Aura Manatad updated her status.

September 20, 2016 · 

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"...imperialism and militarism were seen to be defensive strategies by which threatened rulers attempted to rally their people against a foreign threat as distraction from social tensions at home. - quoted from somewhere

So this administration's adversarial stance against US and UN appears to be just another ploy to take the attention of the rest of the citizenry away from the debauchery of their war on drugs.

The anti-American rhetoric that we don't need the Americans to which millions of Pinoy raised their fists and say Amen, well, you don't need them; so why are you still working in the blasted American businesses that let's you afford that laptop that you are using to denounce their contribution?

We do not criticize your president just because we do not like him. And we certainly do not rejoice in his international faux pas that started to destabilize this country's economy. We call upon it because we are concerned. I know this is an understatement, but I just couldn't state it more plainly; It was and will always be so unwise for a president to commit such diplomatic blunders as the president consistently make. That is not caused by us nor the media. It is on your president and the people that surrounded him.

On EJK, well, you asked us where we are when an innocent is killed by drug addicts? You accuse us even of depending and protecting these people. Yet, again you are wrong. We wanted this criminals to pay for their crimes. We also want justice same as you. But unlike you, we want them to be proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt before an equal punishment can be meted out. But no, just like you prefer everything instant like your coffee, you want them dead instantly. For all those who happily welcome the news of every kill that this administration has encouraged in the pretext of their war against drugs, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE THAT YOUR LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT THESE PEOPLE?!?!? YOU ARE NOT GOD! YOU DON'T OWN THEIR LIVES!

You say, oh accept your defeat, move on and support our president!

First, let me tell you this. In a presidential race, voters shouldn't have lost, regardless of whether the people they've supported failed to make it to the aspired post. That this with the assumptions that those who aspired to become the president, will do his duty to heed to and protect the welfare of the entire citizenry, not only those who voted for him, or worse, those who only contributed to the campaign fund. Regardless of who won, we should have been all winners.

Next, there is nothing to move on. This is our country too. Election should not have been the be all-end all for all of us. As citizens we need to be mindful of what's happening, critical even. We do not elect officials and leave them be. If you do that, you're simply brewing yourself a recipe for abuse, disaster and corruption. This, with most certainty I will say, is also what you will do had any of the other candidates won in the election. You too will be critical. And we wouldn't have begrudged you of that, for we understand and respect your constitutional right to it. We wouldn't have shamed you just because your belief is not aligned with ours.

Lastly, we are dying to support your president. Just give us something we can put our hearts and soul into. If you can't give us that, let us be for now. For as long as this is a Democracy, everyone should be able to speak their mind freely and "fearlessly".

Ninja bow!

Aura Manatad

September 3, 2016 · 

Naglagiting ang kainit sa adlaw
Sama sa kainit sa akung ulu
Tungud sa mga nanghitabu
Sa banwa ku

Patay didtu, patay diri
Asa man ta padung ani?
Kung dili na usu, prisuhan, pulis ug korte
Maayu pa isira ang tunghaan sa abugasya
Ug magtukud ta ug praktisanan pagka Ninja

Kuhaun natu pagka magtutudlu
Si San Guku ug Vegeta
Para kung naay patay mo Supersayan ta!

Pinoy's Political Behavior on Duterte

Aura Manatad updated her status.

September 14, 2016 · Mandaue City · 

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I was accused of fear-mongering when I tried to dissuade people not to vote for Duterte during the campaign period. When I told that his intent to kill drug addicts, pushers, drug lords and everyone in between will inspire chaos and give several people the cover to kill others for whatever motive they may have. I said, with the authorities too busy on the drug crackdown, killings and murders would no longer be properly investigated. I also told anyone, who cares to listen, that it is a certainty that the earliest casualty and by far the biggest in number are the small time drug peddlers, those whose family can only drown their sorrows in tears and will never be able to bring themselves anywhere near a lawyer, much more a court of law to seek justice. Not, mind you because of shame or guilt but because they do not have the means to do it.

Armed only with Newton's Law of Motion and the little knowledge I have on human behavior in society; I discussed exhaustively what I thought would be the possible ramifications and backlash(es) of such a campaign.
I may have convinced some, but only too little, too few. Most of the die-hards would just shrug and said "di sad tingali oy" and those who are all out fanatics had said that I am just maliciously fear-mongering.

