Nine Principles for Organizing Insurrection
Or a protest. Or an advocacy group. Or a new business. You say you are thinking about staging a rebellion, but you don’t know how to start? Here are a few tips from a guy with an FBI file in Los Angeles, a guy studied in the ways and means of communication, a professional organizer, … Continue reading
A First Class Philippines: The Honorable Albert F. del Rosario
While hysterians such as ellentordesillasare casting their dark and contentious shadow across the Philippines by declaring President Aquino “treasonous” for suggesting the Philippines may ask the U.S. for fly-over assistance to monitor the contested areas of the West Philippine Sea, let me present the Philippines in a different light. As sophisticated, intelligent and capable. Now … Continue reading
Satisfaction . . . thanks . . .
Yesterday, I was reading the comments to the recent article: The “Bring ’em Back Act”. They were somehow very satisfying. Mature perspectives. Intelligent observations. People bringing new information to the table to supplement the original article. “Great!” I thought. And as I was basking in the satisfaction, jim-e-cricket popped in with this remark: Best discussion … Continue reading
Ellentordesillas: treasonous or hysterical?
I see that President Aquino is taking some flack for saying he may ask the U.S. for air coverage of the areas of the West Philippine Sea that are in conflict with China. The uber-nationalists are blaming him for giving up Philippine sovereignty to the U.S. The harshest view, surprisingly enough, comes from the usually … Continue reading
The "Bring ’em Back Act"
I wonder what is the truth of the matter. Do top Philippine leaders want to bring overseas workers back home, or is the revenue generated too valuable? Do leaders set aside the knowledge that citizens face broken homes, loneliness, and dangers of harassment and discrimination, or rape, so the Philippines can gain from the remittances … Continue reading