John P. B. Jose December 2, 2015 PSC 394 Dr. K. Weir AUTHORITARIANISM IS A FORM OF GOVERNMENT CHARACTERIZED BY ABSOLUTE, UNQUESTIONING OR BLIND OBEDIENCE TO AUTHORITY, AS OPPOSED TO A FORM OF GOVERNMENT CHARACTERIZED BY INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM. *http://www.thefreedictionary.com/authoritarianism Gifted orator, very intelligent. Cult of Personality. Term from Manipulated the Constitution to extend term. Debt grew $2B-$30B. U.S. Backed soft dictator. Main Concepts Graft & Corruption State Repression through Martial Law Liberation through People Power Revolution Pieces Of Art Special Tuta Food Dekada 70 Bayan Ko by Freddie Aguilar People Power Revolution monument Kleptocrat Wife, Imelda Marcos owned 7,500 pairs of shoes. Stole Billions of Dollars & Owned properties all over the world. Nepotism Cronies/ Rolex 12 Rigged Elections, Constitution Owned Press & Media Martial Law from To extend his term. Curtailed Press Freedom & basic civil Liberties. Closed congress, media establishments. Arrested Political opposition leaders and activists. A lot have died and many have never been found Between , military grew from 65, ,000 Some people liked it but of course plenty did not. Grandma and Mom Movie based on novel by Lualhati Bautista She exposed social injustices, and youth/ women activist during Marcos Era. Story of a middle class family struggling during Martial Law. Story of a Mom and wife, with 5 politically engaged kids and a dominant husband during the 70s. Dekada '70 Trailer Dekada '70 Trailer February 22-25, 1986 Filipinos were provoked because of assassination of opposition leader and electoral fraud. It took 3 days, 2 million Filipinos of all walks of life. Nonviolent Revolution Organized civil resistance and disobedience Church, celebrities, political icons. Inspired Gandhi & Rest of the world. Marcos exiled to Hawaii. Revolution that surprised the world. Considered to be the second national anthem. Has deep, emotional Tagalog translation that resonates the fight for democracy. The songs lyrics link the motherland with a caged bird that should be set free to live and to prosper. Oppositions weapon to rally the oppressed Filipinos and reinvigorate & empower them to take our country back. Bayan Ko Song Bayan Ko Song Created by Eduardo Castrillo To commemorate the lives taken and sacrifices during the Marcos Regime. Reminds people of our history. Created in 1993, 7 years after the People Power Revolution. Depicts Inang Bayan (motherland) with unchained arms to the sky. 37 individual statues underneath her to represent various sectors that were involved in the revolution. All these artworks are all connected because they were used to change minds and perspectives. It gave people a chance to develop their own opinions and beliefs. Art works (propaganda)played into each theme we discussed. Art works are historical references that will teach future generations of who we really are.