Here’s a good starting point for US/Philippines history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War
I’m surprised you didn’t know more about it since you live there, etc. As an American and a conservative you should know that government “fairness and reciprocity” is usually anything but. One of the reasons the Philippines is so poor are government land and capital policies. For my part I like Filipinos and have had only good experiences with them.
I’ve never been to the Philippines, though. Where do you live and what is it like? You can FReepmail me a reply.
Thanks for the wiki link. I have a general knowledge of that period but not the details. My experience in the Philippines only goes back to 1956.
I apologize for mis-understanding your reference to “our occupation”, I thought it was a sarcastic remark referring to the U.S. more recent lease of Clark and Subic.
I lived and worked there, (past tense). I have been back in the U.S. for 20 years now. We have visited family in Manila, Cavite and Cebu several times but I am conflicted about living there. There have been great improvements in the infrastructure, huge shopping malls, many expensive gated subdivisions, etc., but the culture is the same. We have several Filipino friends,retired professionals, who do not want to go back there either. I will soon be 75 yrs old and don’t really feel a need to deal with emotional crisis and conflict with overly sensitive others, excitement or social drama, things the average Filipino, in the Philippines, thrives on.
My comments are only my opinion based on my experiences in the Philippines. I do not claim to be an authority on anything. Someone else could have shared the same experiences as I, and perceived a totally different reality. The human mind works in mysterious ways, doesn’t it ?
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