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

Filipinos are the Indians of the Wild, Wild East

Posted by JoeAm on July 29, 2019 · 104 Comments 

By Joe Am The American Indians lost the great ethnic war of the Wild West. They were out-gunned and poisoned with diseases and betrayed, when they tried to talk. But they had their victories, ask Custer about that. Settlers plodding across the nation in covered wagons circled their wagons for defense against attacking Indian bands. … Continue reading →

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

Bully Boys in the West Pacific

Posted by JoeAm on July 1, 2019 · 47 Comments 

By JoeAm Democracy is an idealized form of government that has proved hard to manage because most ‘leaders’ are inept or crooked. Dictatorships or other forms of authoritarian rule are better understood by people who are not educated or who are lazy, crooked, or brutal themselves. They can’t conceptualize freedom and link it to inspiration. … Continue reading →

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

The Philippines is down for the count . . .

Posted by JoeAm on June 24, 2019 · 42 Comments 

By JoeAm And the count is at six. The Philippine government’s appeasement with China is one of the world’s most self-destructive historical moments. China is sitting in Philippine seas blocking Filipino fishermen from food sources and destroying the ecosystems that support fish re-generation. It is a royal disaster promising long-term devastation . . . done … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Education, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government

The Philippines in 2039, a vibrant neutral state in harmony with China

Posted by JoeAm on June 10, 2019 · 72 Comments 

By JoeAm We have some life’s decisions to make. We’d be wise to consider the future so we choose well. Right now, the Philippines is heading down the path of authoritarian leadership. That’s very different than democracy. Let’s project the Philippines forward as best we can. We are not statisticians and most of us have … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government