Javi Vilchez
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"bro please don't judge me bro i voted for robin padilla i didn't think he'd actually win lol i did it for the culture bro at least i voted for leni and chel too" . gouge my eyes out and cut off my ears.
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The fact that Duterte took a minute to give Bong Go’s ego a boner instead of thanking the UP scientists who developed the COVID-19 testing kit is an insult to Filipino ingenuity.
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We may be making fun of her now but it genuinely terrifies me to think that she might still have /overwhelming/ support in this country…
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So my mom was having lunch with a friend who’s a BBM supporter. She was crying because her niece posted and said, “if u voted BBM-duterte i’ll be civil with u, but i know your character” . My mom’s friend said, “why??? Just because i’m ok w EJKs, that automatically makes me bad?”.
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*overheard in dean & deluca*. “What’s minimum wage ba? Like 80k a month?”.
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Finally got to sit down and talk with one of my close friends who brands himself as an “intellectual” Marcos supporter. It was an interesting exchange and neither of us swayed the other. He raised many disturbing arguements:.
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COA had consistently lauded the OVP under the term of VP Leni Robredo but the moment Calida takes the reins it starts flagging????. Genuinely scared for VPL’s safety, hope she doesn’t end up with cases and convictions like Sen. De Lima
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Hidilyn Diaz literally won a gold medal in the Olympics AFTER criticizing Duterte and his ilk for dragging her into the stupid destabilization plot matrix.
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i’m also beginning to question if political analysis is still (or has ever been) the way to go when it comes to PH elections. My friend was lamenting how her seven employees used to be for Leni but are now for BBM. Their reason? “Ayaw namin matukso pag natalo e.”.
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after the 2022 elections, i started following a bunch of pro-Marcos FB pages. i really wanted to understand how the other side thinks. going down that rabbithole has led me to a universe that is a direct repudiation of everything we in woke twitter stand for.
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in 16 songs taylor swift has done more for the filipino people this lockdown than the entire IATF.
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honestly the most heartbreaking tiktok i’ve ever watched. he killed 30,000+ of us, massacred activists, did unfathomable damage to our country’s institutions, environment, and collective psyche. and when he dies, he’ll probably go down as the most beloved filipino ever.
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10. The conversation ended disturbingly, with him saying, in a conyo accent, “Honestly, if you don’t care about the poor or businesses or human rights and shit, then Marcos won’t be that bad.” . I walked away pondering what it was like to live a life not caring about anything.
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This is what happens when we put politicians on a pedestal and we assign all our hopes on them. Vico isn’t a savior, neither is Leni or even other progressive leaders. I’ve seen problematic statements/positions from each of them, but they’re all still worth supporting as allies.
Vico Sotto’s right-wingfication happening right before our eyes this is grim 😭😭.
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- A recurring argument was “Why do you care so much about the poor? They’re always going to be poor” . They wouldn’t be if more people cared.
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- Marami pong nagrereply na galit saken???? For being friends hahahah . Skl i actually cried after po i felt like i was mourning the person i knew pero laban lang baka he can change pa. Like VP Leni always says, “Sila ang ipinaglalaban.”.
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It’s hard having a society where people have such drastically different values and I genuinely don’t know what can be done about that. For some, killing people is a non-negotiable. For others, it’s alright, sure, as long as it’s not me or someone I know.
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that house-to-house campaign of leni robredo was onto something and i think it could have reaped more fruits if we had more time. it is so different when you get to look someone in the eye and talk to them and you see each other as human rather than names on a screen.
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If Bato and Bong Go are re-elected, we will have a Duterte-led “opposition” in the Senate. If Bam and Kiko win, we will have a genuine opposition in the chamber, with Risa as Minority Leader. Let’s make sure that happens #KikoBam2025.
Term-limited Senator Koko Pimentel files his certificate of candidacy for the 1st congressional district of Marikina under Nacionalista Party. He will be facing Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro, who submitted his COC just a day earlier, October 5. #PHVote #BeTheChange | Patrick Cruz
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Another question I have is how can people learn if we don’t teach them? And how can we teach without coming off as self-righteous? How can we embrace a democratic society with a free marketplace of ideas when we also believe some values, like human life, are not up for debate?.
