MERGED: Do You Want U.S. Statehood For the Philippines?

[junmar4]

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anad man ang Pilipino ana. Salig pirme.

[xhararee]

Better if the Philippines was left to its own devices and solve its own problems. The US is not some heaven-sent savior that will instantly change the direction of Philippine politics and economy in just one day.

We have our own identity and our own cultural heritage. Yes, we have made mistakes in the way we run our government and our country. But we made those mistakes as FILIPINOS and not as underlings of the US. Better we take decades to raise the quality of life in the Philippines on our own than have them improved next week at the cost of losing our own nationality.

Bow.

[INFRACTION]

dont think about reannexation, instead think about migration )

there is no hope... puro lang tau inputs pero wala naman outputs

[goryo13]

they've even pulled out the balikatan exercises next year and are considering cutting off support for the military... this is absolutely is far from their plan in the future

[dredd41v576]

not good, we should learn to stand on our own

[INFRACTION]

stand on our own? kailan pa kaya mangayayari yun eh tayo lagi na lang asa sa pamahalaan ) , tayo lagi asa tulong ng mga ibang bansa...,

[dredd41v576]

simulan natin sa ating sarili. we should work hard and not depend on what our govt can provide.

[Streetcar]

Why not? look at Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Guam they're US territories. There's nothing wrong with that but false pride that you should not become a US territory and why? can you instead think of a reason why not?

[The_Child]

False pride? it is not false pride because it is what we have. we hold. it is our principles. the question boils down whether we are a nation of men who holds true to their principleS. If we are not then what are we? What is Man without principles but wretch who walks the earth with no dreams no ambitions no nothing, only walking in a road to nowhere.

[INFRACTION]

ma dili dili gyud pero ganahan diay to ... mao nai sakit....

nanghinahanglan pero dili mo angkon na nanghinahanglan hahayz