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I think if Filipinos start working for the betterment of their entire country, they would be out of the crap they are in. I mean voting for murderers? That is just too much to take. Some (Not all) Filipinos have a damaged culture according to James Fallows.
James Fallows, a prominent American columnist wrote in 1987 that Filipinos due to their "damaged culture" are only loyal to their family and barrio. There is a lack of love, patriotism and nationalism for the country as a whole. I kind of see that in Zero_wing's reply. He said, the murderers who were elected were from a different barrio from a different island, so he does not care. He only cares about what happens in his barrio. 25 years later I guess J. Fallows' assertions still hold true for some Pinoys.
Here is some parts of the article:
Filipinos pride themselves on their lifelong loyalty to family, schoolmates, compadres, members of the same tribe, residents of the same barangay. The mutual tenderness among the people of Smoky Mountain is enough to break your heart. But when observing Filipino friendships I thought often of the Mafia families portrayed in The Godfather: total devotion to those within the circle, total war on those outside. Because the boundaries of decedent treatment are limited to the family or tribe, they exclude at least 90 percent of the people in the country. And because of this fragmentation--this lack of nationalism--people treat each other worse in the Philippines than in any other Asian country I have seen.
here is the link to the article
A Damaged Culture: A New Philippines? - James Fallows - The Atlantic
It is very long and of course some of the assumptions no longer hold true as it was written over 25 years ago.
James Fallows, a prominent American columnist wrote in 1987 that Filipinos due to their "damaged culture" are only loyal to their family and barrio. There is a lack of love, patriotism and nationalism for the country as a whole. I kind of see that in Zero_wing's reply. He said, the murderers who were elected were from a different barrio from a different island, so he does not care. He only cares about what happens in his barrio. 25 years later I guess J. Fallows' assertions still hold true for some Pinoys.
Here is some parts of the article:
Filipinos pride themselves on their lifelong loyalty to family, schoolmates, compadres, members of the same tribe, residents of the same barangay. The mutual tenderness among the people of Smoky Mountain is enough to break your heart. But when observing Filipino friendships I thought often of the Mafia families portrayed in The Godfather: total devotion to those within the circle, total war on those outside. Because the boundaries of decedent treatment are limited to the family or tribe, they exclude at least 90 percent of the people in the country. And because of this fragmentation--this lack of nationalism--people treat each other worse in the Philippines than in any other Asian country I have seen.
here is the link to the article
A Damaged Culture: A New Philippines? - James Fallows - The Atlantic
It is very long and of course some of the assumptions no longer hold true as it was written over 25 years ago.