[NYFreeper]

"When the Americans came in, they built schools and educated people; they built hospitals. America did a lot for my country."

I am married to a Philipina. She told me the Spanish gave the Philippines religion. The Americans gave them education.

[kearnyirish2]

“She told me the Spanish gave the Philippines religion. The Americans gave them education.”

Which was the better of the 2? The Filipinos have made it clear which was more important for them; if they were an American state they’d be required to let perverts in their military & government. No matter what they think of Spain in hindsight, Spain (at the time) was Catholic; what else matters?