WATCH: These Youth Believed Martial Law Was the "Golden Age"

The country’s martial rule years under the late president Ferdinand Marcos have always been a subject of opposing views. Those old enough to have experienced it attest to its horrors while some of today’s youthful generation (surprisingly) see it as the golden age of the Philippines.

In a video posted on Facebook, the two generations of clashing perspectives were able to share their thoughts about Martial Law with eachother.

The video started with registered voters, from ages 19 to 22, introducing themselves to their elderly counterparts. They were then asked what they thought of the Martial Law years and its effects.

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At this point, the human rights victims introduced themselves and shared their horrendous experiences during Martial Law including rape, electrocution and other forms of torture.

At this point, some of the youth became emotional and apologized for being in favor of Martial Law without knowing more about the topic.

“Grabe po pala ‘yung mga nangyari noong Martial Law,” one of them said.

“Iba po ‘yung kuwento na naririnig ko sa school,” another one added.

The video ended with this message: “To this day, the true story of Martial Law is not being taught in schools. It’s time to rewrite our history books.”

The clip has been viewed 809,000 times and has over 37,000 shares as of this posting.

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