Revisionism on Wikipedia

Posted by JoeAm on December 5, 2016 · 53 Comments 

  By Hindi Ako Historian I am a regular at JoeAm’s blog but the current political climate makes it necessary to adopt a monicker. I am writing to inform people of the organized and well thought out historical revisionism that is being done on Wikipedia. I will make the case via several graphs and screen shots: The … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Education

Knowledge rising in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on November 24, 2016 · 558 Comments 

By Joe America I think the Duterte Administration has a new enemy much stronger than the “Yellows”.  It is knowledge, an awakening of Philippine universities and students to the offensiveness of the Marcos burial. An awareness of history, a compassion for victims, and an understanding that this sneaky burial was simply not right. An awareness that … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Education, Philippine Government

Two cases from the Society’s legal department: on line violence and presidential immunity

Posted by JoeAm on November 23, 2016 · 21 Comments 

By Joe America I find legal documents in the Philippines to be enlightening. For one thing, I can read the arguments from the people involved rather than as filtered through mass media, the State’s troll armies, or other biased or unreliable sources. Here are two cases I found pertinent because they involve how to deal … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

Does Senator Poe understand and approve of Duterte’s Propaganda Centers?

Posted by JoeAm on November 21, 2016 · 68 Comments 

By Joe America I’m sorry I had to use Wikipedia to get a list of Senate Committee members. However the Senate’s web site listing has not been updated since August, 2015, and I know Senator Drilon is not the Senate president anymore. Some guy of very different principles and evidently little administrative precision took over the … Continue reading →

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

The Philippines leads the world into post-truth modernism. It’s ugly.

Posted by JoeAm on November 19, 2016 · 125 Comments 

By Joe America In the post-truth world we live in, we define our values according to utility, and so we paint the factual world around us as we need to in order to get what we want to get. Okay, okay, I know that is vague, a lot of words chasing an idea but not … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Economy, Laws and Ethics