and for a moment, the rest of the world stops.

Mar 21, 2008 15:01

The Philippines has always been a country abundant in colorful traditions and cultural practices, one of the more vibrant ones being the observance of Holy Week. I have always had a particular fondness for this time of the year, despite the insufferable heat it brings along with it. Perhaps it is because this is the only time when the barriers that ( Read more... )

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I don't ritually follow Holy Week joe_blub March 21 2008, 15:56:52 UTC
I'd say democracy is an ideal and not an objective. There will always be vested interests in any country's development.

But hope never fixes itself on certainty. There's still much that can be done and redone.

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Re: I don't ritually follow Holy Week drumstarr March 23 2008, 13:49:10 UTC
hey evs. 1) Democracy isn't ideal, it's based on ways and means to run a country, and thus it is objective. It is the IDEAL form of government, based on CONCRETE structures created to strengthen equality and achievement in a nation. That's why I said TRUE democracy, because at it's purest form -without these vested interests that you're saying -it is what a government should be. And I'm saying it's what OUR government should aspire for ( ... )

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Re: I don't ritually follow Holy Week joe_blub March 23 2008, 17:32:27 UTC
Hey, lighten up! My comment isn't a thesis statement. I appreciate the clarifications, but whoa! I wasn't looking for an argument, but I guess I found one anyway :|

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Re: I don't ritually follow Holy Week drumstarr March 24 2008, 00:00:34 UTC
You forget who you're talking to.:p 2022's next RP vice-presidentiable. Heehee.

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Re: I don't ritually follow Holy Week joe_blub March 24 2008, 01:30:31 UTC
Fine, fine. Don't forget to tour the baryos. :P Haha

Grabe, inano mo pa ung grammar ko! Talk about butchering a comment :P

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