tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post6309092217357759069..comments2023-10-20T21:46:49.945+08:00Comments on Philippine Commentary: Patricia Evangelista--Child Soldier of the NPA?Deany Bocobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-28736517003634888962008-03-02T17:04:00.000+08:002008-03-02T17:04:00.000+08:00First things first. I abhor communism. That system...First things first. I abhor communism. That system just doesn't work. However, that doesn't change the fact that the government and the military continually commit abuses. Sure, the CPP-NPA are probably guilty themselves too. But that doesn't justify killing a child, or abducting an activist(even a leftist one), or whatever grave mistakes they continually make.<BR/>I admire Patricia Evangelista for her zeal in criticizing the government for their wrongdoings.Hyangelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00795370069767689828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-72482591606651047422007-12-08T23:36:00.000+08:002007-12-08T23:36:00.000+08:00Dear Anon,There is another obvious reason why Ms. ...Dear Anon,<BR/>There is another obvious reason why Ms. Evangelista is not "a child soldier of the NPA" -- she's 22 years old and is therefore overaged for "child soldier".<BR/><BR/>So what AM I talking about?<BR/><BR/>Point 1: the child soldiers that commissions and study groups, even from Europe, say the NPA is not averse to recruiting and using as human shields. That's the UN Anon, but the news didn't make headlines back in 2000 when it first came out.<BR/><BR/>Point 2: there is a kind of hypocritical infantilism that winks at the NPA's violations of the Geneva Conventions, as if they were justified by the "fascist" state. <BR/><BR/>Point 3: MInors and children are indeed the nPA's favorite as scouts, look outs and messengers. They use them even in their illegal organized crime activities like extortion and blackmail <BR/><BR/>Hm. That's about all for now, I think.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your weak defense of the United Front tactics in the Media.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-18650659829872287522007-12-08T20:31:00.000+08:002007-12-08T20:31:00.000+08:00Okay. What are you talking about?Patricia Evangeli...Okay. What are you talking about?<BR/><BR/>Patricia Evangelista is about as far from being a "child soldier of the NPA" as celery is from being a grape. I will refrain from insults, but I must admit that a few leapt to mind as I read your article. And they weren't aimed at Ms. Evangelista.<BR/><BR/>Point one. Ms. Evangelista isn't exactly popular with hardcore leftists, including the NPA. Her views are liberal, but generally not leftist, and yes, there's a difference. At the risk of saying something that's already well-known, the NPA probably wouldn't take her in if she tried to join their group. And as anyone who knows Ms. Evangelista would say, she wouldn't even entertain the thought of joining in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Point two. The Arroyo administration IS guilty of human rights violations. Fact-finding commissions, both local and foreign (the Melo Commission and the United Nations) have pointed to the State as the perpetrators behind extrajudicial killings, torture, and forced disappearances happening in the Philippines today. When Ms. Evangelista notes that the military is at fault, it's not because her view has been poisoned by those at the Inquirer. It's because the military truly is at fault. Let me clarify: I admire those who would take up arms in defense of our nation, as soldiers do, but some of the things done by some sections of the military simply cannot be condoned. What Ms. Evangelista wrote of in her column is a prime example of this.<BR/><BR/>Point three. You're committing the classic fallacy of ad hominem. You deride the Inquirer as "the Philippine Daily Innuendo" and Ms. Evangelista as "Patty," claiming that she's a "moral cop-out" and has gone over to the "Dark Force." (By the way, if your reference is Star Wars, that should be the Dark Side.) Insulting Ms. Evangelista and the Inquirer does not detract from the truth of their assertions. Their views may be different from yours, but calling them names doesn't seem like the way to go.<BR/><BR/>Hm. That's about all for now, I think.<BR/><BR/>Good day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-23686636713791929712007-06-14T10:27:00.000+08:002007-06-14T10:27:00.000+08:00But isn't that the same US government that also su...But isn't that the same US government that also supports all sorts of terrorists and dictators worldwide? They document their own activities which are eventually declassified:<BR/><BR/>http://www.nsarchive.orgTiki Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933590834437192654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-55638904929411491922007-05-24T22:14:00.000+08:002007-05-24T22:14:00.000+08:00I HAD admired Patricia for her eloquence with her ...I HAD admired Patricia for her eloquence with her words and pen. I might say that I HAD emulated her and looked up on her as something as extraordinary.The proof of what she was talking about may be in favor to the communist party, and to that I am disappointed myself. Such rustic point of view about the military is one sided, lacking understanding to the duties of the Armed Forces. <BR/>They were trained to be leaders who are able-bodied soldiers ready to defend our country.<BR/>To Patty, if you want to know how the military works, try entering PMA. I think you will understand them more that way. <BR/>And as for her writing, it is not yet too late for her. Salvation is for everyone. God will always be the center of things in the universe.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591047307130568100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-15913184945051119572007-04-25T19:26:00.000+08:002007-04-25T19:26:00.000+08:00rbahaguejr,Ang lola kong si Gloria? di ko yata ma-...rbahaguejr,<BR/>Ang lola kong si Gloria? di ko yata ma-gets ito...bawal ang hit-n-run, ipaliwanag mo nga ito. I always learn from those who disagree, kaya walang masama ang magpaliwanag. Nakakaintriga kung ganiri lang...Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-71827337553375022592007-04-25T17:58:00.000+08:002007-04-25T17:58:00.000+08:00Kawawa naman ang analysis mo. Katulad ng lola mong...Kawawa naman ang analysis mo. Katulad ng lola mong si gloria. Kapag hindi nya kakampi... kalaban... hay...Tek for the Pipolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809896772774881357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-48505947932650632022007-04-24T16:27:00.000+08:002007-04-24T16:27:00.000+08:00a straight arm salute to you mein fuhrera straight arm salute to you mein fuhrermanuelbuencaminohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644763064403005323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-9677829557062130282007-04-22T20:40:00.000+08:002007-04-22T20:40:00.000+08:00A warm welcome to Philippine Commentary, Ninemoons...A warm welcome to Philippine Commentary, Ninemoons.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I think it must be the company she's been keeping over at the paper. There's something there about having to keep up with the Joneses in the Main Stream Media. Seems like after a while, there's nothing left but an autonomic leftism in the writing. So much creative energy spent on figuring out some new way of saying the same tendentious thing in a way that Conrad or Rina or the CPP propaganda bureau hadn't thought up yet.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-13653430606456723542007-04-22T17:57:00.000+08:002007-04-22T17:57:00.000+08:00I think we might call it being ingenuous.She once ...I think we might call it being ingenuous.<BR/><BR/>She once wrote an opinion piece in the Inquirer that was all self-congratulating for - guess what - commuting successfully on the Ikot/Toki jeeps.<BR/><BR/>After that, I pretty much gave up on reading anything meaningful from her pen.<BR/><BR/>As for her sympathetic views on the NPA - well, she must not have yet read the part where the young Chinese Communists tore apart their own villages for Mao's sake.blackrose21PJ Punlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778927917324784864noreply@blogger.com