As Duterte made good of his promise of a bloody period, my deductions, it seems, have been proven to be right on que. Not barely six months into the promised completion of stopping the drug and crime problems; we already managed to have thousands killed with only a fraction identified as police operations and the rest attributed to vigilante killings and others unknown. In addition, there's that bombing in Davao that kills innocent people allegedly by Abu Sayyaf as paid hitmen of some druglord.

Duterte had already put the country into a state of lawlessness after that blast. And now, he is again intimating that terrorism in Mindanao can turn into a full-blown civil war. Is it just me, or are you now feeling the fear shivering up your spine?

He cursed the Pope and cursed the UN then threatened to pull us out of there. He also insulted Pres Obama and deliberately aimed to embarrass and shame him during the recent ASEAN Summit by showing our tragic history with them. Then just recently he ordered US troops out of Mindanao and made sweeping accusations that America is inflaming insurgencies in the region. All this he did while smooching with China and Russia. Now, we all know what China and Russia stands for, or do we really?

The question now becomes, where does Duterte want to lead us? From my side of the viewing deck, the future looks grim for us. The pattern of the recent events failed to offer me reassurance. Again, I'm afraid. And now the fear is more real than ever.

#justsaying

Lost

Aura Manatad is feeling sad.

September 24, 2016 · Mandaue City · 

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It's just heartbreaking to know that when you post anything against the numerous killings that are factually happening today; a whole lot of people instantly accuse you of desiring to have drugs proliferate. That by seeking a just and humane way of solving this problem, we have automatically disregarded the millions of the innocent victims of drug addiction. They automatically tagged you as just nothing but a chronic complainer or a yellowtard. That you did not even care for justice to be served to these innocent victims.

Let may say this again, we do care! But, we do more than care... we actually help rebuild some of the lives of these victims. We just don't pay lip service to our cause. We roll up our sleeves and do something. But we also heed the need of these victims to forgive in order to heal.

We cry for justice, and while justice is being sought. We try to give them hope. If you haven't heard our cries and saw how we helped; that's because we are busy doing it and don't have the inclination to glamorize our efforts.

Those whose hearts truly bleed for these victims know of these efforts and sometime crossed path with us.

If you haven't crossed paths with the likes of us... then maybe, you haven't cared just enough yet. If you try harder and seek to heal; you may learn why we say what we have to say.
Only then will you have a clearer understanding of what we've seen and where we're coming from.

This is actually not about politics. This is about being human and of finding our humanity!

I'm a Yellow but not a Retard

Aura Manatad updated her status.

October 2, 2016 · Mandaue City · 

What this administration did and continue doing is divide its people. Now we are reduced to two camps of retards--the Yellowtards and the Dutertards.

Instead of uniting for the greatergood after the election, we have become more divided than ever. The cussing and calling out names from both camp has turn from bad to worst.

Why? Because of a president who can't see beyond his own myopic projects. I can understand tenacity and the determination to complete once project despite the odds. But this continued war on drugs via ejk and several suspicious police operations--this has become pure and simple stupidity! But the more worrisome fact is that this president is not stupid. All these are deliberate!

This is slowly burying us to the ground in all fronts, socially, politically, internationally and morally.

With this admin's obssessive attention on drugs we have become a society bearing towards the deep end of moral degeneration. A people made retarded by the dizzying and irresponsible pronouncements of the president. A people applauding and celebrating to all these kills. A legislative and judiciary whose current focus is only to destroy one woman who is currently standing her ground against the twisted means of fighting drugs. (They are debating to show or not her alleged sex tape in the hearing; debating instead not consider showing it at all! How low do you think can we get after this?

Our international stand on global issues has become suspect after a series of again irresponsible remarks from the president. A lot of countries--ally countries--expresses concern over what's happening within our country. This should have given a more sane leader pause and review his methods. But no, this president, give them an ascerbic tougue lashing instead.

While I understand that domestic issues should always reign supreme over any foreign relations policies. I think, the goverment has gone overboard with its reaction on this, and to what end? Meanwhile, the killing continues.

What every Filipino citizen should be reminded with is that we are not just a country of addicts. That while we do need a stronger campaign against drugs, this should not have been the only focus of this administration (nor Leila Delima--another obssession, it seems).

We should stop seeing everything through the lens of our politics. We should be reminded that we are not a population of retards.

In all these insanity, please let us all be sane. Let's again raise the standard of intelligent discourse in social media and stop calling each other names.

Filipinos you are not a retard, do not allow what's happening today to make you one!