Look, before I begin, I’m letting you know that there’s nothing wrong with being a pacifist or a humanitarian. Majority of us want peace in our lives after all and I myself believe that everyone has every right to be treated like right and proper human being. What I’m addressing here however is that while everyone has a right to life, even rights have limits. You have to remember that while one might have a right to be happy, that most definitely does not mean one has a right to infringe upon another’s rights in pursuit of that happiness.
After the brutal killing of the 44 Special Action Force police officers (SAF44), there are those who have come forth to defend the very people who perpetrated the massacre. According to these people, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front are simply defending their territories from people they perceive as enemies. Said people even insist that the SAF44 deserve their fate as they were Black Ops operatives and were therefore not covered by any rules of war. This means that their cruel slaughter at the hands of terrorists was justified and that one should not dwell on their deaths too much as it was both expected and, more likely than not, simply part of the plan.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I have never heard of a more insulting statement in my life! Does this mean that just because the SAF44 were black ops operatives means that they didn’t deserve to live? Does the Moro Islamic Liberation Front have a right to cruelly end lives as they see fit in defense of their “territories” which, more likely than not, they simply wrested from government control? Do the departed families of the SAF44 simply have to write off their dead fathers, husbands, brothers and sons as they died in what some are insisting a “botched” operation? Lastly, should we simply overlook the brutal deaths of the SAF44 because it was simply, according to Mar Roxas, a “misencounter”?
The Liberal Party (LP) and the allies are now shoving the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in our faces. A law that will, according to its contents, will allow portions of Mindanao to function more autonomously with little to no direction from the capital of the Philippines. Unfortunately, while it sounds good on paper, one has to remember that the agreement itself is partially put forth by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front who have shown just how much they care about laws and decency when they massacred the SAF44 in cold blood even though there were much more viable and humanitarian options that were available.
In other countries, the problem with refugees are constantly increasing as said refugees seem to be imposing more and more of their will on their host countries. While there’s nothing wrong with accepting refugees, I still think that “refugees” should at least respect the laws of their host country and cause as little trouble as possible for easier assimilation. As it is with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, they could have made the BBL more appealing to the rest of the Philippines if they had instead granted mercy to the SAF44 and taken them prisoner instead of murdering them. By killing the SAF44 in such an inhuman manner, they have essentially doomed their precious BBL as it shows that they are not exactly a negotiable lot.
Remember ladies and gentlemen, peace is good but there is no peace without justice…
Wrong is still wrong and evil is still evil no matter how one tries to justify it!
I HAVE RETURNED TO LAY WASTE TO OUR ENEMIES!
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This has been your message for years, GRP – but I reblogged it because it is a local Filipino who has found the positive version of it – what needs to be done to change the ills you have correctly diagnosed. It starts very simply.
People tend to forget that the Police Force is a Civilian force. They are not covered by the rules of war. What the perpetrators did was practically kill a bunch of regular guys. Its like killing a paramedic or a firefighter trying to rescue somebody. We as a people tend to forget that the police are a purely civilian force. It stems from the days when the police were once part of the AFP and the continuing practice of their commanders being referred to as “Generals” and their wearing of uniforms. We should look to the United States, the police chiefs are referred to as “commissioners” who wear suits.
Indeed. So the Mamasapano massacre should be treated as a homicide case.
I also believe it’s a mistake to lump together our local southern insurgents with the refugees in Europe and the Middle East. They are different cases. Indeed, saying we should extend “humanitarianism” to the killers of the SAF 44 like they do to refugees (who mostly have done nothing wrong) is wrong. The Muslim southern insurgency and the refugees should be seen as very different animals.
Only those Moro extremists and supporters defended MILF’s action. Remember, a piece of paper can’t guarantee total piece, its by the people who are concern. While promises are made to be broken, treaties are created to be betrayed. We haven’t learn, on history, violating the peace agreement resulted one of world wars. I think, it’s because of dumb Liberal Party. The yellow team wants to give Mindanao’s parts on the rebels in exchange of helping them for reign against Marcos and Sabah, I already believe that theory.
*peace
*can’t guarantee total peace, I mean
There is no peace; without strength. Islamic Radicals think in different way. They look at us, Infidels (non believers) in different ways. The only language they can understand is strength.
Vladimir Putin of Russia understand very much the mindsets of these Radical Muslims. He defeated them; or checkmated them in Cheknya, Russia.
Western Europe did not understand the mindsets of these people. Now, they have problems with the Islamic Refugees.
These people are living in a 7th Century Mindset/Religion/Culture in a 21st century World. So, there is a “Clash of Values”.
They resist modernity…they lived in a totalitarian, dictatorial or theocratic government, all their lives. It is like…they have been in a “cave” for all their lives. Once, they are exposed outside the “cave”…they act like uncivilized people.
There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must be not attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.