Comments on: Her father’s daughter http://www.luisteodoro.com/archives/2003/07/20/her-fathers-daughter/ Current and archived writings of Prof. Luis V. Teodoro Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:09:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: rose olsen http://www.luisteodoro.com/archives/2003/07/20/her-fathers-daughter/#comment-5104 rose olsen Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:44:55 +0000 /?p=144#comment-5104 Imee Marcos is anything but clueless; she is, in fact, brilliant and probably one of the few in Congress who use logic rather than rhetoric. Except for a few, Filipinos view martial law as an evil per se because the only brand of democracy is the American type, which is in many ways a mockery of genuine democracy. Ferdinand Marcos is the only president the Philippines has had who had a real and clear political platform. His tragedy is that he eventually became a victim of the eco-political system that he wanted to reform through DISCIPLINE of oneself and self-policing of the ranks. Admittedly, the martial law years were played out at great human cost, but isn't that true for all the presidents from Aguinaldo down to the latest president, that joke of a president called Gloria Arroyo? Imee Marcos is anything but clueless; she is, in fact, brilliant and probably one of the few in Congress who use logic rather than rhetoric.

Except for a few, Filipinos view martial law as an evil per se because the only brand of democracy is the American type, which is in many ways a mockery of genuine democracy. Ferdinand Marcos is the only president the Philippines has had who had a real and clear political platform. His tragedy is that he eventually became a victim of the eco-political system that he wanted to reform through DISCIPLINE of oneself and self-policing of the ranks.

Admittedly, the martial law years were played out at great human cost, but isn’t that true for all the presidents from Aguinaldo down to the latest president, that joke of a president called Gloria Arroyo?

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