An Uncomplicated Mind

Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some improvement by starting at the verbal end. George Orwell

Showing posts with label oligarchy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oligarchy. Show all posts
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Who’s to blame for vote-buying?

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    Most Filipinos, especially the educated ones, have always blamed the poor for the kind of leaders they elect. To them, that we ha...
Thursday, November 1, 2012

Bring back power to the people

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    The Filipino family is the most enduring political unit in Philippine society, according to American anthropologist Brian Fega...
Friday, February 24, 2012

EDSA I is not a revolution

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We Filipinos love romance. We always love a story that ends well. That’s what EDSA I is to many of us, a revolution without bloodletting, ...
Monday, February 20, 2012

Mob rule in disguise

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In the February 15th issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, columnist Conrado de Quiros outrightly dismissed as frivolous the growing tre...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Extremely annoying and incredibly juvenile

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My apologies to Jonathan Safran Foer for putting the pun on his book title. William Howard Taft—yes, that same person for whom a long str...
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