Why Philippines

The Philippines is shit right now.

The never ending war in mindanao is getting worse not just in terms of casualties, but in terms of the mentality of people towards it. I know that war should never be the answer, but when you hear your professor claim that we should have an all out war with them, that's when you know that something is wrong.

Its enraging enough that the MILF rebels killed 44 of the SAF, but I don't think that declaring an all out war should be the answer. I think that we should first understand as to why they want to separate from the state and try to work from there. I'm not saying that the government hasn't tried this approach, but I think that they're not doing it the right way. An example would be the president using a bible reference in his speech to the filipino people. The Muslims in Mindanao are still filipino, and if I were them, I wouldn't take the president seriously after that statement. I think the reason why they want to separate from us is because they don't feel like they're one of us (or us as one of them). They would always complain how most of the budget would go to the urban state and they would be neglected, I've got friends from mindanao and I don't want them getting involved if ever an all out war will be called. I may be exaggerating, but you never know.

This country makes me want to leave and stay for the same reason. It's so imperfect that it's perfect. Imperfection just means that there's more room for improvement. I don't want to be part of a "perfect" because there is no such thing. It's 1am and maybe I'm not making sense right now.