tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11987503.post6342205649503227174..comments2023-09-28T05:38:56.877-07:00Comments on THE FILIPINO MIND: The Secret History of Capitalism and The Myth of Free Trade (versus Protectionism): Is Free Trade Always the Answer?Bert M. Dronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06864941770380173324noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11987503.post-91170608579360091202010-01-18T22:09:06.273-08:002010-01-18T22:09:06.273-08:00Thanks, Bert.
Your excerpts and analyses are tru...Thanks, Bert. <br />Your excerpts and analyses are truly eye-openers. Keep at it.<br />RudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11987503.post-56734570075594125982010-01-01T09:27:31.014-08:002010-01-01T09:27:31.014-08:00Dodie,
Thanks for the feedback. BTW, I did not se...Dodie,<br /><br />Thanks for the feedback. BTW, I did not see the comment you posted.<br /><br />I agree with you that in toto, our homeland is still feudal, at best, semi-feudal despite the modernized urban areas. <br /><br />I tend to agree that we are kaput but we still need to fight for the next generations of Filipinos; if we all now stop the struggle -if only in the form of informing our compatriots, then the new generations will have to continue it, <br /><br />I do not see real and necessary (much delayed/mandated but not implemented) reforms; more so about radical changes for the better in the present or even the next generation given the rulers, past and present/near future; and coupled with the knowledge and understanding as shallow and limited as today.<br /><br />I think and believe changes, even with the remotely probable assumption that we start today,will take at least a generation to attain at best as we operate not in a vacuum; with foreign and local vested interests working against any radical change for the benefit of the native majority; so it's really an uphill struggle with millstones dangling on our necks.<br /><br />We have to be eclectic and not be bound by <br />"-isms" though I am convinced Filipino nationalism is a sine qua non for any struggle for the "common good." All our Asian neighbors whatever their ideology - rightwing or leftwing or neutral during or post-Cold War era to the present,deep down we'll see their roots in their own nationalisms.<br /><br />I do not think we lack intelligent ones, we have many but they are not the type for social intelligentsia, we have been "schooled" (I am hesitant to call ourselves "educated") for the professions but lack developing the critical mind in the humanities, which is a prerequisite in understanding (and acting on) human nature and society. <br /><br />Check out my SCRIBD pdf documents for some detailed publications.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />BertBert M. Dronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864941770380173324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11987503.post-47488245432494649742010-01-01T09:20:36.065-08:002010-01-01T09:20:36.065-08:00Hi,
I stumbled on your site and find your views ...Hi,<br /> <br />I stumbled on your site and find your views interesting. I just posted a comment saying this country is finished.<br /> <br />I've seen the countryside and as far as I can make out, we are still feudalist in structure. Our elections is a sham and I believe we are basically dealing with a monarchic structure similar to what the De Medicis or the Gonzagas had then in old Italy. And yes, that we are all disposable serfs <br /> <br />Our past "revolutions" were emotional rather than intellectual ones. We did not think, we were merely enraged and started walking out into the streets. Like unthinking, headless chickens. Advantage oligarchs.<br /> <br />So what will it take to turn this country around and by miracle, a rennaisance will occur? We don't have enough brilliant minds to lauch one... Or do we?<br /> <br />While I don't want to define myself, I lean towards libertarianism and I suggest people read up on it and maybe pick up a copy of George Orwell's 1984 to find out where they are in the here and now.<br /> <br />Your doing a good job. <br /> <br />DodieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com