Heydarian on “petty, elitist, self-absorbed” liberals

Posted by JoeAm on March 18, 2019 · 90 Comments 

By JoeAm A lot of people concluded these past few days that political pundit Richard Heydarian had left his middle ground of carefully parsed objectivity to put his full weight behind the Duterte government. It started with this tweet:     It didn’t make sense to me, that DDS-Marcos folk could back families known for … Continue reading →

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

Elections Determine a Nation’s Fate

Posted by JoeAm on March 15, 2019 · 62 Comments 

By Popoy Del R. Cartanio Where people are free as in a democracy, the people elect their leaders to guide and rule them in pursuit of their destiny. Regular elections in the most significant and powerful ways can stagnate or simply make or unmake a nation.  In a nation of the blind the people should be … Continue reading →

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

Joe America called out for issuing black propaganda!!!

Posted by JoeAm on March 7, 2019 · 200 Comments 

Or how Chinese and Russian ‘influencers’ are at work in the Philippines By JoeAm This is perhaps the most meaningful blog I’ve done here in the Philippines over 10 years and 1,500 articles penned. It places us at the cutting edge of the new political, social, and moral landscape that will determine how we and … Continue reading →

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

A very simple idea to take care of one another better

Posted by JoeAm on March 1, 2019 · 41 Comments 

By JoeAm Filipinos are very self-contained. Haha, that’s my polite way of putting it. More direct would be to say most Filipinos are “totally self absorbed”. There is not a lot of other-awareness here. Not a lot of courtesy, kindness, or giving. There is a whole lot of taking. Ach. What’s going on here? It … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Laws and Ethics

The death of nations and rise of allegiances

Posted by JoeAm on February 27, 2019 · 83 Comments 

By JoeAm The future cannot go back to the past. It is impossible. The past was slow and well defined. We lived in our home town and were loyal to our nation. We wrote letters and dialed our telephone and crossed borders carefully and with proper authority. Now we blast electronic messages every which way … Continue reading →

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