crazy this is a hot take now but i think people deserve the to go outside and mind their business without worrying about being photographed and posted online without their knowledge or consent
what is Pax Silica, why should Filipinos pay attention, and why we should reject it?
I did my own research and tried to explain it in the simplest and easiest way to understand. if i missed anything, feel free to add credible sources or corrections.
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HOT TAKE:
"Diskarte" culture is holding the Philippines back. We celebrate workarounds instead of demanding systems that actually work. We need to demand systems that work.
Before the first Pride march in 1994, our lesbian sisters were the first who dared to come out to the streets when the Lesbian Collective joined the International Women’s Day protest in 1992.
Today, they marched with a replica of the banner they carried 34 years ago.