Get Real Post

Suicide is a MORTAL SIN according to the Roman Catholic Church

January 21, 2023 benign0 3 Comments

Lately, the Philippine Opposition had been exploiting for political gain yet another piece of poverty porn. The snippets of copy used as fodder to mount this blame campaign are so predictable that they lend a bit of comedy to an otherwise serious problem. https://twitter.com/KadamaySanRoque/status/1616369658134933504?t=VR1_vLf2R2wpfrUZbMuMsQ&s=19 Victim mentality is evidently a favourite comfort zone of a people…

Economy, Religion, Society

An onion-skinned people crying over onions

January 19, 2023 benign0 2 Comments

Onions are making people cry nowadays and making some people such as frequent — no, professional — fliers like flight attendants, do stupid things. We are seeing an all-too-familiar pattern yet again. While the peoples of the rest of the world mull over matters of strategic and global consequence — climate, global war, sustainable energy…

Glitz and Glamour, Society

Critically-acclaimed Imelda Marcos musical ‘Here Lies Love’ to debut on Broadway: Yellowtards threaten VIOLENCE!

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 benign0 4 Comments

The latest outrage fad gripping the shrill community of Martial Law Crybabies that infest the Philippine Opposition is the summer opening of the acclaimed production Here Lies Love, a musical about the life of Imelda Marcos, the former First Lady of the Philippines. The musical was written by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim and premiered…

Glitz and Glamour, History

Communists offer NO real solutions

January 14, 2023 benign0 5 Comments

The source of wealth in capitalist economies is typically considered to be the ownership and control of productive resources, such as land, labor, and capital. These resources are used to produce goods and services that are sold in markets, and the profits generated from these sales accrue to the owners of the resources. In this…

Business, Economy

Lazy thinking and intellectual bankruptcy remain deeply rooted in the Philippines’ public discourse

January 14, 2023 benign0 2 Comments

In the Philippines, dumbed down political discourse can be seen in various forms of media, particularly in the way political issues and candidates are discussed and presented to the public. This can include the use of simplistic language and slogans, the emphasis on personal characteristics and image over policy positions, and the use of sensationalist…

Culture, Education, Society

Can’t afford onions? Welcome to the free market we all signed up to!

January 12, 2023 benign0 9 Comments

Poverty can exist in a free market economy, as it is a complex issue influenced by a variety of factors such as income inequality, lack of access to education and job opportunities, and government policies. Supporters of free market economies argue that they create wealth and increase economic growth, while critics argue that they can…

Business, Economy

Religion and politics: an alliance of money, influence, and power

January 9, 2023 The Unpopular Opinion No Comments

If there is one event that sent chilling shockwaves to the whole world in 2022, aside from the Russian special military operations in Ukraine and the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign as the head of state of the United Kingdom, it would definitely be the assassination of the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe….

Crime, History, Politics, Religion, Society

How the Manila Air Traffic Control fiasco mirrors Filipino society

January 4, 2023 benign0 4 Comments

“Minimum viable product” is a term that’s been used and abused in the Philippines since time immemorial. It’s synonymous to a term more familiar to Filipinos: pwede na yan. Indeed, two Inquirer pieces today, pontificating on the recent Air Traffic Control “crisis” that rocked Manila’s airport, allude to it but stop short of delving into…

Culture, Development

Abc on Compliment Addiction and Making Everyone “Girly:” Why Current Feminism Fails@ChinoF It's ironic to blame and point to nature's difficulties
Tomm on The Duterte camp needs a new leader. Finding one is what they need to focus on!The revelations and confessions of former Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol
ChinoF on Compliment Addiction and Making Everyone “Girly:” Why Current Feminism FailsPeople coming together with a common goal instead of relying
Manny on The Duterte camp needs a new leader. Finding one is what they need to focus on!They really want to kill our farmers. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ExFUx28bST0
Abc on Compliment Addiction and Making Everyone “Girly:” Why Current Feminism Fails"People have come together with ideas for the benefit of
megget on When Will Filipinos Wake Up? More Betrayals from the UShow does the philippines claim these reefs, with words and
juan piece on When Will Filipinos Wake Up? More Betrayals from the USChina's POP MART tops US App Store https://daoinsights.com/news/chinas-pop-mart-becomes-the-top-shopping-app-on-us-app-store/ So much
Genghis on When Will Filipinos Wake Up? More Betrayals from the US@juan piece: "Well, CHINA just got Sandy Cay..." Where's the