Re: poor way to get goodwill when acting like abusive colonizers of old lording it over sulu on the 1900


it probably gives the locals hives remembering what their great
lolos and lolas experienced during the us invasion ,indoctrination
and colonization of the pinas on the 1900s

You forgot to mention the Spanish era, invasion, centuries of
indoctrination and colonization. Was that a bed of roses for the
Filipino people? Tsk tsk! My my you are forgetful! I'm no Yank lover
either, but do not let us get blinkered by selectively "forgetting"
historical facts.

For goodness sake!! Stop dwelling in the past and do something
constructive. What were the alternatives? Continuation of Spanish rule
or domination by the Japanese?

I don't see too much evidence that the rule of the US in the early
part of last century has much to do with the current ills of Pinas.
Filipinos themselves seem to be doing a good job of displaying
monumental incompetence in government, self aggrandizement, rife
corruption, stealing of State assets, disgusting inefficiency in state
administered departments ect ect without any outside assistance at
all.

Much (not all) of the sickening nonsense seen in Pinoy politics, has
very little if anything to do with international influence.

You can't change what occurred in the 1900's, continued bleating about
the unchangeable, saps energy from doing something worthwhile.

I'm not knocking Pinas per say, mealy indicating that continual
discussion of what we already know and that occurred over 100 years
ago achieves nothing except encourage negativity! Should we not use
that energy to improve the future.


Bob.
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