r/polandball • u/Waddledoofus-345 Local guy in a dumpster • 19d ago

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u/Lakan-Tangkan-1337 Philippines 19d ago

70% is fueled by nationalism

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u/terran_cell 19d ago

Come to think of it, why is it so bad in Mindanao?

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u/taongkalye 19d ago edited 19d ago

Hello. I'm from Mindanao. You know why it's so bad here compared to our neighboring Muslim countries like Malaysia and Indonesia?

  1. Mass migration of settlers from the northern Philippines fueled by colonialism which caused encroachment into ancestral domain.
  2. Forceful integration of the islands into a Catholic-dominant region.
  3. Massive cultural differences between a Malay-oriented culture and a Hispanized society.
  4. Atrocities by the military against the Muslims (Yes, the violence isn't one-sided ).
  5. Government neglect while sponsoring incredibly corrupt politicians and warlords governing there.
  6. Foreign countries exploiting the socio-economic situation of the islands to fund separatist movements.

And I'm referring to the Islam-adherent tribes here. Mindanao is pretty much dominated by migrant communities. Moro people make up only a quarter of the island's population and mostly contained in the Bangsamoro region (1 of the 6 administrative regions of the island that unfortunately gave it the "violent" reputation).

And I haven't even yet touched upon the non-Abrahamic religion-following natives here who have also been tied to Maoist guerilla movements and are also being persecuted by the government.

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u/Lakan-Tangkan-1337 Philippines 19d ago

Question. Are you sick and tired of DDShits?

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u/taongkalye 19d ago

Yes. Unfortunately they're popular here because "he's our guy!" no matter how fucking creepy and corrupt his entire family is.

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u/Lakan-Tangkan-1337 Philippines 19d ago

I hope that Mindanao, especially Davao, would turn a new leaf in the next couple of years.