The photo below seems to be nothing special, but the historical vignette hidden behind it is a fantasy, which makes people cry and laugh.
The story goes like this: In 1971, Philippine authorities announced an "explosive" news to the world: someone was exploring the pristine jungle of mindanao in the southern Philippines when they accidentally found a group of people who were not normal. They look like a primitive tribe, but they are also too primitive, and even the ability to make rudimentary tools is extremely limited. When the professional inspectors arrived, they found that their main means of livelihood was actually "to rely on God to appreciate food" - either running to the river to catch fish or jumping to the tree to pick fruit. As for hunting large prey such as cattle and wild boars, they dare not think about it. In other words, the Philippine authorities found a group of primitive people who adhered to the habits of stone age life from the deep mountains and old forests.
The matter was soon "officially certified" by the Philippine authorities — Mamuel Ilisard, then an adviser to the president, not only affirmed the tribe's existence, but also referred to them as the "Tassadai." Due to the long absence of any contact with the outside world, the tribe could only rely on internal intermarriage to maintain its continuation, which led to a rapid decline in the tribal population, and when they were discovered, they only had 27 people left.
This is a novelty, but the sensation it caused at the time was very exaggerated.
It turned out that in the 1970s, the impact of the Cold War on the world was at its peak. Under the long-term suppression of the threat of war, people urgently needed some means to vent their repressed emotions, so "hunting" became one of the most popular topics at that time. After the Tassadai were exposed, expeditions, scholars, and explorers from all over the world flocked to the ground to see if there were any more hidden secrets. At the same time, major media outlets rushed to publish reports about the "Tassadai", but soon some unreasonable details were discovered.
According to the conclusions of the professional investigation, the "Tassadai" have an extremely limited grasp of the tools. For example, they know how to pick up thin stones and use them to crush vines, but they can't think of further polishing the stones as "sharp axes". Judging by all the manifestations, the level of production of this tribe is stuck in the middle of the Stone Age, but their language system is quite advanced. With the continuous deepening of investigation and research, scholars have more and more questions. On the contrary, the topic of "Tassadai" was too much in line with the world's expectations for "curiosity" at the time, and experts did not dare to say it too directly; on the contrary, all kinds of related reports spread rapidly like a plague, and almost all influential newspapers and periodicals had their front-page headlines occupied by "Tassadai".
Of course, there are also people who are convinced of the authenticity of the "Tassadai" and try to solve the mystery of the tribal "civilization fault", who knows that at this juncture, the Philippines has blocked the entire island. According to the official rhetoric: "Tassadai" is originally few, and the continuous influx of outsiders has seriously affected their lives; in this way, after tossing three or two times, this group of "living fossils" is afraid that they will not be extinct on the spot. As a result, Ferdinand Marcos, then president of the Philippines, waved a big hand, and a large number of soldiers surrounded the entire forest area into a "forbidden area", and no one was allowed to enter without the permission of the authorities.
This has only increased people's curiosity, and the topic has been hyped up even more. Some people can't understand in any way, the Amazon jungle is dozens of times larger than Mindanao, let modern people touch the door clear, go to the rainforest is like going back to their own home, how did the "Tassadai" hide on this small island to hide from the eyes of the world, carry through centuries-long adventure frenzy, until now discovered? Some people also questioned: Although Mindanao is an island, it is not so isolated from the world; there is no condition for the formation of this situation in the surrounding area, and this mysterious "Tassadai" appeared out of thin air.
All in all, this matter made people more and more mysterious, but as the truth was revealed, everyone almost vomited a mouthful of old blood.
In 1986, Ferdinand Marcos cheated in his fourth presidential campaign and was impeached. The incident ignited the barrel of explosives, and the Marcos regime's long-term corruption and power eventually caused the Filipino people to revolt, the regime collapsed almost overnight, and the Marcos couple fled in a hurry. With the repeal of various decrees of the previous government, curious people rushed into the "inside" for the first time, eager to solve all the mysteries. However, it is quite surprising that when scholars once again find the settlement of the "Tassadai", the tribe has been reduced to ruins and seems to have been abandoned for a long time - the "Tassadai" disappeared out of thin air, which added a layer of mystery to them.
Just when the whole world was worried about this puzzle, the mystery actually came to the door by itself: some time later, someone found the "mysterious disappearance" of the "Tassa people" from a small village a few kilometers away, they wore jeans, T-shirts, suits and other modern costumes, spoke this fluent modern language, and were skilled in using various electronic products. It was only then that people realized they had been deceived.
In the face of the world's fierce questioning, the "Tassadai" seemed to be somewhat aggrieved. They confessed: a few generations ago, their ethnic group did live a relatively harsh and primitive life, and certainly not as primitive as the "Stone Age". After entering the 20th century, the tribes began to have contact with the outside world, and by the 1950s, they had fully adapted to modern life and were able to use most of the modern tools. One day in 1971, a group of senior Philippine government officials suddenly visited and asked them to change back into their original costumes and return to live in the mountains and forests again. They did not agree at first, but under the coercion and inducement of the authorities, the "Tassadai" had to obey.
In fact, the so-called "Tassadai" is just a concocted term, corrected by anthropologists, and this group is nothing more than a branch of the Manubo-Blit or Tboli, the indigenous people of Mindanao, philippines. As for why the authorities wanted to drive them into the jungle and make such a big oolong? To put it bluntly, it is because of profit.
It is well known that Ferdinand Marcos was regarded as a young and promising politician, but this monarch took a crooked path soon after he came to power, corrupt and nepotism, and stirred up the Philippines. Marcos's wife, Imelda, was a nationally famous beauty at the time, but her desire for power was no less than her husband's. The two men's control over the country is deep in the marrow, and the tentacles are extended to all corners. The reason for such a farce is to establish so-called "protected areas" and to appropriate the development rights of large areas of forest land belonging to the state.
After the fall of the Marcos, former presidential adviser Ilisard fled in 1983, leaving without forgetting to sweep away the more than a million dollars donated around the world to the Tassadai Foundation. The appearance of corrupt regimes is really disgusting.