No bringing back the Edsa ’86 spirit EDITORIAL 02/23/2010

No bringing back the Edsa ’86 spirit EDITORIAL Click to enlarge 02/23/2010 Edsa’s 1986 spirit can hardly be resurrected and the reason is simple: Edsa 1986 was, simply stated, a revolt, not a revolution. But the Edsa revolt could have become a stepping stone to becoming a full-scale revolution then. After all, the Marcos regime had collapsed, and along with it, all the institutions — including the Supreme Court (SC). The revolt created a great opportunity for the newly installed leader to institute drastic and immediate changes.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100223com1.html

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