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JoeAmWhy does the President show the world an ugly Philippines?
Let me ask, a year ago, did you consider the Philippines to be an ugly place? Did you see it as broken down and at the edge of self-destruction? I didn’t. I saw it as a poor and underachieving nation finally getting its act together with a good government and a whole lot of productive work going … Continue reading
Who polices the police? Is NAPOLCOM doing its job?
The purpose of this article is to gain insight into how the Police discipline themselves, and what happens if they break the laws. My main concern is that current police killings represent “excessive force” and no official office of government is doing anything about it. I want to work on gaining a very basic understanding of the … Continue reading
Too big to kill
I never considered that I would have to address the strategies and tactics of mass murder before, but being a blogger in the Philippines . . . in 2016 . . . well, that’s the job. The topic arose when a reader said the current spate of killings will eventually go from the lower class … Continue reading
Which is the greater social evil? Drugs or plunder?
Let me pose an argument here. Whether I believe it or not is beside the point. The argument just puts the topic in play. What I really want to know is what you think. It seems to me that drugs are in most cases a victimless crime. Much like alcohol. Why do we kill drug … Continue reading
A critique of the critiques of the SONA
I have this personal quirk. When there is a major speech on television, I watch the speech and as soon as it is over, I turn off the TV. I don’t want the pundits cluttering my take-away. What I do instead is think about what was said, how it was said, and what it means. … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 