The New AIIB: To Help Advance China's Political Interests Too?

"The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody has decided not to see" - Ayn Rand
"That's why we fight, in hopes of a day when we no longer need to" - President Obama
(Texts here are the texts in the draft photo-graphic)

(This is still a draft - the photo-graphic is to be edited)

We strongly oppose the idea of the Philippines joining institutions mainly bankrolled & controlled by China, until China develops a good number of strong independent institutions, likely decades (or a revolution) away. Yes we can indulge, as ever, in the generosity of Japan, the US & other major capable nations sure to increase their development, economic assistances & aids to the country. It's impossible to dis-entangle China's soft advancements of its political & military interests from AIIB, we think so.

Previous entries (this blog)

Interception of Bulk Data: "I'm An American & I  Trust My Gov't More Than I Trust Terror (& Crime) Groups & Leaders of Hostile Nations Who Can Gain Access Even to My Bedroom Secrets"

It Took A Revolution for Our First Lady President to Emerge (& Another for the Next One) PLUS Other Lessons from An Unlikely Source of Some Unique Insights (the Philippine Elections)

>>> New blog: iKickPoverty
http://ikickpoverty.blogspot.com

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The circumstances that led to the rise of rebellions by the Filipino-Muslims & the Communist NPA lent some credence & justification for their armed struggles. But the present realities, & what became of these groups, we think, compel their organized violent struggles be stopped & alternatives be actively sought, employed. //Even China's leader Xi prioritizes the fight versus corruption

Photo is on the next post

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You don't have to be Einstein to find out the underlying causes of our social problems that hold us back from realizing our full potential as a nation. You don't have to be Martin Luther King or Mandela to see some things are so very wrong & that perhaps you can do something. You don't have to be holy or be the Dalai Lama to be concerned. You don't wait for a life-changing experience, or for yourself to survive murder attempts - you only need a little conscience & a little concern, a little time - to act to do something that can make a little difference, that sometimes all that's needed to catalyze little positive reforms. We resist our cynicism & apathy

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Nice Fact

Decades of severe corruption in the Philippines mainly bred & perpetuated (long-term poverty) petty & serious criminality - as big-time crooks sleep tight & safe, petty ones should not be murdered

Continuity of President Aquino's active pursuit of inclusive development & bold reforms is top concern among investors - endorsed one should be wary of local officials who use dirty money from big-time crooks & the rumored severely corrupt

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How can the Philippines be independent (neutral) & free when already we're under the powerful grip of the very few?

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If 2 Nuts Like Us Can Do Something With Nothing What If We're A Little Empowered & Enabled

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US & US-based companies (like NYSE-listed ones) have to comply with laws in the US. //But many Chinese firms are free to flout legal & regulatory requirements in the Philippines. They have a hundred & one readily available channels, for example, to flood the country with their country's surplus goods & even consumer products with toxic chemicals. If cash-rich big crime groups can bribe their ways to penetrate the Phil market - imagine state-sponsored interests?

Many big political donors in the local biz communities desire the elimination of petty criminality. Yet their practice of bribing their ways to unfair privileges (& impunity) to undermine fair competition also sustain long-term poverty. Rice traders, & big buyers of unhusked rice, for ex, can act like a cartel in many areas. /Smugglers profit billions. Millions of poor families suffer

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Advancing our causes & advocacies benefit even public officials & the super-rich - it all helps ease the social tensions that can silently build up & lead to ever more fractious society conducive to political instability, armed struggles, violent conflicts, outbreaks of serious & violent crimes

China's acts, behavior & declared intentions in the South China Sea should cause billions  more of funds to be allocated to our Defense - sad but an essential required shift

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Also partly true in North Korea, China, parts of the Philippines

"President Obama was right to observe that...greatest threats come from within: 'populations that, in some cases, are alienated, youth that are underemployed, an ideology that is destructive and nihilistic, and in some cases, just a belief that there are no legitimate political outlets for grievances."

- Doug Bandow, in a Forbes online article

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The majority of the people of China can't be assumed to be approving of their present government as to its decisions about claiming practically all of the South China Sea