I met with my class this afternoon and talking about people (or insects) that suddenly barge inside a Diliman classroom, I mentioned that student activists are included in the bunch. Well, I confessed that I was one back in my days as an undergraduate. Was.

While I have tried to live a life distant from the things that had me disillusioned, I find myself actually writing on my views on politics and society. Perhaps, it’s just I. Besides, I am, by training, a critical discourse analyst. And the theories I’ve learned and applied are rooted in the principles of Gramsci and Althusser.

Pedestrian Observer started this meme in efforts to rally bloggers for more socially relevant interchange of discourses particularly on the senseless political violence that plagues our society. As I obliged Nick’s nudge on posting something about Dimasidsing, I felt compelled to participate in this call.

Yes. Even as a petty-bourgeois blogger and educator, I have a responsibility to freedom and democracy.

If you believe in sending the message of ending senseless political violence and at the same time reach a wide range of bloggers, join the Raising Awareness through MyBlogLog Community Exchange. The rules are very simple:

• Join all of the MyBlogLog communities on the list below.
• Copy the list and create a new post on your blog on the victims of electoral violence and paste the list onto your post.
• Write a brief paragraph that explains what the game is above the list (just as I have done here).
• Add your Blog using the URL of your entry on Victims of Electoral Violence plus 2 or 3 more MyBlogLog communities to the list and then publish the post.
• If you want to be added to this list, simply drop me a comment below with your Blog Name/URL and MyBlogLog URL.

Participating in Raising Awareness through MyBlogLog Community Exchange is just a small step that has the potential impact of raising awareness while increasing your traffic, increasing the number of regular readers as well as help increase the number of backlinks you have pointing to your site. Making a difference through blogging is a rewarding experience.

The Raising Awareness thru MyBlogLog Community Exchange List:

• Pedestrian Observer | Join MyBlogLog
• Thirty Thousand Fishes | Join MyBlogLog
• Tingog.com | Join MyBlogLog
• An OFW Living in HK | Join MyBlogLog
• Prudence and Madness | Join MyBlogLog
• The Construct by Alex Maximo | Join MyBlogLog
• Blog@ AWBHoldings.Com | Join MyBlogLog
• Miguel Paraz/Migs| Join MyBlogLog
• Add Your Site here | Join The Above. Drop A Comment Below!

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3. Blame Bush
4. Droppin’ the dime
5. Pinoy “citizen journalism”, politics, and campaign period