Tag: martial law

The growing void in the Filipino psyche where substance could have thrived

October 7, 2015 Add 38 Comments

“The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.” — The History of Freedom in Antiquity, 1877 THE TYRANNY OF THE MAJORITY Alexis de Tocqueville coined the term: “tyranny of the majority”, and Lord Acton,…

Civics, Culture, Development, Education, Government, Politics, Society

Torture and killings also happened after Martial Law particularly during the Aquino years

September 26, 2015November 17, 2021 Ilda 23 Comments

Every year during the anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law, a few articles come out from mainstream media reminding Filipinos about the “horrors” that came following its implementation by former President Ferdinand Marcos. I noticed that most of the articles describe the abuse perpetuated by the Philippine military or police back in the 1970s….

Crime, Government, Media, Politics

Calls for ‘justice’ for the Martial Law ‘victims’ are just fashion statements

September 22, 2015February 25, 2016 Kate Natividad 75 Comments

Eat my shorts. To all those bleeding-heart emos who keep posting memes on Facebook about “remembering Martial Law” and Tweeting these quaint quotes of indignation over the lack of “justice” for the “victims” of (former) President Ferdinand Marcos’s Martial Law atrocities (or, more appropriately, allegations of these “crimes”), manigas kayo. Lumang tugtugin na yan. All…

Crime, Media, Society

Trying to Penetrate a Crazy Mind

September 12, 2015 Add 8 Comments

[This is satire. Exact similarities to actual names and events are coincidences, and should not be construed as intended, as intent is only to tickle. Do not read too much into the names and events for they may be true, or may not, but if you do, writer shall not be held liable for the…

Government, Politics

Why indeed should we not bury former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Fort McKinley Libingan ng mga Bayani?

September 11, 2015December 7, 2021 benign0 106 Comments

Why not bury former President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Filipino Heroes’ Cemetery)? That is the question that came to light in the wake of the burial there of former Secretary and retired General Angelo Reyes, who was in the middle of being implicated in a big-time corruption scandal at the…

Crime, Politics, Society

Cluckity-cluck panic over a possible Bongbong Marcos presidency!

September 11, 2015September 11, 2015 benign0 31 Comments

Why so fearful of a second Marcos presidency? Indeed, the most popular — no, the only — argument detractors of Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr have against him is the “horror” of the years that allegedly marked his father’s “regime”. Unfortunately for them it is also a weak argument. In simple terms, the logic being…

Culture, Media, Politics, Society

The Idiocy of U.S. Militia and Pro-Gun Movements

August 28, 2015June 21, 2016 ChinoF 45 Comments

I’ve recently done some reading on the militia and pro-gun movements in the U.S. I saw that it’s been heavily politicized, and a lot of shills are spreading myths about it. I also realize there’s a movement which also stretches out to other issues, such as bullying and racial issues. It’s also been heavily connected…

Culture, Society

Ditch the old Aquino-vs-Marcos rhetoric: Time for the Philippines to move on!

August 13, 2015 Add 11 Comments

I was in one of the high rise buildings in Ortigas and looking out of the window, could see that the volume of vehicles was again too much for the four-lane two-way traffic road. It was bumper-to-bumper traffic both ways. At one intersection, a gray Toyota Camry from the two-lane heading north was slowly attempting…

Development, Government, Politics, Society