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raiju01's review against another edition
4.0
Nice read and deconstruction of the racist throwaway line dubbing an entire people with a derogatory label, internalized racism, and a brief history on the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
Every single societal issue will have roots that can be dismantled if the governments wished it so, and the average asshole will be more than happy to point at the result through their prejudiced lens and stop there.
Also, I'm not sure if it's me being illiterate or the book being old, but I noticed many grammatical errors in this version > ISBN 9781539807827
Every single societal issue will have roots that can be dismantled if the governments wished it so, and the average asshole will be more than happy to point at the result through their prejudiced lens and stop there.
Also, I'm not sure if it's me being illiterate or the book being old, but I noticed many grammatical errors in this version > ISBN 9781539807827
misspalah's review
5.0
“We have already truly said that when a house becomes disturbed and disordered, we should not accuse the youngest, child or the servants, but the head of it, especially if his authority is unlimited, he who does not act freely is not responsible for his actions; and the Filipino people, not being master of its liberty, is not responsible for either its misfortunes or its woes. We says this, it is true, but, as will be seen later on, we also have a large part, in the continuation of such a disorder”.
- The Indolence of Filipinos by Jose Rizal
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To summarize this book in one sentence is the cause of indolence of Filipinos is none other than the coloniser themselves, SPANISH. Every single things that Filipinos tried to do, Spanish is there to block / reject / hinder or simply not grant it. No education for Filipinos first and foremost and even if they did establish school, the resources is scarce and the knowledge wasn’t useful to them. Filipinos wanted to self-sustain by opening their business or cultivate the land, then these imbeciles decided to impose large amount of taxes. SO why were they are the one called Indolent when Friars and foreign rulers got their wealth by exploiting Filipinos? Shame on the Spaniards Occupation! Shame on those years of Spanish Colonisation! Overall, an insightful reading!
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I think this is the time for me to pick up “The myth of the lazy natives by Syed Hussain Alattas. The word Indolence itself is interesting. Rather than laziness, i would choose Idleness as the closest meaning to it. Growing up Malay, i have heard many telling me straight to my face or insinuating that my race is lazy quite few times. Imagine listening to that over and over again, i did end up internalizing it and as a result, i used to feel the same way about my race. Over times, after reading and understanding it, this notion that natives are lazy is just a seed planted by the coloniser in order to divide and rule. At least, from what i have read.
- The Indolence of Filipinos by Jose Rizal
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To summarize this book in one sentence is the cause of indolence of Filipinos is none other than the coloniser themselves, SPANISH. Every single things that Filipinos tried to do, Spanish is there to block / reject / hinder or simply not grant it. No education for Filipinos first and foremost and even if they did establish school, the resources is scarce and the knowledge wasn’t useful to them. Filipinos wanted to self-sustain by opening their business or cultivate the land, then these imbeciles decided to impose large amount of taxes. SO why were they are the one called Indolent when Friars and foreign rulers got their wealth by exploiting Filipinos? Shame on the Spaniards Occupation! Shame on those years of Spanish Colonisation! Overall, an insightful reading!
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I think this is the time for me to pick up “The myth of the lazy natives by Syed Hussain Alattas. The word Indolence itself is interesting. Rather than laziness, i would choose Idleness as the closest meaning to it. Growing up Malay, i have heard many telling me straight to my face or insinuating that my race is lazy quite few times. Imagine listening to that over and over again, i did end up internalizing it and as a result, i used to feel the same way about my race. Over times, after reading and understanding it, this notion that natives are lazy is just a seed planted by the coloniser in order to divide and rule. At least, from what i have read.
jasonrcf's review against another edition
5.0
Pretty fascinating and worth revisiting today, a lot of its sentiments still (sadly) hold up over a hundred and twenty years later
a 21st century update of the arguments would be an interesting task
a 21st century update of the arguments would be an interesting task
haveyoumettisa's review against another edition
4.0
I had to read this for my Rizal class but I really enjoyed it! Struggled to get into it at first because of the archaic use of English, but after the first few pages, I found myself hanging on to every word.
My favorite part was perhaps the discussion on the Philippine climate; I never thought of connecting the Filipinos' "indolence" to our weather.
My favorite part was perhaps the discussion on the Philippine climate; I never thought of connecting the Filipinos' "indolence" to our weather.
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