A proper interpretation of the UPV cheer

Posted by JoeAm on October 21, 2019 · Leave a Comment 

Posted by Joe America To understand the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) cheer that is being criticized by Duterte supporters and propaganda network (DDS), you have to have a brain and a basic understanding of satire as a literary device. Satire, noun, the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Literature, Philippine Government

Accidental malice, the way of our times

Posted by JoeAm on October 17, 2019 · Leave a Comment 

By JoeAm I was struck the other day by the realization of how much unthinking effort we put into living other people’s lives for them. I was stuck at an intersection, about to go through, when a car popped out from behind a truck. I could see him, but the guy behind me could not, … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Culture and Arts, Education, Technology/Internet

The battle of the bees

Posted by JoeAm on October 16, 2019 · Leave a Comment 

Post by Joe America Hello Sir. Your site is like a market, lots of vendors with different view points. The contributors/authors from different backgrounds are superb. Please reconsider your decision on “The Society of Honor”.  There are thousands of us visiting this site. Sincerely yours, IK ***** Thanks for the request, IK. Let me answer here … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics

Weaponizing sense

Posted by JoeAm on August 19, 2019 · 63 Comments 

By JoeAm I’d like to build on a prior article that explained how people on Twitter know more about what is happening than people in Philippine government. This is also true to an extent about Facebook, but Facebook mixes in more personal experiences. Twitter is less personal, less emotional, and more fact and concept driven. … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Education, Technology/Internet

When people are smarter than their government

Posted by JoeAm on August 12, 2019 · 44 Comments 

By JoeAm People complain a lot about social media. I like the stuff myself. On Facebook, I can keep tabs with the life and adventures of my friends and acquaintances, know their activities, their successes, and their jokes. I can share my own. Still, I don’t use FB for news. It’s unreliable and hard to … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, China, Education, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government