tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17476693.post114269688209135854..comments2023-10-14T17:44:39.203+08:00Comments on The Black and White Movement: Capital of RepressionLeah Navarrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08936079585251164701noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17476693.post-1143960037181192802006-04-02T14:40:00.000+08:002006-04-02T14:40:00.000+08:00jdlc said, "We poeple should be prepared to accept...jdlc said, "We poeple should be prepared to accept the system and work within that system. I just believe that for us a people to grow, we should learn how to follow the system otherwise we are the laughing stock of democracy"<BR/><BR/>There is no fundamental conflict w/ B&W activity; perhaps ur not a risk taker, GMA is, segurista lang siya na di siya ang tatamaan, ang taombayan, its what's been going on, it is right for some people to take some risks, they are part of those who pay the price, and more <BR/>I support an honest realistic approach:<BR/>"Creative Proactive Response – Citizens’ Initiatives<BR/>As such, the resolution of the critical impasse calls for a remedial coup as an element of wide-ranging and peaceful citizens’ initiatives that adhere to just and democratic processes to defend and strengthen our democratic institutions." @http://icbcp.blogspot.com/Juanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555529391373030536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17476693.post-1143956901302619762006-04-02T13:48:00.000+08:002006-04-02T13:48:00.000+08:00Juan dela Cruz is the common Filipino, the collect...Juan dela Cruz is the common Filipino, the collective Filipino. Let us all rediscover ourselves, who we are, should be, as Filipinos. Let us rediscover the goodness in us – kabutihan ng kalooban ng bawat isa. Do we still remember the folk song refrain: “sa kabukiran may gintong kalooban”? Let us complete a portrait of Juan dela Cruz by contributing, each, his/her unique piece or pixel without which the picture cannot be completed. We may not like, or even recoil at an ugly or even obnoxious image of a sick stranger – how we have become to each other, as Filipinos. But we cannot be healed unless we overcome the intolerance or revulsion at an ugliness or ineptitude that we easily see in others but not in ourselves. Let us embark on a journey of rediscovering: On Journeying as a People, as Global Filipinos @ http://juan-dela-cruz.blogspot.com/Juanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555529391373030536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17476693.post-1142776298924983872006-03-19T21:51:00.000+08:002006-03-19T21:51:00.000+08:00Hi John! You gotta give it to those Arlegui folks...Hi John! You gotta give it to those Arlegui folks, they're really earning their keep. Picture this - Ric Saludo and Gabby Claudio suantering through a roomfull of computers being manned by failed-to-make-the-cut call center operators. LOLLeah Navarrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936079585251164701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17476693.post-1142771266614296232006-03-19T20:27:00.000+08:002006-03-19T20:27:00.000+08:00JuanDLC post reminds me of this Mobyism tactic. LO...JuanDLC post reminds me of this <A HREF="http://politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2005/12/mobyism.html" REL="nofollow">Mobyism tactic</A>. LOL. Beware.john marzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036820667908976630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17476693.post-1142753134543218222006-03-19T15:25:00.000+08:002006-03-19T15:25:00.000+08:00JuanDLC said... “You people are asking for trouble...JuanDLC said... <BR/>“You people are asking for trouble...”<BR/><BR/>This can only come from people with "utak pulbura", who believe that the only way to end conflict is to start trouble.<BR/><BR/>I am sorry Mr JuanDLC, but please do not make self-fulfilling prophecies. That's the kind of thinking that GMA is promoting with her policemen and defenders. The better to scare the people by saying that only trouble can come out of their defiance.<BR/><BR/>Life is too short and if the only meaning to it is to be able to feed one’s family, then we surely are in the wrong place and I think you realized that when you decided to be an OFW. I do not mean to disparage you or anybody who decides that it is time to leave. Life over death, comfort over pain, health and wealth are definitely natural human aspirations. If we have decided to stay here, either because we have no choice but to be here or that we made it our choice, then allow us to pursue what we think should be our moves towards fulfilling our aspirations.<BR/><BR/>If doing an EDSA as you said, will result to having people in government who do not cheat or lie, then, it is worth doing it again and again. And if it is the only thing we know right now, then allow us to re-do bloodless EDSAs till we hit it right. But please do not cow us into thinking that we are asking for trouble. Perhaps you or people that think like you would want to give the trouble to us. But why would you do that if your only concern is to earn money for your family in some far-flung place?