Would you have supported the EDSA Revolution in 1986?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The EDSA Revolution was the coup in the Philippines that removed the Ferdinand Marcos regime. Marcos's repressive and extremely corrupt regime which's kleptocracy largely ruined in the Filipino economy was removed and replaced by a democratic government that was far better for its citizens in all ways.

However since Marcos supported the US and maintained close ties to it, I'm willing to bet Jake and most Republicans would've considered it a bad thing and think Marcos should've remained in power no matter what.

[patrick1]

Yes I would have and so did the Church btw.

[Jake]

Thank you for telling me my position, you are correct for once too. Two gold stars      

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

so far, patrick is the only Republican who approves. hmmm....

[DanielX]

What kind of organization is doing the overthrowing in the first place? If they're communist or some other type of totalitarian movement, then no (probably the Phillipines would be even worse off). Or is it a pro-democracy movement? If so, then i'd support it.

[The Dowager Mod]

I remember the video of Benigno Aquino being murdered.

[dazzleman]

I voted yes.

There's nothing wrong with getting rid of corrupt dictators who don't respect human rights, as long as they are not replaced with something equally bad or worse.  The Phillipines was one of those relatively rare cases in which such a dictatorship was replaced with something better.

I would have preferred Marcos over an aggressive communistic regime or an islamist regime, but since there was a better alternative to Marcos that was not a threat to the region, I approve of Marcos' overthrow.

As I recall, Marcos held an "election" just before he left the country, which he "won."  The fact that he so blatantly stole the election hastened his demise.

[patrick1]

I remember the video of Benigno Aquino being murdered.

I don't remember that but I do remember watching Nightline with my grandad when the 86 revoultion occured.  Marcos and his wife were criminals of the first order.  

[dazzleman]

I remember the video of Benigno Aquino being murdered.

I don't remember that but I do remember watching Nightline with my grandad when the 86 revoultion occured.  Marcos and his wife were criminals of the first order.  

I'd say they were criminals, but not of the first order.  There were and are far worse people governing countries, many of them darlings of the left.  I would take Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda, and her 4,000 pairs of shoes over Robert Mugabe or Saddam Hussein.  He caused a lot less death and misery than those two.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

What kind of organization is doing the overthrowing in the first place? If they're communist or some other type of totalitarian movement, then no (probably the Phillipines would be even worse off). Or is it a pro-democracy movement? If so, then i'd support it.

It was a pro-democracy coup led by the widow of a murdered opposition leader (who became president right afterwords), and a group of military officers who turned against him after that murder and Marcos' recent "victory" in an obviously fraudulent election.

I'd say they were criminals, but not of the first order. There were and are far worse people governing countries, many of them darlings of the left. I would take Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda, and her 4,000 pairs of shoes over Robert Mugabe or Saddam Hussein. He caused a lot less death and misery than those two.

Yes, because we all know most leftists worship Mugabe and Saddam and they have so much support. Just think of how frequently leftists here praise one of those two!