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JoeAmPicture of the Year
There is nothing like a good list to get one’s juices stirred up. It’s great when there are winners or losers. It’s organized gossip. Like Time Magazine trying to filter a year of global acts down to one man. Boy howdy, Time takes it on the chin every year for the people the editors did not choose. … Continue reading
Philippine Patriotism: The Absence of Humility
I will write two blogs as follow-up to the article I wrote a few days ago entitled ” A Philippine Ethical Value: Subservience“. This one will deal with the absence of humility in Philippine-style democracy and a subsequent article will deal with aspects of living called “grace, wisdom and confidence”. I’ve often struggled to discern … 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
How Filipino Personal Independence Undermines Community
I notice that Filipinos don’t do “unified” particularly well. They don’t do “compromise” or “concede” particularly well. Do I need to do a recitation of examples, or will you stipulate that I am right and save me the time and words? Okay, a couple of quick examples. Senator Sotto did not concede or compromise. He … 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 