“That’s the most simplistic view of marcos I ever heard. Let me introduce you to my wife’s family and you can educate them.”
I know a *lot* of Filipinos. I also know there was a lot of fake news about Marcos. I spent quite a bit of time over there when Marcos was in power, and a bit less than that after he was run out of office.
Don’t act like I’m the only one who holds the opinion I expressed.
my wife’s mother was asocial friend of Imelda and her husband played golf with Marcos. he was our CIA butt boy. If you’ve been to manila ask yourself what did he do with the billions we gave him for basis and loyalty. Was it a betlway freeway around the city, was it public housing and demolish the slums, a new university, hospitals, or was it real estate in midtown manhattan with his and his wife’s name on the deed. his martial law was oppressive down through the high schools. Now go listen to stories from your fiords who know what they real deal was and what a great man he was. Bullshit!.