JoeAm vs. Filipino 100 Percenters
Some of you know I have been prowling on Get Real Post, offering up thoughts to thoughtful articles and fending off the parasite sucker fish aka morality police force consisting of parallelaxe, trosp, dude, ahehe, and observer so far. You know their style, right? Personal insults in the guise of responding to the thread subject, … Continue reading
Cognitive Bias and Lunatics
Here is a recent comment to me from senior (aging) blogger benigno: You’re suffering from a bit of that same cognitive bias that you keep accusing some people here of applying in the posts and comments that they publish. What exactly is cognitive bias, and is it good or bad? Cognitive bias is the distance … Continue reading
Torture in the Philippines
My wife is getting ready to apply for a Philippine passport and the required supporting documents are, in the best Filipino tradition, onerous and confusing. The Constitution grants citizens the right to travel, without equivocation, so I don’t quite understand the barriers established that get in the way of this Constitutional right. If you have … Continue reading
Hey, Arrogant American, Stop Criticizing Us!
That was the first complaint that came my way when I started commenting on Filipino blog sites a few years ago. I had referred to the Philippines as “the islands” which attorney Bencard found condescending. I agreed with him, as I reflected on it. And I went through a period of being more reserved and … Continue reading
Holistic Medicine: The Aquino Legacy
Perspective is everything. If you look at a building from the side, you see 40 stories reaching majestically toward the sky. If you look from the top, you see a square squashed flat against the earth. If you believe the sun and moon and stars are gods, they are gods. If you believe the earth … Continue reading