Filipinos Lack A Tradition Of Achievement In Sciences And Technology Because Of PROTECTIONISM

 

Here's something to think about. I was reading through Get Real Philippines (GRP) and one of his latest articles was addressed the Opposition and to remember martial law. I decided to comment on his blog and he replied, saying, that it doesn't matter if foreign direct investments (FDI) flow freely in the Philippines or not (pictured above). His reasoning? It's because Filipino lacks a tradition of achievement in the sciences and technology. Hate to burst it on the ever-clueless one but as said Benign0 is FREAKING CLUELESS. It's amazing how GRP would rather let nonsense trolls rant and rant then they rant and rant without any real long-term solutions. Besides, Benign0 doesn't realize that along with the late Lee Kuan Yew's iron hand is a free market that Singapore the way it is today. Did he even bother to read the book From Third World to First by Lee to start with? Or did he like the supporters of Pignoy Ako Blog (PAB) decide just to take tidbits of what's convenient? PAB decided to use Lee's quotes against Marcos while they still refuse to support constitutional reform. If it's amazing how Jover Laurio (as Benign0 says it) adds more layers to her thick face - how does Benign0 continue to add layers to his already thick skull?

Let's consider countries that have a tradition of excellence in sciences and technology. Why do you think Filipinos that excel in sciences and technology end up moving to those places? What do you think that places like COMMUNIST China, COMMUNIST Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, and Malaysia have that the Philippines doesn't? Why do you think Japan invented a lot of stuff new and old that we benefited from it from VHS to VCD to DVD to Bluray technology for a start? Why do you think South Korea is now dominating the market? The answer lies with free-market capitalism. FDI flows freely whether it'd be the two bigshot communist countries (China and no longer lower-ranked Vietnam) or free-market democracies. Why do you think exceptionally brilliant Filipino inventors would rather be in developed places than stay in the Philippines?

Why doesn't the Philippines have a tradition of achievement in sciences and technology? I wonder if Benign0 even asked himself that question. Blame protectionism for it! Benign0 says it doesn't matter, at least according to him, if the Philippines flows freely with FDI. Benign0 lives in Australia yet did he think Australians had it innate in them to have a tradition of achievement in sciences and technology? The Philippine business environment is overly pampered. Until now, it's only up to the third telco and you've got idiots protesting because Dennis Uy has help from a Chinese telco. If the Philippines just opened up to FDI last 1986 - the Marcos Years' damage would've solved decades ago. Instead, it decided to continue the stupidity that was espoused by Carlos P. Garcia down to Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. If the Philippines were more open to more competition then it could've beaten China economically ages ago. A more democratic country with FDI is definitely going to beat both China and Vietnam in that regard. Would you invest in democratic Malaysia and Singapore or would you got China and Vietnam? The Philippines has that potential but protectionism stifled it.

If the Philippines were more open to FDI then more Filipinos are bound to be business-savvy. China wasn't business savvy during Mao Zedong's protectionist regime. Instead, it was during the reign of Deng Xiaoping that China started to become more business savvy. China may be a communist country but why do you think they have achievements in sciences and technology? It's because China moved away from obsolete Maoist and Marxist theories to Deng's business-oriented communism. I guess that's why Filipino communists love communism but hate China. A more FDI-friendly Philippines would cause and encourage local businessmen to innovate, get more customers, evolve through better service providers, and would mean more jobs than Filipinos having to go abroad. If foreign hospitals were allowed to operate without a Filipino owner (but still have to pay rent nonetheless) - nurses in the Philippines wouldn't have to go abroad. If more investors grounded in science and technology are in the Philippines - wouldn't that actually encourage Filipinos to have a tradition of achievement in both sciences and technology aside from becoming more business savvy?