Stupid Tweets

I tend to get into a lot of dumb conversations on Twitter. That's the nature of the beast I guess. Twitter is no place for intelligent discussion. Especially with the DDS crowd. 

Often I go to a thread with a huge number of replies and post this:

The Duterte administration knew about the Marawi plot in advance and did nothing to stop it. They lied about so-called intelligence failures.  Investigate Marawi now!  https://youtu.be/Tv6mI4GoiBo https://philippinefails.blogspot.com/2018/05/intelligence-failures-and-prior.html

Because I want the most amount of people to see that video or read the transcript and demand and investigation in to the largest terror attack in SEA in 15 years.  To be very clear the impetus for an investigation is not that video, it is the fact of the event that warrants an investigation. For the life of me I cannot understand why there has not been one. It should be routine. Just like in the USA where the Senate formed the 9/11 Commission to investigate the 9/11 attacks.

Sometimes I get really dumb responses to this message. The following tweet is an example. 

The stupidity in this comment is beyond belief. So this guy thinks me, a nobody with no power or authority, should do an investigation into the Marawi attack. Like I should subpoena all the officials involved and get a testimony from all of them to figure out just what happened? What a moron!

Only an individual void of any critical thinking skills would say something so stupid. But as I said this is the tip of the iceberg.  For this guy and for others it is simply a well known fact that Maute group were funded by narcopoliticians and Aquino is to blame too.

This guy doesn't get it. And he's not alone. People just do not care about this issue of investigating the Marawi attack. Not even the politicians. Let me break it down one more time again.

The Duterte administration has been lying in saying that there were intelligence failures in the lead up to the Marawi siege. DND Sec Lorenzana defines intelligence failures as failure to adequately interpret the intelligence.  The evidence shows they DID interpret it correctly and are thus lying. Take note:

1. Calida's report to the SC detailed in April 18 and May 18 2017 reports were received about a specific attack in Marawi.

2. Pres Spokseman Abello admits there were CABINET LEVEL MEETINGS about the impending Marawi attack before it happened.

3. Lorenzana claims they had an inside man in Matue and knew everything.

As I said none of that is the basis for the investigation. The fact of the event is the basis of the investigation. But nonetheless theses are facts that demand answering! Who knew what, when did they know it, what did they do about it, how can this be prevented from happening again?

But hey according to this guy we don't need to investigate the largest terror attack in SEA in 15 years because we already know Aquino and drugs are to blame. And how does he know this? From the Marawi investigation report? But there hasn't been one! 

The stupidity and lack of caring about something so crucial to national security is overpowering.