Post by josmiguel on Dec 23, 2008 16:22:17 GMT 8
OUR CENTURIES OLD TRADITION
The underlying cause of our problem now has been not just corruption in the government, but the corruption of our development.
Some of the most developed and respected nations in the world today like France, Finland, Israel, Japan and now emerging is Vietnam, have a strong nationalistic character. They developed their own national language ignoring the English Language for their daily transactions, technical communications, academic activities and interaction with foreigners. France has protected its farmers and local industries and expelled the U.S. Bases. Japan has a nationalistic economy. Israel did not hesitate to bomb U.S. facilities for the sake of it’s security. Vietnam resisted triumphantly the invasion of the most powerful military in the world- U.S. Armed Forces.
We were about to develop fully when we were born as a nation in 1898 after we became independent of Spain and became the Republic of the Philippines. On June 12, 1898, we officially hoisted for the first time the Philippine National Flag as the Marcha Nacional Filipina was being played in public. With budget allocation, we produced our own government, our own defense system, our agricultural system, and our educational system.
In 1899, the Americans invaded us. In our fierce resistance against the foreign invader, 500,000 to 900,000 of us Filipinos died. Having a very weak resistance this time, our invaders corrupted our system. Our nationalistic (resistance to foreign invader) character has been corrupted. Our education, defense, political system, culture and economy became corrupted. The Chinese which we have been resisting also conducted a second invasion thru in our economic system and later in our many more different systems. Thus our invaders corrupted our system and replicated it from generation to generation. There was no symptom of this invasion for years.
Then slowly after several years, the damage is manifesting. Opportunistic infection set in. Our presidents who have been under the control and influence of these invaders provided them with favors from the exploitation of our natural resources, cornering of our industries, and control of our defense policies. Little by little, Filipino farmers, Filipino businessmen, nationalistic Filipino soldiers among us are being displaced from our trade and source of livelihood. Little by little thousands of us Filipinos are dying from landslides caused by logging by big time Chinese loggers and logging financiers. Farm production is being displaced by food importation manipulated by the rice cartel. Many of them have acquired documents for their becoming legally Filipino citizens. They have legitimized their control of and displacement of us Filipinos from access to our resources.
There have been those among us like Gen. Danilo Lim, Atty Tiu, Alejandro Lichauco, Prof. Emanuel Q. Yap and others of Chinese blood who have provided so much of their life in the service of our Filipino nation. They have made themselves one of us and therefor more Filipino than GMA, Martir or Esperon.
There were reports that the Americans were the ones who developed the kidnap for ransom gang Abu Sayyaf as a counter force against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Little by little, Filipino soldiers and pilots and crew among us, die from American handed down aircraft crushes due to our deteriorating defense system logistics because of the American instituted dependency character. The Americans have again established a military camp inside our own camp in Zamboanga. Filipino soldiers among us are restricted there. American soldier convicted of having raped our Filipina was bolted out of jail by his fellow Americans with the help of the officials of the GMA puppet government.
Where is our self-respect?
Unlike the most developed and respected nations mentioned earlier, we have lost our independence and consequently our nationalistic character further losing our independence. What is our problem then? Our resistance to the American and Chinese invasion is not yet accomplished. We have a collaborator who is continuing the facilitation by our past Philippine presidents, of the continuation of this invasion. This is GMA.
Filipino Soldiers among us have still an unfinished mission! Let not the soldiers among us be the mercenaries of the foreign enemy by protecting a collaborator. Let us not be an autoresisting soldier by killing our brother Filipinos, the journalists, the so called insurgents (labeled by the Americans who resisted their invasion), student activists, women, and brother Filipino soldiers resisting the collaborators. Let us be normal self-respecting soldiers like that of France, Israel or Vietnam. This is what the AFP Chief of Staff is referring to when he said “…abandon the centuries old tradition of the Filipino Soldier.” What has been the traditional role of the respected soldiers among us from the time of our elder soldiers a century ago like Generals Ricarte, Antonio Luna, Malvar and Lukban? They resisted our American invaders. Gen Ricarte made a policy to expel the Chinese from control of Filipino business.
Indeed, Filipino soldiers among us, let us not abandon our tradition, let us defend our nation against the more subtle modern enemy invader, but still a foreign invader. Let us accomplish our mission! Let us defend this nation of our brother Filipinos against foreign invaders and their collaborators!
