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Digma, John Rush Set S
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The view on the Philippine condition was written based on the author’s
experiences, observation and study about the country
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The article was written almost 32 years ago, and the bases of the author were the
conditions and settings the Philippines had, unfortunately, Philippines was dilapidated that
time; resulting to a downgrading and shameful criticism for every Filipino that time and perhaps
up to now
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Nevertheless, I still commend
him for he is so fearless and frank in speaking out the degrading yet truthful critiques and
allegations against Philippines
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And it is indeed a very good thing about his work
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However,
that’s the reality and maybe he just wanted to speak out the truth, to state what he experienced
and to write and publish what he observed, since we are in democratic country
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But why we don’t try to think
deeper of what he did, and realize that he perhaps even care for our country more than us,

Filipinos
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I realized
that he is even more nationalistic than us, as he knew more about our country and spoke
fearlessly for the country, unlike us the Filipinos; ignorant, coward, deaf and blind
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James Fallows criticized and gave his insights to some issues such as
governance, country’s development, the culture and nationalism
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Philippine is apparently a very rich country but the problem is on the culture
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One of
the examples stated is the culture of delicadeza or being careful in what to say or much worse
is the avoidance of saying unpleasant topics to avoid and escape to shame
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When it comes to government, why Filipinos are so
blessed with so much patience that we can able to resist and tolerate those shit things that
officials do against us? Are we blind for us not see them or are we afraid to speak? I think that
is one of the roots why government keeps on corrupting and why the Philippines is always left
behind
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Another one is the
failure of nationalism which causes weak sense of national pride and national unity, barrier
among people and inequality
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Humanity prevails
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No barrier between riches and poors
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And there is no what we so called the war of every man against every man
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I’m
not totally agreeing with Fallows’ whole article since I’m not really sure about the authenticity
of his words, but I’m glad because he knocks me (us) up from being slept as he presented us

the culture that is needed to be repaired, a kind of culture that hinders us in many ways
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Bu the question is
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What is sad about this, is the fact that
Fallows wrote the article 32 years ago, on 1987 and nothing seems had happened
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Where is the enlightenment that we call? Do
we learn? Why still cannot repair the damaged culture? I realized that the “A Damaged
Culture” of Fallows has been just treated as a “just a written article” without having a reflection
on it
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The commentary feeds us realities, and is indeed
presents us the truthfulness of society, but seems we don’t care and just let time passed by
together with the deteriorating problems
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Likewise, what I realized from this is that Filipinos are
truly lacking of effort, action and commitment
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Nothing
will happen if we don’t move our feet
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Nothing will be repaired from our damaged culture if we don’t act and just sit by the corner
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Let’s make the negativities he said about us and
the negativities that really existed on the past as our lead to create better and brighter future
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Moreover, Fallows remarked our country as nation not only without nationalism but
also without national pride; truly depressing not because he spoke against but of the fact that
it is indeed still evident in our society, nevertheless, it is not too late for us to change that
insulting impression
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“History doesn’t repeat itself
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Let us not wait for another foreign
author to write again about our culture today, because undeniably, it still damaged
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We are Filipino
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Don’t be just Filipino who just occupies space on our beloved land, be
a nationalistic Filipino, not only by blood but also in actions
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Are we settle to the kind of life we have today? As a nationalistic Filipino, I am aiming
more for our country
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And
still, I’m hoping that it will also cause an enlightenment for them
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We Filipino only can fix the culture
we have
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And by this time,
for sure he will write about the Beautiful Culture the Philippine has

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