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JoeAmDump American Democracy!
The Palace, Waterside This is an exercise aimed at getting outside the box in thinking about government. It is strictly an academic exercise, not a proposal to overthrow the worthy established government of the Philippines. Indeed, it has about a snowball’s chance in Pinatubo of even being useful. So consider it fiction, Joe’s delusional ramblings, … Continue reading
A Portrait of the Philippines as a Young Nation
Every once in a while it is good to pause to try to pull together some of the varied thoughts dumped out day to day in these blogs. Rather pull chaos back into order, if you catch my drift. So let’s do a little of that. If it seems deja vu, relax; it is not … Continue reading
Blogging for Donuts
Remind you of anyone in particular? The Philippines rises,the priests object.The state is run by good men,the priests condemn them.This is a time warp, a reason warp. It is Jose Rizal logic, to execute the best to preserve the dogma of the past.Post MortemIf you feel as I do, you are experiencing genuine pride in … Continue reading
Private Venturing Politics in the Philippines
I’m going to make a connection here and invite you to extend your thinking a bit to grasp it. And maybe extend your acts, too, if you have that kind of influence. The issue facing us is the fundamental ineffectiveness of Philippine democratic institutions and processes. There are three branches of government, supposedly co-equal. Here … Continue reading
The Foundations of Patriotism
One of the concepts I struggle to express is a clear description of the kind of sacrificial patriotism found in the United States that runs through the entire broad population, versus the pride-based (self-interested) patriotism in the Philippines. U.S. patriotism involves a willingness to give of oneself to help the nation. It seems to me … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 