Bully Boys in the West Pacific

Posted by The Society of Honor 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 under China’s authority

Posted by The Society of Honor on April 29, 2019 · 73 Comments 

By JoeAm The past is dead. Those good old Western-inspired ideals featuring freedom and fairness, truth, compassion and honor have been supplanted by Chinese-inspired ideals featuring control and favor, lies, brutality and utility. This is not speculation. This is the real world in the Philippines, today. Press freedom? Dead. Freedom of speech? Dead. Fairness under … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

Ist Gott tot? (Is God dead?)

Posted by chemrock on April 24, 2019 · 655 Comments 

By Chemrock The madman ran through the marketplace shouting “Gott ist tot. Wir haben ihm getötet. (God is dead. We have killed him.)” German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote in Zarathustra in the 1880s on the rise of the Rational Man. The invisible, all-powerful Divinity is just a figment of man’s imagination. God is killed in … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Culture and Arts, Economy, Education, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Politics, Religion, USA/Americans

Why incompetence is the norm in the Philippines

Posted by The Society of Honor on April 13, 2019 · 200 Comments 

  By JoeAm The Philippines does not lack money as much as it lacks skill in how to deploy the wealth that is generated. Incompetence is the norm at both public agencies and private businesses. Why is that? Not wanting to waste your time, for efficiency is important, I’ll get right to the point: Skill … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Economy, Philippine Government

Why Filipinos fight Filipinos instead of building a great nation

Posted by The Society of Honor on April 8, 2019 · 155 Comments 

By JoeAm Have you noticed? Filipinos are always making other Filipinos the enemy. This struck me as I was reading DFA Secretary Locsin ripping on prior administrations for the mess in the West Philippine Sea . . . as if China had nothing to do with the mess. A few days later, House Budget Committee … Continue reading →

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