The good, the gullible, and the ugly

Posted by JoeAm on November 29, 2019 · 101 Comments 

By JoeAm We are a community, a giant tribe, whose well-being depends on each of us doing our part in protecting the common good. That is where we find security against the wilds and other tribes. It’s how we put food on the table, clothes on our bodies, and a roof overhead. It’s how we … Continue reading →

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

Supporting VP Robredo: or re-learning how to follow

Posted by JoeAm on November 13, 2019 · 226 Comments 

By Joe America The subject here is discretion. Do we, as people who seek freedom, fairness, and security under the Philippine Constitution, have it? Do we have the ability to manage our own agenda to support a woman who is leading an important initiative, the fight against illegal drugs? Do we have the ability to … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government

Democracy in the Philippines will be run by power families forever

Posted by JoeAm on October 7, 2019 · 194 Comments 

By JoeAm I ran a little poll on Twitter to get a sense of how those who inhabit the place and follow me, generally well-read people, see the Philippines developing in the future. There were four choices as shown in the results profile to the right. The fourth choice, translated, read “A Chinese Province”. The … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Modern societies are ignoring laws. That leads to raw power.

Posted by JoeAm on September 23, 2019 · 191 Comments 

By JoeAm Have you noticed, laws no longer mean much? They are ignored (EJKs) or trashed (good bye to early prison release) or weaponized (opposition is ‘seditious’ and tax laws are used to silence troublesome journalists). What are laws, really? Laws are contracts between people. They define what is right, what is allowable, what is … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Self-dealing defeats humanity

Posted by JoeAm on September 2, 2019 · 51 Comments 

By JoeAm Democracy has proved to be rough going. It is a political process. Politics is agenda pushing, agenda-pushing becomes self-dealing, and self-dealing defeats democratic values. Human rights then get in the way. We see it in the US and UK. We are living it in the Philippines. Actually, the Philippines has had a self-dealing … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Philippine Government