Category: Culture

Resistance to Jeepney Modernization symbolizes Filipino Primitivism

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Resistance to Jeepney Modernization symbolizes Filipino Primitivism

Our webmaster Benign0 and other bloggers have all mentioned how the jeepney is a symbol of the Philippines’ backwardness. Recently, efforts to improve it, or replace it with a better vehicle, met resistance from the likes of “transport groups” like PISTON and Manibela. What’s funny is how even celebrities and middle-class commenters insert themselves and…

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Culture, Development, Lifestyle

We can Talk About Environmental Issues Without Climate Change

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We can Talk About Environmental Issues Without Climate Change

Some people are so defensive of Greta Thunberg because they think her tantrum was necessary to alert people on environmental issues. I however believe her speech is based on a myth: when you talk of saving the environment, it must include climate change. Either you’re with Thunberg or you’re an enemy of environmentalism. Not for…

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Culture, Environment

Greta Thunberg’s Tantrum Won’t Save the Environment

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Greta Thunberg’s Tantrum Won’t Save the Environment

Another SJW moment made the latest buzz as a young Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, made a “stunning speech” where she called world leaders “evil” for ignoring environmental concerns. Fellow SJWs and left-leaners or “let’s force the world to embrace our kind of good” types are all aflutter about it. Add to that U.S. president Donald…

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Culture, Government, Politics

Why There can never be Universal Rules on Art and Beauty

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Why There can never be Universal Rules on Art and Beauty

Actor-turned-politician Richard Gomez’ painting of a male organ elicited reactions that range from disgust to laughter and mockery. I’ve personally seen more of the latter. But perhaps it spurs discussions on what art is and what to do about “offensive” art. It reminds me of the PragerU video about offensive art, which likely received much…

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Culture

What “Wokes” Fail to Get about Poverty

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What “Wokes” Fail to Get about Poverty

The “woke” social justice warriors do what they do because their assumptions about poverty and suffering on earth are wrong. My impression is that they are like the vegan “activist” who posted on social media (assuming they meant it) a message admonishing people to not slaughter animals for meat and instead buy from groceries –…

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Civics, Culture

Why I Don’t Get Pride Marches and Pride at All

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Why I Don’t Get Pride Marches and Pride at All

Perhaps I’m weird, but I never got the logic of how pride marches lead to respect. To me, such marches are like being a siga (macho bully) in town, going around and demanding respect from others, and when someone does not give that respect, he beats them up. LGBTs don’t usually beat people up, the…

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Culture, Society

Defeating other Nations is a False Hope of Filipinos

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Defeating other Nations is a False Hope of Filipinos

The Gilas basketball team lost again. Fans and pridists are up in arms and awash with salty tears over it. As some observers said, Gilas seems dependent on their import and use very little teamwork, and even after many defeats, continue to use the same failed methods (you could sum it up as “bahala na…

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Culture, Lifestyle

Filipinos’ little experiment with Western liberalism has failed

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Filipinos’ little experiment with Western liberalism has failed

The writing’s on the wall. University campus “activism” in the Philippines has been discredited thanks to communist infiltration. An entire Opposition slate working off a hopelessly incoherent “liberal” platform suffered a catastrophic loss in this year’s elections. Holdovers of the 1986 “people power” revolution have been reduced to a laughingstock. And a shrill bid to…

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Culture, Development, Education