Anatomy of a Dust-Up

Posted by JoeAm on March 19, 2019 · 50 Comments 

By JoeAm I have reproduced below a comment by Edgar Lores from the discussion from the last article that generated a social media firestorm and some hurt feelings. Edgar’s examination of the dust-up is well within character for him, orderly, earnest in search of understanding, and downright brilliant. J.A. Edgar wrote . . .Ā  _______________ … Continue reading →

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

Heydarian on ā€œpetty, elitist, self-absorbedā€ liberals

Posted by JoeAm on March 18, 2019 · 90 Comments 

By JoeAm A lot of people concluded these past few days that political pundit Richard Heydarian had left his middle ground of carefully parsed objectivity to put his full weight behind the Duterte government. It started with this tweet:     It didnā€™t make sense to me, that DDS-Marcos folk could back families known for … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Elections Determine a Nationā€™s Fate

Posted by JoeAm on March 15, 2019 · 62 Comments 

By Popoy Del R. Cartanio Where people are free as in a democracy, the people elect their leaders to guide and rule them in pursuit of their destiny. Regular elections in the most significant and powerful ways can stagnate or simply make or unmake a nation.Ā Ā In a nation of the blind the people should be … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Education, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Philippine national character: obedient or responsible?

Posted by JoeAm on March 13, 2019 · 67 Comments 

JoeAm My son is old enough now to do some healthy introspection, so we have been having a dialogue about how one becomes a healthy, happy, ‘successful’ human being. We’ve started by defining three planks of healthy development: Character Competence Knowledge Our exercise this morning erupted in a riot of laughter. He and I share … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Philippine Politics

Tagging the influencers

Posted by JoeAm on March 11, 2019 · 49 Comments 

By JoeAm The prior article raised a good discussion about propaganda and specific people who are obviously out to influence the thinking of others. For example, we have the Manila Times‘ columnist Rigoberto Tiglao who is an avid Duterte publicist. Wilson Flores and Mocha Uson have both written for PhilStar. The former appears to be … Continue reading →

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