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JoeAmThe Chicken Eating Snake
My yard has an ecology and it is not kind. Our home sits on a long, easy slope, closer to the mountains than the city. It is surrounded by terraced rice fields but some of the land has been abandoned. So it has the typical collection of trees and vines and exotic plants that probably … Continue reading
The Incidental Ideologue
It seems to me that we are all frequently angered by the stupidity of other people. That is amusing considering most people are not stupid, nor are they bad people. But half the voting population of the United States does not like the American President all that much. They would throw him out of office … Continue reading
Wemmins o’da Filipines
Famed blogger Benigno wrote a piece on Get Real Postthe other day about a woman’s group called Gabriella, which is evidently a leftist voice of righteous indignation that believes the price of oil is a feminist issue. The thinking is that because oil is so costly, women have to go without food so their husbands … Continue reading
Stupidity is Unpatriotic
In my prior blog, I cited four ways the Philippines is different than the U.S., and suggested that the nation needs a social agenda as much as it needs an economic agenda. Going on an anti-corruption binge is not a social agenda. Here is Joe Am’s social agenda: Declare stupid behavior to be unpatriotic. Stupid … Continue reading
Four Things JoeAm Has Learned in the Philippines
Let me provide a brief report on what I’ve learned as I try to reconcile Philippine culture to my upbringing in the United States. I’ve been trying to figure out why the Philippines is not more progressive and wealthy. Here are my four key findings: The trade of favors is like a currency in the … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 