"If you think about it, all the shit that's going on in the Philippines is largely because of Marcos - directly or indirectly. Political dynasties became the norm after mayors and governors during martial law stayed in power all throughout that period. Basically nasanay sila na ganoon sila katagal namuno dati, so they thought, why not continue doing it by just bypassing certain laws through the use of relatives? I mean, not trying to sound cocky and all, but you can give me any problem you know and I may as well can come up with how Marcos could have played a role in it." SOURCE: https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/1vxvkl/what_is_reddits_consensus_opinion_on_ferdinand/cex6rh1 "They increase(d) our debt in the world bank. He was a good disciplinarian but a terrible economist." SOURCE: https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/37y3l8/im_currently_reading_philippine_history_how_badly/crqqfru "Now, I'm of the opinion that the bad far outweighs the good (because things like widespread plunder, the economy taking a nosedive, human rights violations, etc are pretty much undeniable at this point), but he did build a good amount of infrastructure while president, especially in Ilocos. But the argument that he did some good, so he was a good president is ridiculous. Hitler helped build the Autobahn, doesn't make him any less of a monster." SOURCE: https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/474miz/understanding_the_marcos_sympathizers/d0a6w3a "The Filipino people have moved on; it's the Marcos family who hasn't." SOURCE: https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/4wv37m/the_filipino_people_have_moved_on_it_is_the/? "It has something to do with our paternalistic mentality where anyone who can provide us free shelter, education, or basic infrastructures like bridges or classrooms, would be remembered as 'great' leader even if he/she had to repress our basic human rights or embezzled billions of pesos from government's coffers." SOURCE: https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/4n34r4/eli5_why_are_people_so_convinced_that_marcos_was/d40h44c "Madaling buktutin ang mga pangyayari kung walang oras para ituro ang tama. Hindi kasi natututukan ng maayos ang pagturo sa kasaysayan pagkatapos ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig kasi nakasiksik na siya sa pagtapos ng semestre ng mga estudyante. Dahil dito wala masyadong alam ang madla sa mga tunay na pangyayari." SOURCE: https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/4n34r4/eli5_why_are_people_so_convinced_that_marcos_was/d40fzaf "It's not even necessary to bury Marcos there. This is all a political statement. Not all presidents are buried at the Libingan and that's fine. The Marcoses just want to paint the dictator as some sort of messiah that was the "best Philippine president ever". Blech. And just because the "standards are already low" in your opinion means we have to lower it further. Some of the persons buried there at the Libingan are worthy of emulation and have never been tainted with corruption. You know, when the Marcoses were allowed to go back to the Philippines, they agreed to bury Marcos right away in Ilocos, among other agreements with Ramos. We all know that didn't happen because they want some political gimmick to have Ferdie buried at the Libingan. Don't just look at the "good" things that he did to the country. Never forget the plunder and murder." SOURCE: https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/4bpp58/why_i_think_ferdinand_marcos_deserves_a_national/d1bch7w "Duterte argues it's to "unite the nation", but that's a load of rubbish. Rather than unite the country it further breaks it apart. It disregards our history as a nation. It disregards our national pride. It throws out the window any semblance of honor and standard. If this ever happens we'll be a laughing stock. It reinforces the idea that Marcos was a good man, a hero. It shows that history revisionism, the whitewashing, has worked. And just thinking about it makes me sick." SOURCE: https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/4bpp58/why_i_think_ferdinand_marcos_deserves_a_national/d1bgtcy
