The Philippines under China’s authority

Posted by JoeAm on April 29, 2019 · 73 Comments 

By JoeAm The past is dead. Those good old Western-inspired ideals featuring freedom and fairness, truth, compassion and honor have been supplanted by Chinese-inspired ideals featuring control and favor, lies, brutality and utility. This is not speculation. This is the real world in the Philippines, today. Press freedom? Dead. Freedom of speech? Dead. Fairness under … Continue reading →

Filed under Blogging/Journalism, China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

Ist Gott tot? (Is God dead?)

Posted by chemrock on April 24, 2019 · 664 Comments 

By Chemrock The madman ran through the marketplace shouting “Gott ist tot. Wir haben ihm getötet. (God is dead. We have killed him.)” German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote in Zarathustra in the 1880s on the rise of the Rational Man. The invisible, all-powerful Divinity is just a figment of man’s imagination. God is killed in … Continue reading →

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National honor is not automatic. People have to want it, and work for it.

Posted by JoeAm on April 19, 2019 · 71 Comments 

By Joe Am The Philippines has been wracked by internal bickering since Aguinaldo had Bonaficio tried for treason. We see this ruthless style of political in-fighting in local elections. It is not unusual to have hundreds of casualties across the nation. We see it today when President Duterte’s spokesperson Sal Panelo lays blame for China’s … Continue reading →

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Why incompetence is the norm in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on April 13, 2019 · 202 Comments 

  By JoeAm The Philippines does not lack money as much as it lacks skill in how to deploy the wealth that is generated. Incompetence is the norm at both public agencies and private businesses. Why is that? Not wanting to waste your time, for efficiency is important, I’ll get right to the point: Skill … Continue reading →

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Why Filipinos fight Filipinos instead of building a great nation

Posted by JoeAm on April 8, 2019 · 155 Comments 

By JoeAm Have you noticed? Filipinos are always making other Filipinos the enemy. This struck me as I was reading DFA Secretary Locsin ripping on prior administrations for the mess in the West Philippine Sea . . . as if China had nothing to do with the mess. A few days later, House Budget Committee … Continue reading →

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