tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post8325325249405397695..comments2023-10-20T21:46:49.945+08:00Comments on Philippine Commentary: Lincoln's Message Also Applies to MindanaoDeany Bocobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-6011612199951892392008-07-06T08:08:00.000+08:002008-07-06T08:08:00.000+08:00Ilocoslovak! haha. Nationalism breeds nationalism...Ilocoslovak! haha. Nationalism breeds nationalism. Or tribalism. somehow the whole discussion needs to be framed in the public sphere better the way Abe Lincoln did. right now media and ideologues are paralyzed by their anti colonial sentiments and are egging on the centrifugal forces of separatism and dis-union. I think it will be very dangerous going forward as the economic crisis worsens.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-88254078190928466372008-07-05T17:37:00.000+08:002008-07-05T17:37:00.000+08:00Mindanao has always been part of the Philippines. ...Mindanao has always been part of the Philippines. The American colonizers recognized the fact that Muslims in Mindanao weren't a separate ethnic group from all Filipinos but recognized that they are not Christian.<BR/><BR/>The Muslim "homeland" is really the Philippines. If they want a homeland the Philippines is it!<BR/><BR/>Any move to declare a separate homeland in Mindanao will be strongly opposed by Mindanao citizens.<BR/><BR/>There was one instance where I blew my top in a symposium at ANU. A liberal Aussie likened Mindanao to Timor Leste!<BR/><BR/>If a Mindanao homeland is declared, my Ilocano relatives will declare a separate "Ilocoslovak" homeland :). They have a cultural and religious identity of their own? right?Ben Vallejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963290696331676531noreply@blogger.com