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7. He also pointed out #AngatBuhayLahat is a lie, it implies poverty eradication, which he says is impossible. When I said the same thing about #BabangonMuli, he said something even more interesting: . “Babangon muli isn’t about the people naman, just the Marcos family.”.
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list of people my grandma says are going to hell, on the way home from church:. Roman Catholics.Pentecostals.Baptists.Muslims.Buddhists.Bikers.Mga driver ng Fortuner.Motorcyclists.Tricycle drivers.Jeepney drivers.Mga nagzuZumba.Volleyball players.Badminton players.….
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- Am I still friends with him? Probably not idk but with 2 weeks ago I’ll still reach out. Got him to admit Leni is more competent and capable, the problem is his lack of empathy. But if we can play to his ego and get him to vote for who he thinks is better edi okay.
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And yeah not every BBM supporter thinks that way, for sure. But if I were in my mom’s shoes, idk what i’d say! Comfort? Reproach? Is radical love being there for your friend, or is it having a difficult conversation? What if the timing of that conversation is off?.
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Tried to explain, in the nicest terms possible, that that was completely false, and our talk ended well. He seemed convinced to vote for Leni. But it’s so, so painful to see how much of reality we’ve conceded to online trolls and complete lies.
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My personal favorite so far has been an undecided voter who will DEFINITELY NOT vote for Uniteam kasi “Ginagamit nila yung green at red. Diba para sa pasko lang green and red? Parang dinidisrespect nila ang Pasko eh…”.
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I have another friend who was originally for Isko but since his name has the word “pink” in it he’s now for Leni, even if he thinks Isko is better. The more I talk to people, the more I see how they vote/don’t vote according to reasons that other people would never consider.
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it’s an environment built on resentment but masked by “good vibes.” it is waist-deep in conspiracy theories. it says “hey, the world was alright before, but here come the women, the black people, the immigrants, the LGBTs, the liberals, and the leftists to ruin everything.”.
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- for those saying unfriend/cut off kagad gets naman. Deserv. But I’ve seen people with WORSE views (openly islamaphobes, homophobes, anti-Semites, etc) who have changed for many reasons and are now really trying to be better. Idealistic but habang may buhay, may pagasa.
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its led me to a universe that is fiercely pro-Philippines but also anti-NPA. it is so deeply intertwined with reels of Jordan Peterson, Andrew Tate, and Elon Musk fandomry. it is very anti-LGBT. it is extremely pro-Israel. it is also, for some reason, very pro-Putin.
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This is what gets me though. I agree with most of the replies for sure, even this one. But the reality is most Filipinos are ok with EJKs. Are most of us bad people?.
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the sheer scale of this brainwashing mechanism, which hits just the right notes for billions of sympathizers around the world, is so complex and so comprehensive that i don’t know if there’s any defeating it. the world is not ready for social media.
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- Also not saying most BBM supporters think like this. But he’s definitely not alone, I’ve heard similar sentiments from other people belonging to that (filthy rich) demographic. I also know people who were once openly anti-poor (yes thats a thing) and now aren’t n are better.
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“don’t make your sermons too political, it turns off church members who don’t care about that stuff”. my dad:
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One thing I’m consistently hearing from Marcos Jr. supporters is “Baka bigyan kami ng ginto ni Marcos e malay natin”.
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I guess my question at this point is: what do we do now? Okay yes we’re right, we are against indiscriminately killing people. But what action steps do we take towards a society where we can share common values like the right to life?.
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the thing that saddened me the most was not that this world existed: it was that the likes, shares, and views per reel confirmed something i didn’t want to believe: that they truly had the numbers.
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“Ang gusto ko po talaga si Manny pero natakot po ako sa survey so sinabi ko nalang si Bongbong.”. Generally, I believe in surveys but the fact I’ve seen this sentiment repeated on Twitter and in real life is probably proof they have an imperfect system in place for data gathering.
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its amazing how perfectly gamed it is. the more we fact-check and “speak truth to power” and engage in what they call “cancel culture,” the more deeply we entrench the algorithms that are othering us from them.
