The discussion of basic Philippine foreign policy as demonstrated in the last presidential forum is simplistically “China or USA.” The differences in opinion and strategy come down to a perverse analysis on which alliance is “better.” The “friend to all, enemy to none” policy makes for a great “motivational quote” but is…
“The predominating type among the present ‘Communist’ bureaucrats is the political careerist, and in consequence the polar opposite of the revolutionist. Their ideal is to attain in their own country the same position that the Kremlin oligarchy gained in the USSR. They are not the revolutionary leaders of the proletariat but aspirants to totalitarian rule. They dream of gaining success with the aid of this same Soviet bureaucracy and its GPU.