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JoeAmWhen Obscenity is a Virtue
Those of you who comment on this blog site are doing your job exceptionally well. Thank you. You inspire good thinking. And you give me ideas for new article topics. This one will be a little difficult because I am going to deal with obscenity head on. If you would rather not have your values … Continue reading
Spam Filters and Blogging
A number of readers have informed me that their comments disappear when posted. I follow up and find they have been dumped into the spam folder. The comments, not my readers. Why do the comments go to spam? I asked google Blogger, the platform for my blogs, and I’ll share what I learned. The popular … Continue reading
JoeAm: The Anti Anti
Good Filipinos seem always to be pushing a rock up a mountain. Maybe the nation ought to be renamed the Republic of Sisyphus. King Sisyphus was a figure in Greek Mythology who was an oligarch for his time, ripping people off for wealth and consigning them to miserable lives. But he got in trouble when … Continue reading
Joe Am Deletes a Comment
Sometimes our aspiration for high ideals goes astray. The introduction to The Society of Honor, up there at the top of this page, tries to express an ideal, an openness to expressions pro or con on any issue, without need to descend to personal insult. After all, personal insult is rather like people washing dirty … Continue reading
To the Legislature: First Call for Patriots
This is the first call for Patriots from the House and Senate, members who still have the flexibility of mind to pivot, to change, to enlarge their vision of the Philippines. Senator Sotto is in his last term. He’s done. Cooked. So is Senator Enrile. It is not just his age. If he were 10 … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 