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9. He said he sympathizes deeply with Robredo, a truly kind and competent candidate. But he said: “it’s not about values, it’s about who has the loudest megaphone.” . I asked him if that scared him, a society without shared truths. Hindi naman daw: we never had any to begin with.
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I’m sure there’s a deeper political/psychological here that I’m too sabaw to deconstruct for now. So until then I’m going to share some of the things I’ve heard while campaigning along sidewalks and in public spaces for VP Leni.
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8. He argued most people don’t view politics as an avenue fot structural reform. To most people it’s a game lang, and people “make taya” the family they like, hope they win, and then life goes on. Elections, like rain and summer, are just another season.
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He also thanked a foreign dictator instead of the thousands of Filipino doctors, nurses, and health workers who have put their lives on the line every single day combatting this crisis. VOTE WISELY IN 2022.
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and because they have so deeply equated “good vibes” to “goodness,” the adherents of this system will stop at nothing to oppose everyone who speaks negative truths. the latter are so easily dismissed as “toxic”.
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Thank God Raoul Manuel is quickly becoming a household name. May pagasa pa rin ✊🏼.
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Vico has a really great PR team tbh. He’s killing it in other algorithms. If there’s anything he’s learned, it’s that we (the woke twitter ensemble) should not be his primary audience.
I’m not from Pasig but I know he was present and addressed the crowd. As per my friends living in Pasig, he’s doing very well as their mayor. I think hindi lang talaga siya sobrang ma-PR (which is unfortunately, a measure for one’s political presence for many).
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In conversations I had with 2 fishermen, one said he was voting for Leni because “ang ganda ni madame eh”, another said he’s not voting her kasi “mas maganda si Loren, si Loren nalang sana tumakbo”. Dami ring nakiki #SwitchToIsko kasi “pucha ang pogi eh”.
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One of the worst, most painfulthings I heard was, “Mabait ba talaga si Leni? Di ba siya yung pumatay sa asawa niya? Yun yung kita ko sa FB eh.”.
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Adding to this thread since maraming nagtatanong. - Had dinner with him because I’m trying to practice radikal na magmamahal. To all BBM supporting friends, I make them kamusta, ask if I can talk to them about politics, with the hope of changing their minds. Ok naman til now.
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@DetectiveMask Nag change topic to how they should get jobs na skskks tapos may discussion on workplace affairs. Sorry hindi ako creep, maingay lang talaga sila hahahaha.
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I once had a law prof who shared in class that being a lawyer is "the highest vocation a human being can hope to attain" and ngl it's really this self-indulgent, egotistic idolatry that's so commonplace among Philippine lawyers that has me on the cusp of quitting every week.
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- Also the thread doesn’t capture it but 80% of the arguing revolved around the Tiananmen Square massacre. Idk why its something he really held on to. Is that like a DDS/BBM talking point? Na hey we can commit atrocities and move on dapat.
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Love how my Grandma envisions a Heaven of just her and God 😍.
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absolutely disgusting tweet and its a wonder OP hasn’t taken it down yet. most of the farmers and fishermen i know voted for Leni and Kiko, and even if they didn’t they don’t deserve to be talked down on. that’s what got us here in the first place.
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mayor vico’s silence is disappointing but i also think it could be because he thinks that, for the next ten years, nobody is winning the presidency by being staunchly anti-Marcos/anti-Duterte.
@joshquising he’s threatened or afraid to lose something. power, clout, fame.
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but until we can find ways to humanize each other more, there’s no stopping this social media monster. i fear this was the leviathan thomas hobbes warned us about.
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6. He acknowledged that Marcos Jr. benefits disproportionately from fake news, but also said other candidates have their own attack dogs/fake news purveyors. He also said:. “Bro, we live in a matter where truth doesn’t matter anymore, and the possibilities are endless.”.
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4. In his words, “Sometimes remembering doesn’t do you any good. Sometimes it’s about forgetting and moving on.”.
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Difficult for me to reconcile the realities i see both on the ground and online: that Filipinos are extremely kind, hospitable people with extremely, extremely problematic views on almost every social issue.
