2016 Dream Team: Aquino and Aquino

Posted by JoeAm on January 31, 2014 · 39 Comments 

We need a new approach. One of the things I wrestle with in my cross-cultural discovery trek is the apparent fact that an American style government overlaid on the Filipino hierarchical culture creates a lot of odd results. Like local mayors become dynastic warlords and the Congress gets packed with dynastic power-mongers, boxers, crybabies, plagiarists … Continue reading →

Category China, Entertainment, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Humor/Satire, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Why Mayor Estrada Is Wrong on Hong Kong

Posted by JoeAm on November 6, 2013 · 309 Comments 

Subtitled: Filipinos Should Not Move to the Back of the Bus As is often the case, kindly bear with me as I wander through some facts and acts, and examine things a bit, before arriving at a conclusion. I’m sure most of you are aware of the background of the incident commonly known as the … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government

Four Villains Seek World Domination

Posted by JoeAm on October 16, 2013 · 21 Comments 

Okay, game lovers. We’ve got a good one going here. Big forces vying for world domination. Four of them. Super-villains. Immensely powerful. Far-reaching. Viciously determined. Slow motion horror. They are as different as the Riddler and Catwoman, Two Face and Doctor Doom, the Green Goblin and the Joker, Oggy and the Cockroaches. They have entirely … Continue reading →

Category China, Religion, USA/Americans

Is America a Malignant State?

Posted by JoeAm on September 25, 2013 · 22 Comments 

You probably have noticed that I consistently refer to North Korea, Iran and China as “malignant states”. The aim is to recognize them as operating in a way that destroys harmony between nations. North Korea is plain lunatic, totally apart from rational or kind behavior, even toward her own peoples. A leader who will execute … Continue reading →

Category China, Foreign Affairs and Defense, USA/Americans

Why China Can’t Be Trusted

Posted by JoeAm on June 26, 2013 · 49 Comments 

I’ve mentioned in several blogs that we create our own intellectual reality based on what we personally experience, feel and believe. Different people can look at the same facts, same truths, but get very different read-outs based on the half-baked knowledge they hold to be 100% true. Well, I want to disabuse you of any … Continue reading →

Category China, Foreign Affairs and Defense