THE Kamuning Bakery Café Pandesal Forum went online last Thursday, and I was invited to participate by perennial host Wilson Lee Flores. But as I am an ignoramus in the high tech operations of online conferencing, I shortly became uncomfortable with the proceedings: me having to continuously turn on-off my connection, switching it on only when I would want to talk, then off again afterward.

I would not have enjoyed taking part in the first place. The subject of the event was the United States presidential election, to take place three days hence, and how it would impact upon the Philippines. I thought the slant was passé. Over the years, the US presidency has changed hands many times between the Republicans and the Democrats, and US policy toward the Philippines has not experienced any qualitative change, i.e., in terms of attitude.

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