tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post8995051136319240317..comments2023-10-20T21:46:49.945+08:00Comments on Philippine Commentary: Why Edsa 1 Is Sacred & Edsa 2, Immoral: A Pictorial ComparisonDeany Bocobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-71183859353900188262010-03-13T01:00:29.621+08:002010-03-13T01:00:29.621+08:00Hi AdB
Pictures, when they're not the tampere...Hi AdB<br /><br />Pictures, when they're not the tampered type, do speak volumes of a situation. The Edsa 2 pix here say a mouthful, and more. In that context, I agree it was also Erap's fault. <br /><br />Had Estrada elected to disperse the Edsa crowd early on, I think they'll be saying "Wag po, or "Maawa kayo" instead of "P_tang_na mo" or "Die" to Erap. Or, perhaps, had he chosen to eliminate Tabako (not the PR spy some claim he did) or declare some form of Martial Law early on while banking on the huge support of the masses, Edsa either would not have happened, or wouldn't be as immoral as it turned out to be. <br /><br />Now, if you refer to his conduct in Malacanang, I agree he had his faults. But even granting that he also got jueteng funds for himself, was that enough grounds to oust him?<br /><br />Erap, who was and remains the only post-Martial Law president whose electoral victory is clear and uncontested, had to be ousted for mere corruption allegations? And the accuser being a corrupt, DOM maniacal governor? (Yes, Erap's a polygamous a bit like our most of like most of our philandering past male presidents but he was never involved in sex escort/tourist scandals.)<br /><br />How come Fidel Ramos, whose presidential victory is suspect, got away with mega-corruption that even used the name of the centennial of our patriots and revolutionaries? If you ask me, that's a thousand times worse.<br /><br />Why those conspirators and gullibles of Edsa 2 can be called immoral is because they are not consistent with the application of their principles, if indeed they do have them. Had they ousted Ramos and Arroyo ousted as well, then embrace I will the 2001 Edsa. <br /><br />Since the ouster singled out Estrada--granting that he was corrupt--but spared Tabako and the Illegitimate "Most Corrupt" Arroyo, then Erap's ouster could not have been his fault.<br /><br />Edsa 2 was mainly a conspiracy against an imperfect man who dared defy the wishes of the church and of the business tycoons out to rake more profits at the people's expense, and who dared go after and someone like Ramos and the Muslim secessionists.Jesusa Bernardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13216156182443307139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-88063669066394399902010-03-12T09:42:24.807+08:002010-03-12T09:42:24.807+08:00Edsa 2 was an act of sabotage against the Republic...Edsa 2 was an act of sabotage against the Republic. <br /><br />That's how I saw it and that's how I see it still.<br /><br />To me the blame rests not only in the civil society, the reds, Cardinal Sin, the nuns, and the military who conspired to violate the Constitution but also, sadly, in Erap too.AdBhttp://manilabaywatch.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-67356165946896916672010-02-28T22:29:32.367+08:002010-02-28T22:29:32.367+08:00Yes, i.n.e., you're right about the texting pa...Yes, i.n.e., you're right about the texting part but I was limited by the photos I could get hold of. This was a spur-of-the-moment post, explaining also why it's a little late.<br /><br />If I may add, I did plan to include the Philippine Graphic ('EDSA II could have been bloody' coup confessions) cover of the Illegitimate and the First Gentle_og, but there was no clear-cut equivalent in Edsa 1 (Enrile, etc. planned a coup but the civilians saved the day and so on--rather complicated).Jesusa Bernardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13216156182443307139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-32288866474242849092010-02-28T14:53:02.581+08:002010-02-28T14:53:02.581+08:00why do i get a strong sense to agree in all these,...why do i get a strong sense to agree in all these, edsa 3 in particular. <br /><br />one thing you seem to have forgotten: cardinal sin's appeal vs text invitation to party. <br /><br />--i.n.e.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com