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Originally posted by The GUT
Thanks for that well-written, well-thought, and well-explained state of your nation.
If we do see protests and/or rioting there it bodes not well for any of us. Once we see social unrest outside of the ME, then it would appear a domino effect is taking place.
I hope those that are stealing from you--to the point of letting you be flooded--get brought to justice!
Originally posted by bg_socalif
Unfortunately social unrest has been going on for decades there.
Politics is just a way to amass wealth there. Positions are passed down to family members. Call me a pessimist, but corruption is so entrenched there, combined with a weak central govt that nothing will ever change.
It's a beautiful country, just hamstrung by corruption and ineffectual govt. I've lived there part time for years with the requisite "house and lot" and pig farm It's probably going to be my final retirement destination.
Originally posted by Wiz4769
Out of curiosity, what are the gun laws like over there? This sort of thing has alot to do with how far things will go or how bad it can be for the people. Are they disarmed for the most part?
I think its pretty apparent that ALL governments do what they want and try their best to control their people. You would think we would all wake up one day.
Originally posted by dlbott
reply to post by Philippines
Nice article. Is your country not also on the verge of civil war or still fighting rebels slash drug dealers?
The Bot
A social media initiative calling for a “million people march to Luneta” to demand the scrapping of the lawmakers’ pork barrel is shaping up as a sort of an Arab Spring spreading across the Philippine archipelago—from Baguio in the north to Davao in the south.
Just like the Facebook post that ignited the Luneta event scheduled on Aug. 26 at 9 a.m. in Manila, netizens urged outraged Filipinos to gather in town squares and plazas in a show of force to put an end to the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of senators and congressmen amid allegations billions of pesos intended to ease rural poverty had instead gone to ghost projects and kickbacks.
Originally posted by Philippines
Originally posted by dlbott
reply to post by Philippines
Nice article. Is your country not also on the verge of civil war or still fighting rebels slash drug dealers?
The Bot
Thanks for the answer. My "country" is technically Texas, so in a way it has always been fighting outsiders of their way of life.. Like the native Americans before them.
As for your drug dealing and rebel accusations, I think that is still uncensored in the Texas-Mexico border towns - it's happening in the US for decades