The underlying cause of our problem now has been not just corruption in the government, but the corruption of our development.
Some of the most developed and respected nations in the world today like France, Finland, Israel, Japan and now emerging is Vietnam, have a strong nationalistic character. They developed their own national language ignoring the English Language for their daily transactions, technical communications, academic activities and interaction with foreigners. France has protected its farmers and local industries and expelled the U.S. Bases. Japan has a nationalistic economy. Israel did not hesitate to bomb U.S. facilities for the sake of it’s security. Vietnam resisted triumphantly the invasion of the most powerful military in the world- U.S. Armed Forces.
We were about to develop fully when we were born as a nation in 1898 after we became independent of Spain and became the Republic of the Philippines. On June 12, 1898, we officially hoisted for the first time the Philippine National Flag as the Marcha Nacional Filipina was being played in public. With budget allocation, we produced our own government, our own defense system, our agricultural system, and our educational system.
In 1899, the Americans invaded us. In our fierce resistance against the foreign invader, 500,000 to 900,000 of us Filipinos died. Having a very weak resistance this time, our invaders corrupted our system. Our nationalistic (resistance to foreign invader) character has been corrupted. Our education, defense, political system, culture and economy became corrupted. The Chinese which we have been resisting also conducted a second invasion thru in our economic system and later in our many more different systems. Thus our invaders corrupted our system and replicated it from generation to generation. There was no symptom of this invasion for years.
Then slowly after several years, the damage is manifesting. Opportunistic infection set in. Our presidents who have been under the control and influence of these invaders provided them with favors from the exploitation of our natural resources, cornering of our industries, and control of our defense policies. Little by little, Filipino farmers, Filipino businessmen, nationalistic Filipino soldiers among us are being displaced from our trade and source of livelihood. Little by little thousands of us Filipinos are dying from landslides caused by logging by big time Chinese loggers and logging financiers. Farm production is being displaced by food importation manipulated by the rice cartel. Many of them have acquired documents for their becoming legally Filipino citizens. They have legitimized their control of and displacement of us Filipinos from access to our resources.
There have been those among us like Gen. Danilo Lim, Atty Tiu, Alejandro Lichauco, Prof. Emanuel Q. Yap and others of Chinese blood who have provided so much of their life in the service of our Filipino nation. They have made themselves one of us and therefor more Filipino than GMA, Martir or Esperon.
There were reports that the Americans were the ones who developed the kidnap for ransom gang Abu Sayyaf as a counter force against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Little by little, Filipino soldiers and pilots and crew among us, die from American handed down aircraft crushes due to our deteriorating defense system logistics because of the American instituted dependency character. The Americans have again established a military camp inside our own camp in Zamboanga. Filipino soldiers among us are restricted there. American soldier convicted of having raped our Filipina was bolted out of jail by his fellow Americans with the help of the officials of the GMA puppet government.
Where is our self-respect?
Unlike the most developed and respected nations mentioned earlier, we have lost our independence and consequently our nationalistic character further losing our independence. What is our problem then? Our resistance to the American and Chinese invasion is not yet accomplished. We have a collaborator who is continuing the facilitation by our past Philippine presidents, of the continuation of this invasion. This is GMA.
Filipino Soldiers among us have still an unfinished mission! Let not the soldiers among us be the mercenaries of the foreign enemy by protecting a collaborator. Let us not be an autoresisting soldier by killing our brother Filipinos, the journalists, the so called insurgents (labeled by the Americans who resisted their invasion), student activists, women, and brother Filipino soldiers resisting the collaborators. Let us be normal self-respecting soldiers like that of France, Israel or Vietnam. This is what the AFP Chief of Staff is referring to when he said “…abandon the centuries old tradition of the Filipino Soldier.” What has been the traditional role of the respected soldiers among us from the time of our elder soldiers a century ago like Generals Ricarte, Antonio Luna, Malvar and Lukban? They resisted our American invaders. Gen Ricarte made a policy to expel the Chinese from control of Filipino business.
Indeed, Filipino soldiers among us, let us not abandon our tradition, let us defend our nation against the more subtle modern enemy invader, but still a foreign invader. Let us accomplish our mission! Let us defend this nation of our brother Filipinos against foreign invaders and their collaborators!
