Comments on: Everyone wake up! Time to face the truth

By: dr_clairebear

dr_clairebear — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:12:31 +0000

hope you never lose your enthusiasm for fighting for reform. you guys take up the slack that we young professionals have so sadly occupied for the past few years. but we are waking up and starting fighting in our own ways. good luck sa Pilipinas!

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By: elmot

elmot — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:23:01 +0000

message ni lozada kahapon bro sa dlsu-taft…sya ay lubhang nalulungkot (ay may tono ng pagkadismaya) dahil sa sinasabi ng mga kabataan sa mga paaralan na napuntahan nya na sila ay gustong lumaban at ipagtanggol ang katarungan at katotohanan, pero ang mga nakatatanda at mga magulang nila ay ayaw silang pasalihin at magulo raw, baka kung anong mangyari, o bka harasin…parang ganun din dito sa la salle dasma!

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By: elmot

elmot — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:11:46 +0000

indeed a sad truth bro...our elders who lectured us of our rights as persons, our dignity as christians, our sacred place in the greater scheme of things, are the very people who let us down and lectured to us to be more reflective, somber, slow, and sorry for the word coward in this sense. now that we are fighting and voicing for our right and most of all justice, they are like some of our elders who scold us like unruly toddlers. elmot's last blog post..FEEDDJIT Live Traffic is Down

By: jun

jun — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:21:17 +0000

Greetings again,

The Lasalle administrators and Brothers are in a dilemma. They have taken a stand, but are also concerned about being responsible should members of the community face retaliaton from the state. Let us show compassion for any conservatism they show in this regard.

That is why STUDENT POWER along the path of active nonviolence has to be independent of administrative support, and go beyond the academe. STUDENTS should link up with other student organizations in other parts of the Philippines. With or without administrative support, it should evolve and stand on its own, while being enriched from the positive experiences and support it can get from different sectors. Youthful revolutionaries in our history did not get permission from their parents when they engaged in struggle. Should there be hesitation on the part of the administration, thank them for the position they have taken so far, and exert friendly criticism whenever you think they have failed also, the youth can do independent, responsible actions.

In fact, Lasallian youth should form independently a nationwide organization of youth, independent of other political blocs if necessary, starting with electronic yahoogroups and blogs, while being careful of saboteurs from within.

Youth can be creative. During martial law, the Filipino youth were not cowed but engaged in creative communal actions like lightning rallies, and other forms of mass agitation and community organizing work.

History has lots to offer us for our forthcoming work ahead. Mag-organisa !

in peace,

Jun
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By: jun

jun — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:05:33 +0000

I have been reading some of the comments. Those who did not answer the call to action will have the chance to stand up in their lifetime. Be patient with those who are undecided, and show compassion to those who cower in fear. For the apathetic, be compassionate too, That is the way of active nonviolence, we will attract people by our examples. While just anger can motivate us to action, it can become deep hatred which will bury our souls in mud, which can destroy us, our allies and ultimately ourselves. It is not just poetry to say that love can be a stronger motivation to live and die for our people, but also a universal bond which can even transform the oppressors. In fact, it has a medical application too !

in peace,

jun