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JoeAmAngry Maude Does Libel
Guest Articleby Maude GarrisonYou blogger boys probably don’t know that I got very fine grades in English. We ladies are good with our words. I like to apply them now and then in a dry, business-like manner. Just to prove that being feminine does not mean we have to be frilly. Today I’ll write about … Continue reading
Blogging Bangsamoro
Let us be clear here. Let us be objective. Let us be fair. President Aquino gets credits, big credits, for the Bangsamoro agreement. This is potentially as significant as the jailing of President Arroyo in carving out a new landscape for a progressive Philippines. If you read the accounts of the negotiations that have been … Continue reading
Forget Anti-Dynasty Laws
Once again, JoeAm will swim upriver. From the Humpty Dumpty New World Dictionary: scion (noun), a son or daughter, generally of a family that is well-off. All you anti-dynasty mavens have it wrong. Y’all want to dump skilled people because they have the wrong name. You’re are on a beeline to chaos and mediocrity. Well, … Continue reading
Hackers and Democracy
I was taken aback by President Aquino’s clear support of the new Cybercrime Law, even its libel provisions. His point was that freedom must have bounds; it is not unlimited. I agree. The question is, where are the bounds, who enforces them and how are they enforced? I rather think Jose Rizal and Thomas Jefferson … Continue reading
Senate Cybercrime Acts: On A War Footing against Freedom
“Unnecessary write-ups and comments have been made in the social networking systems with the public having in mind an imprecise concept of freedom of speech.” Senator Sotto, Senate Journal, January 24, 2012 Senate Attitude: “THE INTERNET IS EVIL!!!” Reader Baycas referred me to a document that pertains to the Cybercrime Bill and how it evolved in the Senate. … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 