Unity and the tribal Philippines

By Joe America The Philippines has never been a whole nation because of its deep-rooted tribal ways. In its simplest terms, a tribe exists when a group of people welcome those who are the same and reject those who are different. The differences may be found in race, geographic location, religious belief, cultural style (warlike, … Continue reading →

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Why a Philippine dictatorship is sure to fail

By Joe America Let’s break the Philippine population into three major component parts. The entitled. Politicians who are trapos, oligarchs, movie stars, and others who get rich and powerful by working within the class of entitlement and impunity to share opportunities and trade favors. The Philippines even has judges in this class, reflecting the gross … Continue reading →

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Revisionism on Wikipedia

  By Hindi Ako Historian I am a regular at JoeAm’s blog but the current political climate makes it necessary to adopt a monicker. I am writing to inform people of the organized and well thought out historical revisionism that is being done on Wikipedia. I will make the case via several graphs and screen shots: The … Continue reading →

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The House horror show illustrates why Federalism is a bad idea

By Joe America Did you catch that strange House hearing in aid of legislation last week? The objective of the hearings was to examine the drug problem in New Bilibid Prison. Unfortunately, legislation and Bilibid were set aside to pursue a public shaming of Senator De Lima. The House reps stunned most of the Senate, a lot … Continue reading →

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Knowledge rising in the Philippines

By Joe America I think the Duterte Administration has a new enemy much stronger than the “Yellows”.  It is knowledge, an awakening of Philippine universities and students to the offensiveness of the Marcos burial. An awareness of history, a compassion for victims, and an understanding that this sneaky burial was simply not right. An awareness that … Continue reading →

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