http://www.luisteodoro.com/archives/2007/01/09/small-mercies/ Current and archived writings of Prof. Luis V. Teodoro Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:37:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.luisteodoro.com/archives/2007/01/09/small-mercies/#comment-18313 election2004.ph » Blog Archive » EU deplores human rights situation in the Philippines Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:33:39 +0000 http://www.luisteodoro.com/archives/2007/01/09/small-mercies/#comment-18313 [...] Luis Teodoro gives a backgrounder on Philippine politics and elections: [...] [...] Luis Teodoro gives a backgrounder on Philippine politics and elections: [...]

]]> http://www.luisteodoro.com/archives/2007/01/09/small-mercies/#comment-18284 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Philippines: Election season begins Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:43:13 +0000 http://www.luisteodoro.com/archives/2007/01/09/small-mercies/#comment-18284 [...] Luis Teodoro gives a backgrounder on Philippine politics and elections: “Philippine political parties may not have ideologies, but they do have an ideology. It’s the ideology of the wealthy and the powerful, of those who benefit the most from the way things are. There’s no talk of ideologies or programs among the mainstream parties and during Philippine elections because the ideology pro status quo is taken for granted. Those who don’t agree with that ideology can count on the police and the military to bash their heads in, file sedition charges against them, look the other way when they’re assassinated–or even encourage, abet, fund and carry out their elimination. All in the name of democracy, of course, a concept about which the political class and its minions haven’t the foggiest, but to which they constantly refer after the usual paeans to God and Country.” [...] [...] Luis Teodoro gives a backgrounder on Philippine politics and elections: “Philippine political parties may not have ideologies, but they do have an ideology. It’s the ideology of the wealthy and the powerful, of those who benefit the most from the way things are. There’s no talk of ideologies or programs among the mainstream parties and during Philippine elections because the ideology pro status quo is taken for granted. Those who don’t agree with that ideology can count on the police and the military to bash their heads in, file sedition charges against them, look the other way when they’re assassinated–or even encourage, abet, fund and carry out their elimination. All in the name of democracy, of course, a concept about which the political class and its minions haven’t the foggiest, but to which they constantly refer after the usual paeans to God and Country.” [...]

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