and involved, among other things, Filipino-Americans allegedly engaged in activities illegal under United States law — conspiring to launch private armies…

Crime, Politics

Stupid logic: Filipinos’ shrill whine over the Philippine Constabulary’s return

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 benign0 14 Comments

The prospect of reinstating the Philippine Constabulary (PC) is, as expected, striking fear in the hearts of the usual emo social media mavens. Why? Because, we are again reminded, the Constabulary raises the old spectre of “The Martial Law Horrors”. The fear invoked by the PC comes across to Filipinos much the same way that…

Government, Politics

Iza Calzado laments how Anti-Marcos fundamentalists divide the nation

January 22, 2017 benign0 16 Comments

Actress Izadora Calzado is under fire from the usual social media suspects following her flattering impersonation of former First Lady Imelda Marcos at a party. GMA News Online reports Calzado’s explanation of her interesting choice of costume she wore to Tim Yap’s birthday celebration to impersonate Mrs. Marcos… “Decided to channel my inner Imelda Marcos…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour

At the People Power Monument: Anti-Marcos protesters have become a laughingstock

December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 benign0 56 Comments

You gotta give credit to the anti-Marcos mob. They came back in their thousand-odd force, this time at the “People Power Monument” on EDSA at its intersection with Temple Drive outside Camp Aguinaldo today. Amongst those leading the charge (so they claim) are representatives of the “Big Three” elite Philippine schools, the University of the…

Politics, Society

Does the Anti-Marcos Movement have an end game?

November 28, 2016 benign0 78 Comments

Following the spectacular flop of last Friday’s anti-Marcos-burial rally at the Luneta, the leaders of a community of Filipino “activists” calling for the Marcos family to be taken to account for the alleged atrocities that happened during “the Martial Law years” continue to soldier on. There is another set of rallies planned over the coming…

Politics, Society

The FAILED November 25 anti-Marcos rally at the Luneta

November 26, 2016November 26, 2016 benign0 22 Comments

When will these hipsters learn? Warm bodies out pumping fists in an outdoor love-in versus an alleged social media “troll army” out to “weaponise” the Internet from comfy air-conditioned offices? Anti-Marcos protestors would like to believe the old ways of doing things supposedly representing the righteous camp in this political conflict necessarily triumph at the…

Politics

Here is why Martial Law Cryababies are unable to move on…

November 24, 2016 benign0 25 Comments

The best revenge is success. So when someone does you wrong, pick yourself up, spend the next couple of years getting rich, then come back and slap your wads of dollars across that asshole’s face. I realise that this is the lesson that the now-famous viral photo of that girlette with the placard that goes…

Politics, Society

Marcos burial at the Libingan: Anti-Marcos activists have no one to blame but themselves

November 8, 2016 benign0 23 Comments

The Philippine Supreme Court (SC) has ruled on the issue of the burial of former Philippine President Ferdinand E Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). Nine SC justices (Arturo Brion, Presbitero Velasco Jr, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Mariano del Castillo, Jose Perez, Teresita de Castro, Jose Mendoza, and Estela Perlas-Bernabe) voted in favour…

Politics, Society