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1. I asked why BBM? And he said “First and foremost is popularity. No candidate has ever been this beloved by a broad group of people. You see it in surveys and rallies. Imagine what one can achieve with the plurality support of the people. Possibilities are endless.”.
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My Grandma gives me hope that we can all overcome our social and ideological differences to simply cancel everyone to eternal suffering 🥰.
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5. The discussion morphed into one questioning the importance of history. He believes a knowledge of history isn’t an important skill in the modern world, that math, english, Chinese, and vocational skills are more important.
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3. That led us to a discussion on Marcos historical revisionism, which is where the conversation really went downhill. He brought up Tiananmen Square massacre and how, after committing that atrocity, the Chinese gov’t just moved forward. China became a world power.
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but rather than allowing people to criticize a global system which allows billionaires to exist and thrive while so many others suffer, it instead encourages viewers that if they just work hard and avoid envy, you too can be a billionaire.
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In a world with fascist mass murderers, are we really going to try and cancel those whose body of work is clearly pro-people, progressive-leaning, and democratic? . You can criticize and call out without cancelling idk.
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2. “Having BBM as President will raise the morale of most Filipinos. As capable as people like Leni, Ping, and Isko are, they can’t inspire people effortlessly like BBM, whose massive social media (misinformation) campaigns have conditioned Filipinos to crave Marcos leadership.”.
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A Robredo supporter and a Marcos supporter have both said this: “Ganda po kasi ng ngiti niya eh, alam mo nang mabait na tao”.
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Didn’t really bat an eye at the picture. Almost every Filipino politician has an eye-raising picture with a local supervillain, so parang ok lang naman. It was the caption that really made me go wtf……… absolutely fucking batshit God sharon have some shame.
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everybody’s favorite bouncing tito @ColmenaresPH #KeriNiNeri #KayangKaya #16Colmenares #NeriSaSenado
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i didn’t even get to the billions stolen, the political opponents silenced, the normalization of perversion and malice on an unprecedented scale. there are few things i want more than for our people to all see who he really, truly is in the final days before his eventual demise.
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as a law student, i’m beginning to mistrust those in the profession who don’t see law for what it is: an instrument almost perfectly designed to protect elite interests and the status quo.
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Didn’t expect this to blow up lol but it’s a sad reminder that if we continue to treat elections like a joke we will continue to be a joke.
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while this echochamber is littered with motivational reels and Christian/Buddhist(??)/inspirational snippets, I find that these values are often twisted to suit the leviathan’s political/ideological leanings.
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then the next reel he really said “you know what the problem is? transpeople” sksksksksk. but by saying something largely uncontroversial, you open that door to more listening. if you start with something abrasive kagad, like “Marcos MAGNANAKAW” edi we immediately turn ppl off.
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For example: the promotion of hard work and diligence (values we should all aspire towards) is so often used to praise billionaires like elon musk, jeff bezos, mark zuckerberg, and bill gates— with montages praising their lifestyles (which range from extravagant to simple).
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Mga LGBTQ+.OFWs (she was an OFW).Mga diabetic .Mga may dementia (choice daw).Mga mahihirap.Mga mayayaman .The Dalai Lama.Queen Elizabeth.Mga celebrity.Politicians.Mga nagyouYoutube.Cat owners.Waiters.
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sadly, there is no single political force more consistently disappointing than the filipino people.
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A few months ago, I made a thread about how liking and following all these pro-DDS/BBM pages led me down a rabbithole of misogyny, pro-Andrew Tate content, Elon Musk idolatry, anti-LGBT, anti-Black, anti-Semitic, and anti-Ukraine propaganda. I’m terrified of the future.
There is a whole online industry growing that is creating content to make men feel like shit about their ability to be loved, be in relationships. When you see a video like this you need to remember that the desired outcome is you resenting women and feeling insecure.
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thinking about how, years ago, my dad was once a pastor in what is now a local megachurch. he spearheaded their local ministry for victims of the mount pinatubo eruption, and raised money to buy goats and agricultural equipment for them to rebuild their lives….
