Book Review: THE CONJUGAL DICTATORSHIP OF FERDINAND AND IMELDA MARCOS by Primitivo Mijares

The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos by Primitivo Mijares
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

There's just no way one short social media post can do justice to all 768 pages of this monumental, historic book. There is so much detail of a man who would be king and broke every law of God's and man's to do it.

From shooting his father's political opponent when Julio Nalundasan won the elections for representative in Ilocos Norte, to antedating documents to suit his political purposes (hence the lack of consecutive numbering of his decrees)... from making false multi-million dollar war claims to claiming that he was "the most decorated Filipino soldier of World War II who single-handedly delayed the surrender of Bataan by three months and saved Australia and New Zealand from Japanese conquest"... behold the worst of our race: Ferdinand Marcos.

Not a single page of the book is wasted. The reason it's so long is because there's just SO. MUCH. FILTH. Never mind spilling something as weak as tea. With his voice shouting from beyond the grave, the author spilled hot, thick blood, quite literally, for this book to be published. His 16 year old son's body was thrown out of a helicopter as punishment, and a year after, the author also disappeared. Two of the thousands upon thousands killed, not to mention those tortured, during the Marcos regime.

Imagine if the number one media man of the President, a trusted confidante able to waltz in and out of his office at will, wrote a tell-all book.

Now imagine that same man defecting and being a chief informant against his former master before a U.S. Congressional Committee, despite attempts at silencing him through bribery ($100,000.00 in 1976!).

This is not mere gossip. This is a primary source, from a man who was in the inner sanctum. He sacrificed life and child for this book. The least we can do is read, and remember.

It's terrible enough that lawmakers in the House of Representatives declared F. M's birthday a special non-working holiday in Ilocos Norte. But let us not hand our country back to this evil family when we vote in 2022. They have lied about EVERYTHING, from educational backgrounds to World War II medals, so why believe in their fake history videos and propaganda?

We have the power to show, by our actions, by our votes, that we condemn this bloody legacy. We do not forget. And we do not forgive.

(Rated 5 out of 5 and tag under ESSENTIAL READING!)


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