Answer to Question #260214 in History for Ajoy

Question

What are The points that you agree and disagree in the speech of cory aquino? Which lines hit you?

Answer 1

I agree with

Declare Filipinos' liberation from the Marcos regime• Mark a fresh beginning for the Filipino people and government• Ask for financial aid by alerting Americans about the Philippines' situation.

I disagree with

The authorities used humiliation and intimidation to break him. They imprisoned him in a military camp in the north, in a cramped, virtually airless cell. They stripped him nude and threatened to execute him in the middle of the night. Ninoy stood firm in the face of adversity. I didn't even come close to doing as good. The officials refused to inform me what had happened to him for forty-three days. My daughters and I both felt as if we had lost Dad for the first time.

Line that hit me

This is no minor feat, given the divisiveness and disintegration we inherited. My predecessor put democracy on hold in order to defend the country from a communist uprising of less than 500 people. He went after it with hammer and tongs, unhindered by human rights.