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Originally Posted by Willravel
Why is it that you have a "belief" instead of an "opinion" on this?
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
Remember, I do have a family member tortured by the "water cure" and beheaded for his role in assisting the Americans and insurgents against the Japanese in occupying Manila.
I also have another family member incarcerated by Ferdinand Marcos for 9 years for not printing pro-Marcos propaganda insisting, that he'd shut down the printing presses first. He was then incarcerated.
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It stems from the convictions and stances of family members. This topic has been discussed within the family as it impacted the family directly. It's beyond opinion because we as a family had to deal with it. There are stories both in print and orally about how and what happened and how individuals feel about this. I'll express it as an opinion in conversation, but pressed, I will divulge it's personal nature and it is more belief than opinion.
Opinions change, beliefs don't.
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