*original text from lfs.ph
While he and his family are notorious land grabbers concealing historical truths that Hacienda Luisita has been acquired by public funds and for this they should be ashamed to say that the militants are outsiders trying to agitate the poor farmers, the ignoramus President is now again on a rampage spewing dribbles against authentic nationalism being espoused by the League of Filipino Students (LFS).
We, the League of Filipino Students, are enraged by the statement of the supposed-to-be honourable President of the Republic of the Philippines. By likening organizational discipline of the LFS to that of Marcos, clearly he denies, that the disciplined mass movement, to which LFS has been a part of, brought down Marcos dictatorial rule. Aquino III is trying to slaughter the youth’s nationalist desires by discouraging students to join organizations like LFS, and breeding the youth to become egocentric creatures—follow him in his self-indulgent old days of disco-hopping and beer-drinking, and later be a Play-Station-aficionado president of the republic.
We would like to remind Aquino III that the history of ousting the Marcos regime is not a history of the struggle of the Aquino family, but of the Filipino people. Aquino III is completely slow on the up take to know the historical role of LFS—starting as a broad alliance against tuition fee increase; reviving closed student councils, student publications, recognizing political student organizations, fraternities and sororities, and fighting against arbitrary school fee hikes implemented by the fascist government of Marcos.
Never did Aquino III realize that the organization he is accusing as a dictator of the few is the same organization that has been part of the struggle that overthrew the Marcos dictatorship and positioned her mother in Malacanang. Aquinos are becoming political rags that have benefited most from the downfall of Marcos dictatorship, and are sleeping in bed with the clerico-fascists in prolonging historical lies.
Long before Aquino III’s name existed in political limelight, LFS have already earned the reputation as nationalists who fought hard against the dictatorship. His statement is utterly irresponsible and an apex of stupidity for him who was never been a part of the organization and has no understanding of the principles defended by LFS.
As members of the nationalist LFS, we have persevered to remould ourselves towards patriotic and selfless direction. We have remained to be firm in organizational discipline in order to effectively advance the aspirations of the suffering masses of workers and peasants. We follow democratic principles inside the organization and all the time consider the ideas and views of each member before crafting any course of action, and strictly enforces centralism to maintain the organization’s unity of will and action. With the interest of the toiling people as the point of departure for our political thrusts, LFS’ organizational principle is completely the opposite of Marcos’ as he became a marionette of US imperialism and local landlord class, that Aquino, lest he is not aware of, is upholding up to the present days.
We can never forgive Aquino III for maligning the memories of martyrs coming from the LFS in UPLB — Ambo Guran, Mark Velasco, and Chris Hugo — along with other nameless faces that offered their time, brains and life to the cause for national democracy.
Aquino III needs a historical doctor, and the suffering people, very soon, will restore his mental health and will teach him lesson. Years from now, when his regime will fully be exposed as a rabid US maniac, defender of land snatchers and drainer of public coffin, Aquino III will find himself rotting in the dustbins of history. The masses in millions will laugh at his extreme ignorance and absolute infamy as champion of the system he is trying to save from harm.
In commemoration of the 34th anniversary of LFS today September 11, we proudly raise our fists in giving the highest honour to all comrades that sacrificed and offered their lives against martial law, and up until today versus the class dictatorship of capitalists and landlords represented by Aquino III. We will carry on our tasks in militantly arousing, organizing and mobilizing the broadest number of youth and students to stop Aquino III for turning back the wheels of history.
While he and his family are notorious land grabbers concealing historical truths that Hacienda Luisita has been acquired by public funds and for this they should be ashamed to say that the militants are outsiders trying to agitate the poor farmers, the ignoramus President is now again on a rampage spewing dribbles against authentic nationalism being espoused by the League of Filipino Students (LFS).
We, the League of Filipino Students, are enraged by the statement of the supposed-to-be honourable President of the Republic of the Philippines. By likening organizational discipline of the LFS to that of Marcos, clearly he denies, that the disciplined mass movement, to which LFS has been a part of, brought down Marcos dictatorial rule. Aquino III is trying to slaughter the youth’s nationalist desires by discouraging students to join organizations like LFS, and breeding the youth to become egocentric creatures—follow him in his self-indulgent old days of disco-hopping and beer-drinking, and later be a Play-Station-aficionado president of the republic.
We would like to remind Aquino III that the history of ousting the Marcos regime is not a history of the struggle of the Aquino family, but of the Filipino people. Aquino III is completely slow on the up take to know the historical role of LFS—starting as a broad alliance against tuition fee increase; reviving closed student councils, student publications, recognizing political student organizations, fraternities and sororities, and fighting against arbitrary school fee hikes implemented by the fascist government of Marcos.
Never did Aquino III realize that the organization he is accusing as a dictator of the few is the same organization that has been part of the struggle that overthrew the Marcos dictatorship and positioned her mother in Malacanang. Aquinos are becoming political rags that have benefited most from the downfall of Marcos dictatorship, and are sleeping in bed with the clerico-fascists in prolonging historical lies.
Long before Aquino III’s name existed in political limelight, LFS have already earned the reputation as nationalists who fought hard against the dictatorship. His statement is utterly irresponsible and an apex of stupidity for him who was never been a part of the organization and has no understanding of the principles defended by LFS.
As members of the nationalist LFS, we have persevered to remould ourselves towards patriotic and selfless direction. We have remained to be firm in organizational discipline in order to effectively advance the aspirations of the suffering masses of workers and peasants. We follow democratic principles inside the organization and all the time consider the ideas and views of each member before crafting any course of action, and strictly enforces centralism to maintain the organization’s unity of will and action. With the interest of the toiling people as the point of departure for our political thrusts, LFS’ organizational principle is completely the opposite of Marcos’ as he became a marionette of US imperialism and local landlord class, that Aquino, lest he is not aware of, is upholding up to the present days.
We can never forgive Aquino III for maligning the memories of martyrs coming from the LFS in UPLB — Ambo Guran, Mark Velasco, and Chris Hugo — along with other nameless faces that offered their time, brains and life to the cause for national democracy.
Aquino III needs a historical doctor, and the suffering people, very soon, will restore his mental health and will teach him lesson. Years from now, when his regime will fully be exposed as a rabid US maniac, defender of land snatchers and drainer of public coffin, Aquino III will find himself rotting in the dustbins of history. The masses in millions will laugh at his extreme ignorance and absolute infamy as champion of the system he is trying to save from harm.
In commemoration of the 34th anniversary of LFS today September 11, we proudly raise our fists in giving the highest honour to all comrades that sacrificed and offered their lives against martial law, and up until today versus the class dictatorship of capitalists and landlords represented by Aquino III. We will carry on our tasks in militantly arousing, organizing and mobilizing the broadest number of youth and students to stop Aquino III for turning back the wheels of history.
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