tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post5409211695561280368..comments2024-02-16T14:10:12.166+08:00Comments on Bibliophile Stalker: Essay: Cory Aquino: A Speculative PhilippinesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-62327321878467842702009-08-06T23:26:33.621+08:002009-08-06T23:26:33.621+08:00If it's just quantity, then no other Philippin...If it's just quantity, then no other Philippine president will probably draw as much sympathy as Cory.<br /><br />But if it's just the fact that we're mourning her loss, celebrating her life, etc., there are other possible candidates.<br /><br />And if you just want sheer numbers, more people (worldwide, not just limited to Philippines) probably cried in Michael Jackson's funeral.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773038335190893557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-42035029294239586212009-08-06T23:23:39.702+08:002009-08-06T23:23:39.702+08:00Cory's is different, Charles. I don't thin...Cory's is different, Charles. I don't think anyone else in our country could bring out such an outpouring of grief and love from Filipinos across all social classes. Sorry ha, but my fearless forecast is that Erap won't have that kind of honor when the time comes.<br /><br />Marianne- it's possible, though I'm inclined (and hopeful) to think that our country's destiny unfolds over time, and, as ours is a relatively young democracy, Edsa 1 to 3 and other forms of struggles are preliminaries to what we need to be in the future- a truly united nation. If only I get to live long enough to see it. :)elysshttp://elyss.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-43386625178719133192009-08-06T13:40:54.053+08:002009-08-06T13:40:54.053+08:00You're free to read into that comment all you ...You're free to read into that comment all you want, but my point is--whether it's Cory, Michael Jackson, or Imelda, they're all famous (whether it's due to notoriety or saintlihood is something else).<br /><br />All three have good qualities along with the bad (it's up for contention though which is dominant).<br /><br />And perhaps the next Filipino president who'll have a similar procession will be Joseph Estrada, if only due to sheer popularity. Their <i>actual</i> (as opposed to perceived) character has little to do with it.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773038335190893557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-24174068023806759392009-08-06T13:31:38.146+08:002009-08-06T13:31:38.146+08:00Did you just... place Cory Aquino in the same leve...Did you just... place Cory Aquino in the same level of notoriety as Michael Jackson? Really?<br /><br />I, for one, will not be celebrating a woman who condemned our country to penury through national debt while her children and grandchildren continue to be schooled in elite private schools abroad.Bennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-86707129402627354222009-08-06T05:59:11.430+08:002009-08-06T05:59:11.430+08:00Marianne: Unfortunately, no. Perhaps on a subconsc...<b>Marianne:</b> Unfortunately, no. Perhaps on a subconscious level, but I don't think they're associating with that on a conscious level.<br /><br />Partially, I think this is all nostalgia (see people's reactions when Celebrity X dies--such as Michael Jackson) and in part because Edsa I was a participatory event for them ("I was there!"). If Imelda Marcos falls dead right now, there'll similarly be a celebration of the woman, although perhaps not on this scale (i.e. a holiday will be declared).Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773038335190893557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-79647661166025777812009-08-06T03:37:46.913+08:002009-08-06T03:37:46.913+08:00The Philippines under the Aquino administration po...The Philippines under the Aquino administration post-1986 was probably akin to the JFK period (i.e. Camelot) in the US. after all, JFK also had his fair share of problems (remember the Bay ofPigs?) but everyone remembers how much it was a golden time.banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-35713155462336502412009-08-05T13:33:42.538+08:002009-08-05T13:33:42.538+08:00Don't you think this outpouring of grief is fo...Don't you think this outpouring of grief is for more than just Cory the person? It's also for the past, for the failed promise of the EDSA Revolution . . .Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160729541385252117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-10368150096233245072009-08-05T12:56:28.562+08:002009-08-05T12:56:28.562+08:00Looking at the current dispensation, where someone...Looking at the current dispensation, where someone far more than a "mere housewife" is earning the ire of so many people, it's easier to romanticize something that was categorically better: a rebuilding of a democracy, whereas the current dispensation is a gradual breakdown of what has already been rebuilt.<br /><br />I agree it wasn't all roses back then for us, but I grew up in awe of Cory then, and in her death, I look on in awe as well. I doubt the people today who were our age back then feel that way about our current president.<br /><br />To me, that's precisely why we hold Cory in such high regard, even possibly glossing over her many faults at times. She earned the right to be cut some slack.Kel Fabiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724502497858039247noreply@blogger.com