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by Gemino H. Abad
University Professor emeritus
Department of English & Comparative Literature, UP Diliman

A people is only as strong as their memory. A country without memory has no history.

We are a peace-loving, forgiving, “maawain” people. Ferdinand E. Marcos is forgiven, although as far as we shall ever know, he died mute and unrepentant. But his legacy is not forgotten â€" the hypocrisy and violence of his “New Society,” the rapine by his cronies and sycophants, his hidden loot, his deception with his fake medals and phony guerrilla unit; the repression, corruption, and injustice; the ruin of our country’s economy; the military abuse, torture and “salvaging”; all these throughout his Martial Law dictatorship. To the very present, we suffer from that bitter legacy.

I say this without sarcasm or irony: “Bury Marcos in Batac where he is truly loved.”

As for the Congress of 2011 and those 262 so-called people’s representatives, let them look to a time ago when a crowd screamed at Pilate for him to release Barabbas to them, and Pilate acquiesced, had a Man crucified, and then washed his hands.

My earnest prayer for those 262 amnesiac Congress(woe)men: May they not follow after Anatole France’s “Procurator of Judaea” who lost his memory of ever having met the Man he had crucified because, listening to a vociferous mob of fanatics, opportunists, and bootlickers, he was afraid of losing his power and influence with the Roman emperor.

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on June 27, 2011, 02:23:04 PM
“Bury Marcos in Batac where he is truly loved.”

And, yes, bury him there now while he is still loved by his townsfolk; later generations may not be as enamored with him as the surviving recipients of his "benevolence" are.

tama! hero sya dun!

itambog sa dagat, para kon  mobangon siya didto magdiktador sa mga iho..

Quote from: statesville on June 28, 2011, 12:06:53 PM
itambog sa dagat, para kon  mobangon siya didto magdiktador sa mga iho..

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Delikado. Pollution ang resulta...