In the day-to-day exchange that defines real life for most Pinoys, the daily news, radio and TV broadcasts, our cinema, and in casual conversation, the masa and those who celebrate mediocrity – those who are quick to boast about how ingenious Pinoys are and point to our colorful Jeepneys as examples, or who count the number of look-alike, sound-alike local celebrities or the once-in-a-generation gifted professional athlete as a measure of national greatness – set an UNPATRIOTIC example and lower the bar of public debate.
In the day-to-day exchange that defines real life for most Pinoys, the daily news, radio and TV broadcasts, our cinema, and in casual conversation, the masa and those who celebrate mediocrity – those who are quick to boast about how ingenious Pinoys are and point to our colorful Jeepneys as examples, or who count the number of look-alike, sound-alike local celebrities or the once-in-a-generation gifted professional athlete as a measure of national greatness – set an UNPATRIOTIC example and lower the bar of public debate.
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In the day-to-day exchange that defines real life for most Pinoys, the daily news, radio and TV broadcasts, our cinema, and in casual conversation, the masa and those who celebrate mediocrity – those who are quick to boast about how ingenious Pinoys are and point to our colorful Jeepneys as examples, or who count the number of look-alike, sound-alike local celebrities or the once-in-a-generation gifted professional athlete as a measure of national greatness – set an UNPATRIOTIC example and lower the bar of public debate.
In the day-to-day exchange that defines real life for most Pinoys, the daily news, radio and TV broadcasts, our cinema, and in casual conversation, the masa and those who celebrate mediocrity – those who are quick to boast about how ingenious Pinoys are and point to our colorful Jeepneys as examples, or who count the number of look-alike, sound-alike local celebrities or the once-in-a-generation gifted professional athlete as a measure of national greatness – set an UNPATRIOTIC example and lower the bar of public debate.
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Nationalism is an artificial construct that separates humans from other humans. In falling for the illusion of separation Filipinos lose out on the opportunities to try new ideas that improve their lives.
Approval of the RH Bill is another instance of Filipinos taking pride in being losers. The usual Pinoy alibi – “kawawa naman” is like a switch or trigger that makes Filipinos shut off any form of logic and turn into “kunsintidors” or enablers. What exactly is being enabled? A loser mentality that’s what. It’s a mentality that fuses attitudes of losers. Here are the different mentalities of those who support the RH Bill
Approval of the RH Bill is another instance of Filipinos taking pride in being losers. The usual Pinoy alibi – “kawawa naman” is like a switch or trigger that makes Filipinos shut off any form of logic and turn into “kunsintidors” or enablers. What exactly is being enabled? A loser mentality that’s what. It’s a mentality that fuses attitudes of losers. Here are the different mentalities of those who support the RH Bill