The awarding of a Nobel Peace Prize to Rappler founder Maria Ressa was the subject of much criticism and objection, not the least among them coming from author and National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose. And these are not without sound basis. The Nobel body says the awards were given to Ressa and Russian…
So many Filipinos around social media are posting “thank you, PNoy!” “You are the best president,” and other praises and adulations. Yuck. These adulations are unnecessary, and of course I would say they are mistaken. I’m pretty sure that that they make such posts in protest to the Rodrigo Duterte administration. But they mix it…
I just learned about Critical Race Theory, one of those bunk ideas being perpetuated in the United States. As per my understanding, the theory posits that all abuse of authority in the US is only explained by white supremacists using their positions to maintain racial discrimination for their own benefit. Basically, all the problems in…
No wonder some celebrities are too noisy. They probably believe in these lines attributed to Holocaust writer Elie Wiesel: “Neutrality helps the oppressor, not the victim.” “Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” It seems these celebrities and the wokes are afraid of being branded as “oppressors” themselves, knowing they live luxurious lives, so they…
I’ve realized another way woke statue-destroyers are actually like the dictators. Many dictators have tried to destroy items of old culture, often killing people along the way, in order to make the world into their own image. Qin Shi Huang, more known as Shi Huang Ti, the first emperor of China is thought by older…
I have the impression wokes and the “oldies” are mostly the same. The wokes tend to complain about some oldies as being dictators and micromanagers of other people, or even right-wing and “status-quo” supporters. But young wokes are no different. Someone buys a snack for themselves in the house. His mom may tell him, “you…
Ah, I see now. People who call for mass testing assume that if we know who are the Covid infected, there would be no need for quarantine or lockdowns. I don’t think so. Lockdowns and quarantine are not really dependent on testing, but on what experts decide is the best way to prevent the…
They are not new issues, but these three points are worth reexamining in the time of ABS-CBN’s second closure. 1. Most media in the Philippines are either owned by politicians or business interests with political connections. Even the vaunted “fact-checkers” such as CMFR and Vera Files have admitted this. ABS-CBN has long been connected…
One of the funniest things I’ve heard from people ranting against Duterte is how they hate “one man-rule.” I wonder if they honestly think Duterte is in control of everything. Of course, I had the same idea before as a youngster, when I relied on sources that kept playing up how one person could be…
I might be jumping the gun, but there might be people who will make that emotional appeal or moral blackmail that if you don’t support ABS-CBN or even any of our local entertainment, you are a traitor. Because you are Filipino, it is your duty should watch and praise Filipino-made shows. Patriotism, they say. Hogwash.…