The Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses to Malacanang or CARMMA posted the following poignant video where the younger generation, often referred to as millenials, meet with Martial Law victims.
Millennials for Martial LawThese young voters are in for a surprise.
Posted by Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses to Malacañang – Carmma on Tuesday, May 3, 2016
On the video, the victims talked about the human rights violations they experienced at the time of Martial Law.
One said that she was raped while she was put in jail. Another victim mentioned of being electrocuted in different parts of the body, and also experiencing what is called a Russian Roulette where a gun is loaded with one bullet, the trigger is pulled, and hope that luck is on your side.
From their Facebook page:
CARMMA is envisioned as a campaign network encompassing martial law victims, civil libertarians, peace & freedom advocates and militant groups which have their roots in the anti-Marcos/anti-dictatorship movement of the late 70s and early 80s that resulted in the historic 1986 EDSA People Power Uprising that toppled the dictator and led to the exile of the entire Marcos family.
Now, this just shows the side of the story about the victims. There may be a significant reason for the need to declare Martial Law. However, it might not make any difference to those who experience human rights violations at that time.
We also would like to find out the other side of the story.
Why was Martial Law declared?
On the comments section, there is a mixed reaction about the video. Some agree while some disagree. Some say this is telling the truth while others say this is twisting the story. Some even blame the DepEd for not putting these details in History books. Others say this is a form of brainwashing the younger generation.
Do you agree with the message of the video? Why or why not?
CARMMA’s logic and ideology is also a total bullshit, why waste time and resources for this crazy cause? Or perhaps there’s someone funding everything you’re doing behind the shadows. Here’s your logic : We’ll stop BBM or any Marcos to ever set foot in Malacañang for it wil surely (100%) result to “MARTIAL LAW” that’s freaking STEREOTYPING which can be directly compared to RACISM. Let’s compare your logic to this : We’ll never let any Muslims set a foot on World Trade Center for it will surely (100%) result to a similar incident as the 9/11 bombing. See the difference in logic? NONE! Funny how ideals can be bought.
This is a total crap and all propaganda. Some aspects about this clip is highly questionable and totally one sided. The kids never asked anything about “why” such thing happened. There must be reasons; why didn’t they included in the video the reason why did they suffered such “fate”? (If that really did happened). Those kids were perhaps paid. You stand for “something” but you suddenly believed a stranger’s tale and never questioned it? What a shame.
And one thing, the old man shares his experience about being electricuted, but his description is inaccurate, pointing to the fact that he lied and never really suffered such thing. He described the sensation of electricity crawling from his arms, then to his shoulder the second time, he said he’s lucky it never reached his brain membrane? Well newsflash! Electricity, and in his case the current; once entered the body will flow throughout and never take a stop from arms to shoulders to brain like a MRT Coach stops from one station to another. And yes! It reached his brain! The reason he might be alive is because the current is too low (but why waste a time and energy electricuting someone?) or perhaps the most logical reason, he never experienced what he’s saying.
And the lady’s claim about his friends stripped naked and left to a cold place for 3 days? We’ll lady are they still alive? Beacause 1 day of exposure to cold is enough for someone to die from hypothermia. But you never told us their fate or perhaps you’re inventing a story?
Overall this clip has so many loopholes rendering it a total bullshit, propaganda, and a bitter political assault.
But still, I might be wrong.
That how they betrayed marcos
Biniktima nila ang mga mahihirap at walang laban at sinabi n unutos yon ng presidente
Hindi ako naniniwala n si marcos ang may pakana na abuso at pagpatay sa mga taong yun
Naniniwala ako gaya ng sabi ng aking ina
Trinaydor si marcos ng mga tao nya mga taong pinagkatiwalaan nya . . . . alam nila n di nila kaya sirain si marcos ng sila lng kaya ginawa nila yan sa mga ordinaryong tao
Naawa ako sa mga biktima ng pag abuso ng iilan sa martial law
At naawa din ako sa namayapang kagalang. Galang na dating pres. Ferdinand Marcos
Dhil sa ganitong paraan nila trinaydor sya
kalokohan nnaman ito. ilan years na noh. pls lang!
I am not insinuating anything, but yes, bakit nga ba dineclare ang Martial Law? I am sure there’s a huge reason behind that. And Martial, in fact is part of our constitution. Let’s begin as to WHY IT WAS DECLARED.