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A Rappler Thinkpiece claims that Leni's People's Campaign is elitist. Is this true? What is elitism? What does it mean to be elitist? Why is this important? Why is elitism so detrimental? Why are some people in our society elitist and how can we address it? 

You may read the original piece here:

https://www.rappler.com/voices/new-school/opinion-moral-politics-elitism-robredo-campaign/

You may also read an informative piece by Rizal Buendia here:

https://www.eurasiareview.com/14112021-elitism-in-philippine-elections-and-the-infringed-electoral-system-analysis/

History has served as both a target and a tool of politics. Historical revisionism and misinformation is currently saturating social media with backlash taking the form of deploying history as a means to forward political moral standards. Why is this the case? What is the relationship between History and Politics? How is History written? How can we have better conversations about History? We discuss this and more with our friend Mike Tabuyan who, as a citizen-academic, is currently engaged in the popularization of Philippine history.

0:00 Music

0:11 Intro

0:45 Politics and History

4:50 Mike Tabuyan and History engagements

9:40 How Mike got into Polsci and History

20:30 What is the relationship between Political Science and History

24:50 How is history written? History is written by the winners?

28:30 History for our generation and Historical Contestation

31:20 How can History writing be objective?

38:40 Dealing with many voices within History

42:10 How do historians handle debates and the multiplicity of historical narratives?

50:00 Bridging National and Local History

53:20 The issue of using History in promoting moral standards

56:40 Historians and the political discourse

1:05:50 How should we teach political history?

1:18:20 Recommendations

You can check out Project Saysay here:

https://www.facebook.com/psaysay/

https://twitter.com/projectsaysay

Recommendations:

Talking history: Conversations with Teodoro Agoncillo

https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/talking-history-conversations-with-teodoro-a-agoncillo-by-ambeth-r-ocampo-i1210064104.html

Ambeth Ocampo books

https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/ambeth-r-ocampo/859743/

https://shopee.ph/New-Complete-Looking-Back-Series-by-Ambeth-R.-Ocampo-(15-books)-with-FREE-4-pcs.-blank-notebook-i.16154913.13320752553

Veneration Without understanding by Renato Constantino 

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00472337185390141?journalCode=rjoc20

Kasaysayan: The Story of the Filipino People

https://www.amazon.com/Kasaysayan-Story-Filipino-People/dp/9622582249

Thucydides and the Meaning of Political History by Leo Strauus

https://fdocuments.in/document/leo-strauss-thucydides-meaning-of-political-history-ocr.html

Theses on the Philosophy of History by Walter Benjamin

https://www.sfu.ca/~andrewf/CONCEPT2.html

Social Science and Humanism by Leo Strauss 

https://archive.org/stream/LeoStraussSocialScienceHumanism1956/Leo%20Strauss%20-%20Social%20Science%20%26%20Humanism%20%5B1956%5D_djvu.txt

Ang Babae sa Septic Tank part 3

https://www.netflix.com/title/81499164

History with Lourd

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5HOfFlVmenbP-Qg5vICWpaPigCg3lKl0

Machiavelli is trending in the internet after an exchange between Bongbong Marcos and Prof. Clarita Carlos. While many are wondering what being "Machiavellian" is about, we provide a close discussion on the core of Machiavelli's thought, how he is commonly misunderstood and what Filipinos should learn from him and his works. Simply put, this episodes explores the essentials of Machiavelli's thought.

0:00 Music

0:15 Intro

0:40 Commotion on Machiavelli

6:50 How we started with Machiavelli

10:00 Dictionary meaning of Machiavelian

11:55 Who is Machiavelli?

14:05 Machiavelli and Florence

15:40 Machiavelli, The Prince, and The Discources

23:10 Machiavelli and Citizenship

26:35 Virtu and Fortuna

31:00 What does it mean to be Machiavllian?

40:32 Is Bongbong Machiavellian?

42:20 Examples of Filipino Machiavellians

49:50 Limitations of Machiavellianism

52:20 What can Filipinos learn from Machiaveli?

59:20 Recommendations 

You may find Borj's translation of The Prince here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355546439_Ang_Prinsipe_ni_Nicolas_Machiavelli_Manuscript_Version_Published_2014_-_DLSU_Publishing_House

https://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/publishing-house/book-publications/nicolas-machiavelli-ang-prinsipe/

You may also sign a pre-order petition for your own printed copy here: https://forms.gle/sZCVjsQHsHKB159M6

Recommendations:

Who's Afraid of Machiavelli BBC Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsMs-DuGy1o

Fortune is a Woman by Hannah Pitkin

http://moodle.stoa.usp.br/file.php/867/pitkin_-_fortune_is_a_woman-_gender_and_politics_in_machiavelli.pdf?forcedownload=1

Thoughts on Machiavelli by Leo Strauss

https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/122355/mod_resource/content/1/Leo%20Strauss%20Thoughts%20on%20Machiavelli%20%201958.pdf

Machiavelli and Us by Louis Althusser

https://www.amazon.com/Machiavelli-Radical-Thinkers-Louis-Althusser/dp/1844676757

In this episode, we talk to Feminist philosopher, poet and professor, Dr. Noelle Dela Cruz, about the origins and principles of feminism. We also tackle the contemporary relevance of feminism and its manifestation in the Philippines, as well as current challenges and imperatives facing women's rights and the women's movement.