<BR/><BR/>I do not really think you are an OFW. Your knowledge and concern about the political scene here seems to mirror the administration’s line, notably the spin given by the likes of Defensor, Bunye, Gonzales and Pichay. Why would one who is minding only his “hanapbuhay” be embarrassed in a foreign country when what is loudest in the news is the creeping martial rule in the Philippines? If you are doing an honest job there, continue doing so, because we are proud of all the OFWs that do so and continue supporting the Philippine economy. You should not be embarrassed with us who are trying to have decency restored to governance.<BR/><BR/>In closing, let me share with you these words from a great civil rights leader: “I submit to you that if a man hasn’t discovered something he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.”<BR/>Martin Luther King Jr., Speech in Detroit, June 23, 1963. There are more of his thoughts about people like you that wish to promote inequity and trouble at http://tinyurl.com/f7p72. <BR/><BR/>And please address your ending statement to the marines with you in your system, wherever that might be. “Again i'm not a Gloria fan. We poeple should be prepared to accept the system and work within that system. I just believe that for us a people to grow, we should learn how to follow the system otherwise we are the laughing stock of democracy.”MrGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681669922744664697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17476693.post-1142751993390893592006-03-19T15:06:00.000+08:002006-03-19T15:06:00.000+08:00Excellent and apropos quotes, Bystander! By the w...Excellent and apropos quotes, Bystander! By the way, I enjoyed your last two posts, very informative.<BR/><BR/>John - yeah, these outages are beginning to fray my nerves. The latest Blogger update says they've got most of the problem solved, but some blogs will still experience problems. Thank you for the post on arrests and your insights.<BR/><BR/>Juandlc - many of us in BnW are great supporters of Gawad Kalinga et al, so please don't think this is all we do. In fact, we can all do many other things to help change our country for the better. One point lang - as an OFW, are you concerned that the stronger peso is making the dollar much weaker here? Some say it's artificial daw, but don't know enough to understand what that means. What do you think?Leah Navarrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936079585251164701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17476693.post-1142750825886518922006-03-19T14:47:00.000+08:002006-03-19T14:47:00.000+08:00To JUANDIC:This country, with its institutions, be...To JUANDIC:<BR/><BR/>This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it.<BR/>--Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)<BR/> US president<BR/><BR/>He who allows oppression, shares the crime.<BR/>--Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles Darwinthe bystanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518067503462566871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17476693.post-1142750612678955392006-03-19T14:43:00.000+08:002006-03-19T14:43:00.000+08:00He who strikes terror into others is himself in co...He who strikes terror into others is himself in continual fear.<BR/>--Claudian<BR/><BR/>Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order.<BR/>--John V. Lindsaythe bystanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518067503462566871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17476693.post-1142739943748362822006-03-19T11:45:00.000+08:002006-03-19T11:45:00.000+08:00Tet, thank you for the excellent suggestion! Ente...Tet, thank you for the excellent suggestion! Enteng and I really think your idea (in another comment) to put slogan "below the belt", so to speak is wonderful. Watch out for it's birth!<BR/><BR/>Hear hear, Mr. de la Cruz!Leah Navarrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936079585251164701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17476693.post-1142734251377980832006-03-19T10:10:00.000+08:002006-03-19T10:10:00.000+08:00With the publicity generated by the arrests, I sug...With the publicity generated by the arrests, I suggest that we encourage everyone to wear their black t-shirts every Friday -gimmick day. They do not have to congregate at any specific place, just greet each other with a "thumbs down" sign.<BR/><BR/>This can easily be done in Davao, Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo, Zamboanga, Palawan, Sorsogon, Ilocos, Pampanga, Dagupan, etc. etc. wherever gimmicks are held.<BR/><BR/>With more arrests, who knows, we might all be wearing black t-shirts everyday --- and sooner. <BR/><BR/>GMA's aversion to any kind of protest against her is promoting the the latest fashion statement - wearing black t-shirts. And to make it more distinctive, why not include "Dinky's streak"?MrGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681669922744664697noreply@blogger.com