“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?
Well since they already had religion, the Americans didn't need to give it to them so therefore we gave them the next best thing. Are you saying that since they had religion under the Spanish, that's all they needed and they were better off with them than under the Americans?