0:00 Music

0:12 Intro about Feminism

4:10 Guest

7:00 Why is Ms. Noelle a Feminist?

12:05 What is Feminist?

14:00 When did feminism begin?

17:20 Feminist Theory vs. Feminist Ideology

23:30 What are the major questions of feminism?

31:21 Waves of Feminism and the Philippines

39:30 Is there a Filipino Feminism?

44:20 Civic Identity and Feminism

50:40 How do Filipinos see Women in the Philippines?

1:02:25 How do you handle heated discussions about feminism?

1:08:55 What are the limitations of feminism?

1:13:20 Feminism and Transexualism

1:29:00 On Robredo

1:32:30 On Bongbong Marcos

1:34:10 On Sara Duterte

1:35:10 On Isko Moreno

1:36:20 On Ping Lacson

1:37:20 On Manny Pacquiao

1:38:50 Open Message for feminists and non-feminists

1:45:00 Closing words on feminism

1:51:30 Recommendations

Recommendations:

The Second Sex by Simone de Bouvoir

https://shopee.ph/The-Second-Sex-Vintage-Classics-(Paperback)-by-Simone-de-Beauvoir-i.157956840.11539235532

https://archive.org/details/1949SimoneDeBeauvoirTheSecondSex

Feminista: Race Class and Gender

https://www.amazon.com/Feminista-Gender-Race-Class-Philippines/dp/9712725405

https://shopee.ph/product/411448624/13533849256?smtt=0.284840088-1647671676.9

Beyond the Ghetto

https://web.facebook.com/ghettonian

The Return of the Political by Chantal Mouffe

https://www.amazon.ca/Return-Political-Chantal-Mouffe/dp/178873856X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=X68V4TR1HOEY&keywords=return+of+the+political&qid=1647672116&sprefix=return+of+the+p%2Caps%2C2398&sr=8-1

Alienation by Rahel Jaeggi

https://www.amazon.ca/Alienation-Rahel-Jaeggi/dp/0231151993/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UG0L9ETLEB2A&keywords=Alienation+jaeggi&qid=1647672153&sprefix=alienation+jaeggi%2Caps%2C290&sr=8-1

Agora (2009)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186830/

Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia

https://www.amazon.com/Sexual-Personae-Decadence-Nefertiti-Dickinson/dp/0679735798

Liway (2018) full with English subtitles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVzF8xqctco

Bread and Roses performed by Bronwen Lewis, based on the poem by James Oppenheim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiiKgST_G2Q

We discuss the recent Pink Wave appropriating the symbolism of EDSA, Operation Baklas, the legitimacy of COMELEC and the significance of EDSA for the upcoming 2022 National Elections. 

Comelec starts ‘Operation Baklas’; ‘unlawful’ election materials removed by JOhn Eric Mendoza

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1555587/comelec-starts-operation-baklas-unlawful-election-materials-removed

You can check on our previous episode about EDSA here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PmEtdTR8s1tFGF77u1iFL?si=vVzlZjKFRcC-f1y0FSDClw

We have two questions from avid listeners regarding to the political spectrum and right-wing ideology. We answer both by revisiting the basics of political ideology and explain why it is important to study particularly in these polarizing times. In pursuing this rich and timely topic, we introduce our new series on ideology where we explore each ideology with guests who explicitly express them in their public lives. Stay tuned for the diverse new content we have in store!

Sources:

The German Ideology by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

https://www.amazon.ca/German-Ideology-Including-Thesis-Feuerbach/dp/1573922587/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=german+ideology&qid=1645190120&sr=8-2

On The Reproduction Of Capitalism: Ideology And Ideological State Apparatuses by Louis Althusser

https://www.amazon.ca/Reproduction-Capitalism-Ideology-Ideological-Apparatuses/dp/1781681643/ref=sr_1_2?crid=X4BCSOO2FZHJ&keywords=Althusser+ideology&qid=1645190197&sprefix=althusser+ideolog%2Caps%2C302&sr=8-2

The Political Theory of Political Thinking by Michael Freeden

https://web.facebook.com/paperful.books/photos/335766225135120

Pervert's Guide to Cinema

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0828154/

You can watch it here: https://vimeo.com/512328135

Political Compass

https://www.politicalcompass.org/

We also discuss the declining study of ideology in the paper here:

Philippine liberal democracy under siege: the ideological underpinnings of Duterte’s populist challenge(2018)

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328599804_Philippine_liberal_democracy_under_siege_the_ideological_underpinnings_of_Duterte's_populist_challenge