Civil war, guerilla war, coups, and anarchy

This is not the first time I've lived in a country where there is civil unrest. (which is why I roll my eyes when the EVILBUSHYHITLER types rant...)...I have worked in two countries in Africa that had civil unrest...

However, this is the first time I've watched a free press and a democracy cover a possible coup...right now the government has told the press they have to cover both sides or shut down...and the press is discussing this...in detail...(Hmmm...wonder if they read blogs...to whom it may concern: My husband is partisan, but I am not...just reporting)...

Well, anyway, what we have is no fear...merely people told there is a curfew but still on the street of Manila....but some of the coup leaders have been arrested without a warrant...

Quite interesting.

But this is different than living under a tyranny...

In a tyranny, the press is muted...the people are afraid to go on the streets...people disappear...missionaries report unimportant people mistreated by the army, police etc. who now know they have power, and the bad apples of any organization without good discipline break the rules ...

Usually when people can't make their voices heard, there will appear guerilla warfare...think Mafia...who revenge the powerless (and end up killing a lot of other people to make money)

You can control this by giving the people what they want while getting rid of the hard core cases...

But all of this is not as bad as anarchy. In tyranny, if you keep your head down, you are left alone. In a guerilla war, you merely have to do a little bribery and treat your workers well...but in anarchy, you never know who will stop and kill you...

So what we see here in the Philippines will make a lot of headlines, but we are safe...