tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post117249414525624934..comments2023-10-20T21:46:49.945+08:00Comments on Philippine Commentary: The Fallacy of "Root Causes" Justifying Armed StruggleDeany Bocobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1172957192153511812007-03-04T05:26:00.000+08:002007-03-04T05:26:00.000+08:00I do agree with your sentiments that only through ...I do agree with your sentiments that only through peaceful means can the leftist group claim legitimacy to social justice. Yet, coming from a progressive paper during college, I see the point of those hapless and forever burdened members of the labor sector whom the government failed and is failing to protect from corrupt social structures like haciendas in the province and unjust working conditions in the cities. What else can they do? Having lost all possible means raising arms is but there last recourse. Unfortunately, the communist movement is using this to there advantage with a false promise of better life.fleeting_cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879505633358778901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1172680495066809542007-03-01T00:34:00.000+08:002007-03-01T00:34:00.000+08:00Dean,Your comments are creating one helluva debate...Dean,<BR/><BR/>Your comments are creating one helluva debate in Manolo's blog.<BR/><BR/>As far as I'm concerned - they should all lay down their arms, Ka Roger and Esperon.<BR/><BR/>They do mano a mano. Tapos!<BR/><BR/>K, K, we know that ain't possible.<BR/><BR/>So, here's a second proposition: quarantine the NPAs.<BR/><BR/>There's enough AFP, even led by shithead Esperon to do that.<BR/><BR/>Use Victor Corpus to outwit the guys.<BR/><BR/>Aw, shucks! Problem can't trust some of the AFP elements either though coz many of them are tulisans as well.<BR/><BR/>That is YOUR problem why AFP can't defeat 'em slipper donning fellow tulisan-NPA card bearing warrior.HILLBLOGGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977843513566589811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1172627529283021862007-02-28T09:52:00.000+08:002007-02-28T09:52:00.000+08:00"Murder is murder" as Amb. Kenney just declared, "..."Murder is murder" as Amb. Kenney just declared, "no matter who is responsible."<BR/><BR/>I agree with that position, and yours, at least with respect to violent means, by anyone. <BR/><BR/>But fixing the "root conditions" cannot be made a condition for laying down arms. Certainly the Military must never lay down its arms, even if they must be punished for any unjust killing. <BR/><BR/>Yet inasmuch as there is an insurgency, national defense and security gives violent suppression of it by lawful authority the "presumption of regularity".<BR/><BR/>Still this is not excusing unlawful actions on their part.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1172626652958097942007-02-28T09:37:00.000+08:002007-02-28T09:37:00.000+08:00I think the same way a new politician must renounc...I think the same way a new politician must renounce the acts of the old and corrupt politicians, the Leftists, socialists, and self-proclaimed nationalists should renounce the armed struggle and sever its umbilical cord to the CPP and the NPA. And the intensity of condemnation against the atrocities committed by the CPP-NPA should be equal to that leveled at Military Rightists. Unless they do so they will carry with them a dead albatross around their neck and will never rise above the level of party list representation.junedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01971975143035108581noreply@blogger.com