Ecological historians have often tried to link major environmental phenomena and social unrest leading to revolution. They come up with an environmentally deterministic theory that environment changes are major factors in fueling social unrest leading to revolution.
Sports Fan psychology
July 2, 2009 By 13 Comments
The search for “parallelisms”. It’s almost like a sign of desperation in the face of a consistently flaccid public response to tired and increasingly trite calls for expressions of “indignation” against the Arroyo administration. Sure sure. Gloria is “evil”. She cheated. She is a power Klingon. She is this, she is that. She is planning [...]
We want to see heads roll off!
June 22, 2009 By 14 Comments
This is probably the most idiotic political proposal ever dished out in this whole talk of constitutional amendments. Norberto Gonzalez, a key Arroyo adviser suggests that his employer establish a revolutionary government in the likes of what Mrs Aquino did post EDSA. This government then shall have all powers to revise the constitution. Well we have [...]
Antiquated weapons on a modern battlefield
June 15, 2009 By 30 Comments
In the early 1960s the eminent technocrat Henry Kissinger was said to have almost single-handedly pioneered the doctrine of détente on the premise of a “mutually-assured destruction” in the event of a nuclear war. This doctrine, adopted by several U.S. administrations, would go on to characterise the geo-politics of much of the Cold War era. [...]
Rally! Rally! Pfffft…
June 10, 2009 By 66 Comments
It’s ocho-ocho rally time again! Over at the big like-minded love-in known as Ellenville a call that is sure to challenge the higher thinking faculties of the masses has been issued: Dahil mukhang pursigido talagang itulak ang kanilang maitim na balak, siguradong magiging matindi ang protesta sa susunod na mga linggo. Nababahala ang mga lider [...]
Get a grip
June 3, 2009 By 51 Comments
I hope Rom sees my plagiarisation of the title of her latest blog post for what it is, a tip of the hat to the rare gem of sanity she adds to this latest of ocho-ocho circuses. It can’t get any more elegant than this simple message that I’d also like to direct to those [...]
Revolutions, God, and Paris Hilton
June 3, 2009 By 16 Comments
Ho hum. Ocho-Ocho na naman. Again we hear that all-too-familiar call that will come to characterise that moronic chapter of Philippine history known as The First Decade of the Twenty-First Century. Patalsikin Na, Now Na! Sa mga Pilipinong may pagmamahal pa sa Inang Bayan, sumama kayo bukas sa isang nakapangyayaring pagpapakita ng galit sa ginawang [...]
Child-soldiers
May 5, 2009 By 30 Comments
Poor Conrado de Quiros. He’s so disappointed with the flaccidity of the “outrage” he was expecting in the aftermath of the arrest of our “hero” Jun Lozada that he resorts to that tired pill of guilt that generations of political “experts” have shoved down Filipinos’ throats: I’ve said it before: You don’t have to like [...]
Leaping into the Void
March 2, 2009 By 7 Comments
This post is guided by mlq3‘s thoughtful comment on my previous article. If my understanding serves me well, his aim in that comment was to highlight what we perceive to be our society’s increasingly atrophied sense of civic duty and that this situation calls for an even greater need for the courage to take “emotional [...]
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