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one person who seems to have mastered the art of “opening the door” is joe rogan. if you listen with a critical ear, you realize joe rogan adds zero value to any debate or discussion. but his popularity stems from his lack of abrasiveness towards anything.
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If you’re interested in watching a real presidential address with reassuring updates and comprehensive guidelines, look no further:.
THREAD: Vice President Leni Robredo addresses the nation on #COVID19 situation in the country | Watch here
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Really enjoyed this book, super insightful look into PH electoral politics. Sharing some of the most iconic quotes—. “Clans, not parties, have been the building blocks of politics.”
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Went down the BBM-DDS rabbithole a few hours ago and still have not resurfaced. Just want to understand what goes on in that echochamber. My first takeaway is that the disdain for activists and anti-Marcos people is that we are all “negative”, “bad vibes”, “paninira”.
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I saw a tweet saying he should be called Vico “lahing r*pist” Sotto and for the record fuck Vic Sotto but I think that’s pretty uncalled for.
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part of the problem here is sometimes these talking heads give genuinely good advice and that opens the door to people being more and more receptive to their ideas. first jordan peterson reel i saw was him talking about fixing your bed in the morning and i thought hey tama naman.
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Leni Robredo needs her own TV show ASAP, showing what Angat Buhay is doing amidst this economic crisis. Kiko Pangilinan needs to revive his role as ABSCBN’s legal analyst (a role that catapulted him to fame in the early 2000s). He can be joined by Diokno, Colmenares, Drilon, etc.
we really need to start courting potential voters NOW and this kind of behavior is not particularly inviting. may TV show na yung Cayetanos, may tv show si Panelo (surprise!). we're at a disadvantage here. paikot ikot nalang yung sisihan.
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but talking heads like that, who promote that “respect my opinion” perspective even if its shit opinion—they get the numbers, they seem like they’re more rarional, and they can sway people when they finally do take a stand.
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“lol im not even a fan my mom just got 10 VIP tickets tho” i will fucking shoot you rn bro.
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There are 55 partylists with seats in Congress right now. How did opposition partylists fare? . Kabataan - 14th.Gabriela - 21st.Agri - 23rd.P3PWD - 24th.ACT Teachers - 35th. Who didn’t make it?.Akbayan - 58th.Bayan Muna - 64th.Magdalo - 88th.Anakpawis - 117th.
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i was raised in the aftermath of two people power revolutions, and grew up hearing stories about how the people united will never fail—because we had seen it prevail time and time again. it breaks my heart to know that our people may never rediscover that courage in my lifetime.
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If, by some miracluous twist of fate, Leni Robredo wins the Presidency, she will not solve the Philippines’ vast inventory of social problems in six years. But here’s to hoping she can move the needle in the right direction.
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sorry if this thread is so kalat im just dumping random observations hahahaha.
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my dad resigned the very next day and never looked back hahahaha.
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Saw someone (a former VPL supporter) comment how Leni hasn’t done anything to address DepEd’s zero budget for SPED and damn I’ll never understand why there’s this real effort to pin all our hopes and blame all our sorrows on this now private citizen who served us well.
A convo that perturbed me: A stranger who found out I'm an Ateneo alum remarked how horrifying the graduation killings were. I agreed. Then they added that the school eased security since Leni Robredo held events there—the logic was, they blamed her for making Ateneo vulnerable.
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i literally heard a joe rogan reel go “is it bad? idk. is it good? idk. am i for it? idk”. and rogan seems to agree with every single guest he has on, whether its donald trump or bernie sanders.
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Whenever I talk to my friends/family who voted BBM, they cite “unfulfilled promises” as the biggest reason behind their disappointment (no cheap rice, no returned gold, etc) . Wonder why PRRD was not held to the same standard when he left all his campaign promises unfulfilled….
Comparative Ratings PBBM vs Previous Presidents. Marcos' approval lags behind both Former Presidents Rodrigo Duterte and Benigno Aquino III at this same period since their inauguration. 🟩Duterte (March 2018) 80%.🟨Aquino (March 2012) 70%. #ianmaps🐟
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