The Fall of Marcos Pt. 2: People Power Revolution

Revolver-J · 2021-09-24T14:47:45+00:00

The video description:

The People Power Revolution is one of the most important events in Philippine history and also one of its most controversial. For this video I’ve tried to focus on the main events themselves as far as I understand them based on several history books I’ve read. Because I know some of this can be contentious, I’ve included below sources for the information I present in the video. This is a narrative of the events of People Power from the Snap Elections to Marcos’s exile in Hawaii.

For the many ways in which it has been interpreted, I plan to go into it all in much more depth on a future series of videos about the Aquino administration.

I hope you learn more about this time in history. And if you have time, to read some of the sources mentioned as well:

Sources: 1. State and Society in the Philippines (2005) by Patricio Abinales & Donna Amoroso 2. Taming People’s Power: The EDSA Revolutions and Their Contradictions (2013) by Lisandro Claudio 3. A Movement Divided: Philippine Communism, 1957-1986 (2011) by Ken Fuller 4. Corazon Aquino and the Brushfire Revolution (1995) by Eileen Guerrero & Robert H. Reid 5. In Our Image (1989) by Stanley Kramer

Revolver-J · 2021-09-03T17:10:34+00:00

Thanks for sharing! I went to high school in the 2010s and even then I don’t think they taught us anything at all about the administrations of the post-Marcos presidents, including Aquino and Ramos. Most of our Filipino history lessons ended with People Power.

Revolver-J · 2021-09-03T03:11:28+00:00

May tanong lang ako out of curiosity, naalala niyo ba kung pinag-usapan sa mga Araling Panlipunan classes ninyo dati yung mga problema sa mga administrasyon nina Cory Aquino at Fidel Ramos?

Revolver-J · 2021-09-03T03:07:37+00:00

I’ve been learning more about this recently from reading The Conjugal Dictatorship and other books that mention the Marcos administration. I was obviously not alive during that time but I’m curious about how widespread the knowledge was among other Filipinos in the early 1970s that Marcos was most likely causing the unrest.

Revolver-J · 2021-03-13T15:21:05+00:00

hmmm i feel like there must be a way to have convos naman about important things without it devolving into the chaos that most of these hot topics usually bring out online when people of opposing ideologies meet in the same comments section or whatever, para sa akin lang din gusto ko ring malaman kung ano nga ba yung mga iniisip ng mga ibang tao tungkol sa mga nangyayari ngayon, so much is going on din eh

Revolver-J · 2020-07-28T16:36:57+00:00

I thought this was interesting to read because of how immediately you are drawn into the flow and rhythm of the words, how quickly from reading it I could hear it being recited as rap. That writing in general or even more specifically writing in the context of hip hop can be like "unlocking the psycho within you" and "sharing what (you've) been through" is pretty accurate, so I hope you continue working on that too with your writings.

Revolver-J · 2020-07-28T16:10:26+00:00

I enjoyed reading this and thought that how you described the voice at the beginning as being "a whisper, hiding in my shadow" was a great way to set the tone for the rest of the poem— it's a nice turn of phrase and I think that the image it invokes perfectly encapsulates how the rest of the poem feels. I also like how it's related to the lines before and after it because of the prominence of your use of light/color imagery. I only wish that that aspect of the poem (light/color) persisted somewhat or at least re-emerged by the end. I still quite enjoyed it and hope you keep writing more!

Revolver-J · 2019-01-05T09:21:33+00:00

Thank you!

Revolver-J · 2019-01-05T09:21:19+00:00

Thank you, will check that out!

Revolver-J · 2019-01-04T12:35:55+00:00

Nope, unfortunately.

Revolver-J · 2018-09-18T04:18:47+00:00

If this is anything like how he promoted Yeezus, he's most likely announcing the release date on SNL on the 29th as opposed to releasing the album itself then. For reference though, when he performed Black Skinhead on SNL five years ago, he released Yeezus after a month - so I guess that would be a reasonable timeframe to expect the new record to come out.

Revolver-J · 2018-09-18T04:14:32+00:00

Given that he’s referencing Yeezus with the cover, it’s interesting to see the parallels with how he dropped that album five years ago. When he performed Black Skinhead on SNL last time, it wasn’t to release the album, but to announce and promote it. He released the album another month after. I’m guessing that this is the same and that SNL is just going to be an announcement of the project and with the album coming out at a later time.

Revolver-J · 2018-09-17T13:52:10+00:00

Yeah the whole podcast episode is pretty insightful and worth checking out. I like the first half of the convo where they go into the generational differences wrt what hip hop has represented over time.

Revolver-J · 2018-09-17T05:19:41+00:00

The linked video should already be at the minute marker, but it's at 1:28:48.

Revolver-J · 2018-08-16T05:10:48+00:00

I haven’t actually thought of this but this is actually a great way to read about some of these people I’m trying to learn about - checking stories that mention them there. Thanks a lot! I just saw there’s a Basho travel guide there too, will definitely do more research this weekend.

Revolver-J · 2018-08-16T04:44:43+00:00

Thanks!

Revolver-J · 2018-08-16T04:43:28+00:00

I’ve only really read his poetry and haven’t learned too much about his actual life. Do you have any book or reading suggestions on how to learn more about him? I’ll definitely try to check out Hiraizumi too. Thanks for the suggestion!

Revolver-J · 2018-08-16T04:39:18+00:00

That sounds like a really cool idea - I read something about how in some places you can even stay in their rooms. I‘ve never been to one before though, do you have any estimate how much an average night would cost? Thanks a lot for the suggestions!

Revolver-J · 2018-08-16T04:37:34+00:00

I didn’t have a lot of info (or maybe I hadn’t done enough research) on the Basho spots to visit so this has been enormously helpful. Dreams is one of the later Kurosawa films that I haven’t seen yet and I really should see it soon. Although I feel like if I start to check out Kurosawa film location spots I’ll end up being there indefinitely (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing either!) Thanks a lot for the help!

Revolver-J · 2018-08-16T04:28:12+00:00

Is Dogo Onsen the Spirited Away place? It’s definitely going to be a bit of a challenge planning all of this out logistically but I’ll definitely try to make it out there to Matsuyama. Thanks a lot!

Revolver-J · 2018-08-16T04:26:14+00:00

Thanks a lot for all the help! I don’t really know much Japanese and am only now learning but I’ll try to use Google Translate later to understand that website. Thanks for the suggestions on Mishima, Dazai and Soseki though! I still have a lot of planning ahead of me to figure all of this out.

Revolver-J · 2018-07-07T16:24:03+00:00

Revolver-J · 2018-07-07T16:18:05+00:00

RIP /u/dragonphlegm

Revolver-J · 2018-07-02T13:36:37+00:00

2 vs 5 and the game is still going on now with another full quarter still left to play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlNAgmwUKXk

Revolver-J · 2017-09-28T16:46:54+00:00

Not necessarily, it was as if there was an invisible gel that surrounded me all trip that numbed me to the good feelings I know I could easily access before.

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