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

[The_Child]

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.. well, here it is. Hell on Earth. It was during his reign as president that the USA offered us to be part of their country, but the PRIDE of the filipinos prevailed. hahayz. We can't even define our true identity as a filipino, we can't even define what our one-true-culture is. I'm not being a pro coz it's the easier way out for the Philippines problems but at least it can bring in a lot of opportunities.

then i recommend you read Dr. Zialcita's Filipino: Authentic though not exotic. HIs assertion being, that there really is a Filipino Culture.

[fingolfin]

.. i call the filipino culture THE COLLAGE CULTURE. A collage of american, spanish, japanese, chinese and islam culture. No concrete culture to base our ideas from.

[jay_sn0w]

.. i call the filipino culture THE COLLAGE CULTURE. A collage of american, spanish, japanese, chinese and islam culture. No concrete culture to base our ideas from.

the U.S. is also a very diverse country...they are a country of imigrants...



we have an image, whether they say that its is derived from other culture nonetheless cultures derive it from other cultures...



we do have a face, culture whether it be borrowed or modified what makes it "FILIPINO" is that we (filipino's by heart/blood) practice it...


peace..^_^

[jay_sn0w]

every country is run by humans, which are in-perfect and sometime cruel as black...


it is up to the people who risk their name and position to tell the tales of injustice...




we will never know if someone or some where a great atrocity has been commited...communication is an important source of facts but one must also keep an open mind, that any one can report an event or person...


peace...^_^

[amico]

^^ the great injustice is knowing that you have something which is not yours and yet you refuse to give it to the rightful owner.

the great injustice is in knowing that even after years of friendly relationship with them, they still have the guts to display our treasured relic as a war trophy.

and most of all, the great injustice is this...

We note that much effort took place recently to facilitate the return of the Schneerson Collection, a compilation of rare religious books and manuscripts, formerly owned by the Jewish Chabad-Lubavitch community. This cherished anthology has been held for nearly a century by the former Soviet Union and now the Russian Federation. The Helsinki Commission and its Chairman, Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas, held hearings on the return of these valuable religious texts. The United States Senate understood the importance of this church property being returned and showed their support by adding the signatures of all 100 United States Senators, including Senator Thomas and Senator Enzi of Wyoming, to a letter that President Bush delivered to President Putin in February 2005.

if they can support the return of the Schneerson Collection, why can't they support the return of the balangiga bells. what's the difference? power? giyano-yano lang ba ta ani sa mga kano. nakatamay ba na sila nato mao di nila masupportahan ang pagbalik sa ato religious relic ug gidisplay pa na war trophy? dako kaayo na na pagtamastamas sa ato pagkapilipino. tapos muingon sila na migo nato sila? you decide if they are doing the right thing.

[The_Child]

same thing with the French.

[jay_sn0w]

if they can support the return of the Schneerson Collection, why can't they support the return of the balangiga bells. what's the difference? power? giyano-yano lang ba ta ani sa mga kano. nakatamay ba na sila nato mao di nila masupportahan ang pagbalik sa ato religious relic ug gidisplay pa na war trophy? dako kaayo na na pagtamastamas sa ato pagkapilipino. tapos muingon sila na migo nato sila? you decide if they are doing the right thing.

mao jd..PRIDE nlng na...

[INFRACTION]

PRIDE2x lagi murag naai ikabuga... nyhahahah

[rudjard]

kng napadagan lng ug tarung atong nasud after the war... i think we would be as patriotic as the japs but stupid people run our nation like hell so here we are now...

knang mga politiko nga mga anti-US kuno asa nah managan kng mangayug tabang? kng makahimug bulyaso? dba sa "STATES"....

tinuod DAGHAN GYD DLI GUSTO KUNO pa US tah peru unsa atong gusto materially? dba mga US products kng pwede lng gani anhi nata mamalit sa US nya dad-on nto sa ato...

here's more asa ta gusto gani motrabaho? hmmm.... let me see, ahh sa "STATES" kai dakug kita...para nko ang dli nlng cgro gusto nga mkatilaw sa Kinabuhing STATE SIDE kini atong mga LOLO/LOLA

where is our PATRIOTISM HERE..... i guess it's jst a Word now eh?!
here's a challenge...bsan ako naglisud aning duha....bsan nagbasa lng mo karun....

Can anyone of u jst in your thoughts SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM kana gyung dli sayup...

Aw cge ayaw nlng ning LUPANG HINIRANG lisud man nu? kini na lng "PANATANG MAKABAYAN" kini tagalog mn gyd ni NATIONAL LANGUAGE MAN KAHA NI NATO....

hmmm i bet naglisud gyd mo unya nagkatawa sa inyung sayup...

[bobbyb]

America:
Sorry Filipinos but we don't need another Puerto Rico. We don't even like the Mexicans. You Filipinos are too insignificant. Your country is too far and we will gain nothing if we make your country a part of us. Stay third world and be our garbage dump. We only need your doctors and nurses to take care of our young, our dying and our invalids. We can also use some of your prostitutes though.

If only your country was rich in oil