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Cael :
This hits hard. Rizal lit the fire of national consciousness, but Bonifacio turned it into a blaze. Reform can open eyes, but under colonial rule, it rarely breaks chains because you’re still asking the oppressor to free you on their terms. That’s why the Katipunan’s revolution, despite its flaws, was necessary. Real liberation often begins where reform ends.
2025-07-25 04:57:57
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justreell :
Rizal was born into a privileged family, while Bonifacio had to quit school to support his siblings after their parents died. Love rizal but he kinda out of touch
2025-07-24 22:39:50
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Gabo Calangian :
This is actually a good take, a lot of people mistake Rizal’s novels as a call for revolution. People must see the pointlessness in trying to reform a system that thrives of exploitation, greed, and patriarchal values. The point of enacting change is by revolting against the ruling class and suppressing the system they imposed on the majority.
2025-07-24 22:10:13
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Austin :
Katipunan revolution because it confronted the root of oppression head-on. While Rizal’s reformist methods aimed to appeal to the conscience of the colonizers, the Katipunan understood that true freedom could never be begged for—it had to be taken. Reforms asked for change within a system built on exploitation; the revolution sought to dismantle that very system. The Katipunan gave power back to the people—not through permission, but through resistance.
2025-07-25 04:41:06
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fairyytheplatypus :
i can’t remember where i read it pero a line that stayed with me was “there is no real change without armed movement”. as much as we want reform, it will never appeal to a government that thrives on exploitation, greed, and corruption
2025-07-24 23:23:12
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The Customer :
Two heroes. One cause. No betrayal. Rizal with his pen. Bonifacio with his blade. Both gave their lives for a nation to rise.😭
2025-07-24 23:49:11
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Kuin :
rizal was a visionary. while physical revolution is just as important, he knew Filipinos needed something more than that and therefore worked on enlightening the minds of everyone—from the past, present, and the future.
2025-07-24 22:49:39
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Justin 🧿 :
Rizal is like Katniss Everdeen, he became the face of the revolution. His writings and eventual execution intensified the flames of the revolution. Indeed, the struggle for independence had already begun long before Rizal entered the picture. However, without his works, it’s hard to imagine the movement gaining the same depth of purpose and unity. His ideas gave voice to the people’s suffering and turned scattered unrest into a clear national cause.
2025-07-25 00:23:43
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Tenshi :
KKK didn’t really win either. Spain sold PH to the U.S. we just ended up under another colonizer. The “freedom” we had was mostly controlled by elites.
2025-07-24 23:27:10
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andy⁷ :
anddd schools made rizal the ultimate hero while constantly undermining bonifacio and the katipuneros who sacrificed themselves frontline 😞.
2025-07-25 02:24:01
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Bartholomew :
I respect Rizal as thinker but I believe his ideas were bred by class comfort and cowardice. At the end of his second book, he took back all that he fought for in the first. He is smart yes, but he was also part of the class that benefited from the Spaniards and Indigenous Filipino people struggles. I believe his ideas of reform was formed based on the belief that he was on equal levels with his colonizer and a history of “being part of their world”. At the end of the day, he was never one of us (actually most that started the revolution were upper class “Filipinos” with spanish blood, only born in the Philippines so they were discriminated against), he didn’t see the need for blood because it wasn’t his blood that was spilled. Based on his history, he would only really get angry if the injustices were personal to him and his family. He’s not as reverential as we believe he is, he’s just a man who had enough logic and self-importance to write his thoughts down. Not even in an actual manifesto, but a book that whispers revolution under metaphors and ironies that is then taken back by his second installment. He had no leg to stand on and for that, I believe he was a coward.
2025-07-25 02:08:03
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Virus :
The Katipunan's revolution, though heroic, didn't lead to lasting independence. It fractured internally, and we were soon handed over to a new colonizer, the US. The revolution was finally defeated, while Rizal's influence endured. In the long run, true national change came not through violent revolt but through gradual reform, education, and political struggle. Independence in 1946 was won through diplomacy and institution building values Rizal championed. So, while revolution forced a crisis, it was Rizal's reformist legacy that shaped the Filipinos identity that we have, guided future generations, and helped build the nation we know today. Both are needed.
2025-07-25 04:01:45
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sam 𐙚⋆°. :
the reform worked. the revolution wouldn't happen in the first place without it. reform and revolution both carries the same weight; they're coexisting.
2025-07-25 14:05:15
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flawedpear :
philippine lore is so crazy that instead of it boring you out, it gives tea after tea 😩
2025-07-25 09:43:44
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Rehneh Requiem :
Rizal's reformation heavily relied on education as its cornerstone. Something the country didnt have due to the oppression, which is what he tried to convince the higher ups in Spain. Its important to understand that Filipinos then were mostly slaves and he knew that a revolution now would be dangerous as majority of Filipinos were ill equipped with knowledge on how to rule a country during that era.
2025-07-25 04:28:56
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🍎 :
Rizal did not die as a reformist nor assimilationist. He eventually advocated and accepted revolution as a necessity for Philippine independence.
2025-07-25 00:40:05
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setsuko :
based on my lack of knowledge, I believe rizal and the katipunan were both important because without his novels there will be no stories that can make their existence more grounded. and I think that's important in shaping generations.
2025-07-25 00:04:08
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itisvonn :
Y'all need to remember that it was because of Rizal's words that encouraged Bonifacio to keep going. He is Bonifacio's inspiration why he learned to have the guts to stand up against the government. And if not because of Rizal's La Liga Filipina and his support for the La Solidaridad, the KKK would've been in shambles. Rizal literally kept the revolution even after his death and Bonifacio carried that fire to the end. They just have a different way of expressing themselves.
2025-07-25 19:12:20
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MaCae :
Rizal was a Liberal and we all know what liberals do...On the other side you have Bonifacio who was a nationalist. The country don't need any reformations from the oppressors it needs freedom through revolution, unfortunately you have people willing to betray you and that was Bonifacio's fate.
2025-07-25 06:31:16
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keykawa :
but rizal didnt die as a reformist, as taught by my rizal prof 👍
2025-07-25 01:19:54
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To wish upon a fist :
Idk why they lowkey disrespecting Rizal. Rizal was like Marx, both are writers but ykyky. But the context of these is, if we underscore his works then probably this is way more messier than ever. Remember his group that create propaganda was lighting up that actually led to his execution. His death was the stepping stone to start a revolution while Bonifacio speed up everything and organized to fully bring the revolution. Enemies fear the like of Rizal because of his own ideals can break apart of those they congest in their own rule.
2025-07-25 06:43:04
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Arlo :
the revolution didn't win anything 😭
2025-07-27 01:19:42
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sungki na ngipin :
why are we choosing who's better? is this a competition?
2025-07-25 13:27:08
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https.sealuv :
Rizal’s reform didn’t work because there’s nothing to gain for Spain and tbh katipunan’s revolt has little to nothing to do with the brief independence we had back in 1898. Spain basically lost the war against America and was forced to give up several colonies, which includes PH. But does it mean it was useless? No, both Rizal and Katipunan’s revolution played vital roles in our history. Rizal’s reform, although unsuccessful, and his writings played a massive role in awakening Filipino’s national consciousness. His writings ignited the revolution. The revolution showed our national identity and that Filipinos were no longer quietly accepting colonial rules.
2025-07-25 22:49:33
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francisveltusguda :
i mean, that was his intention no? his writing never said actual liberation. he just wanted filipinos to be treated properly and rule their own country. but he was ok with being a province of spain. he just wanted our voices to be heard and included.
2025-07-25 17:42:34
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