tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post116510942871729159..comments2023-10-20T21:46:49.945+08:00Comments on Philippine Commentary: Isagani Cruz--Jealous God of Unalloyed DevotionDeany Bocobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1165199284545879802006-12-04T10:28:00.000+08:002006-12-04T10:28:00.000+08:00I was born in the U.S. when my parents were finish...I was born in the U.S. when my parents were finishing their residencies as doctors. Since then, I've been here in the Philippines, with a brief visit in '99.<BR/><BR/>I resent Cruz's comments, because, somehow, I feel condemned in spite of the fact that it was not my fault that I was born in the States. The other problem here is that I've always considered the Philippines my home more than the land of my birth, so how can I be a renegade?<BR/><BR/>It's not the first time that Cruz has displayed his bigotry in print. Remember his infamous column about gays?Frederick Tomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778495910515608502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1165115605871074682006-12-03T11:13:00.000+08:002006-12-03T11:13:00.000+08:00What I didn't like about the piece is its presumpt...What I didn't like about the piece is its presumption that those who stay are nationalistic. That's a gross overestimation. How can people who throw away their trash in the streets be patriotic?Resty Odonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308416791417331341noreply@blogger.com