what revolution?!
i normally shy away from talking about politics because that's not my expertise. it's not my cup of tea, so to speak. my arguments are wanting. i simply don't have the necessary credentials to talk about it.
(too, politics in the philippines is boring with a capital g. it never changes. showbiz starlets and has beens, clowns, trolls, trapos and their fledgling relathieves continue to dominate the landscape. hohum! i'd rather talk about the fabulous creations of michael five or the latest happening in hollywood.)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but then i realized that even if my views are downright stupid, i still have the right to express them no matter how infantile they are. we are, after all, living in a democracy.
i can't be apathetic all the time.
and so....
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reading about the results of the mid-term elections -- a litmus test of sorts for president aquino and his "tuwid na daan" style of governance -- makes me feel as though the so-called edsa revolutions one and two did not take place. at all. as if i and a million other filipinos around the world just imagined these key events in our history.
as if we did not clench our fists and shout in anger: sobra na! tama na! palitan na!
as if we did not run in our reeboks, ballet flats, spartan tsinelas and five inch manolos to edsa to heed the call of our conscience as well as that of cardinal sin.
we did it twice, remember?
as if we did not face tanks, cannons, guns, helicopters and risked our lives just to protect, preserve our democracy. as if we did not brave the heat and dusts just to make sure that we continue to enjoy our freedom and that the government and its instrumentalities remain governed by decent, respectable people who have the best interest of the country in their hearts and souls.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
it's as if the "hello garci!" scandal that once shook the foundations of our democracy and the allegations of corruption that followed were just a figment of our collective imagination.
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it's a pity that this country of ninety five million freedom loving filipinos that gave birth to esteemed heroes like ninoy aquino, jose rizal, andres bonifacio, and even darna and kapteyn barbel can't come up with the truly best leaders who can run and manage the government and propel the nation to greatness.
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have we run out of brilliant and brave souls who can lead us to salvation that's why we have to recycle even the worse ones?
))))))))))))))))
oh please, don't even give me that crap that this is all the fault of the "unthinking" masa, whose votes can easily be bought. the masa people who are easily dazzled by celebrities, political dynasties and the promises of a better life that are written on filthy waters whose stink is worse than the pasig river.
to paraphrase a famous line uttered by superstar vilma santos in one of her unforgettable films: "ang masa, lagi na lang ang masa."
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please remember that the masa was also part of the brave souls who risked their lives just to get rid of the dictator. they were among the first ones who condoled with the fallen hero in tarmac in august nineteen eighty three. they were part of the throngs of people who brought the hero to his final resting place. and they were there when the first "miracle" on edsa happened.
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why can't we blame the rich, the educated, the "thinking" class as well? after all, they were/are also part of the problem. frankly, they are a bigger headache than the masa.
some, if not most of them worked and prospered during the dictatorship. while the others simply fled in fear or in resignation and lived overseas.
have we forgotten that they also helped in funding the candidacy and in electing the lousy (to say the least) leaders that followed the dictator?
i remember days after estrada was overthrown from malacanang, one of the prominent leaders in the country boldly said on tv: "di ba ang sarap ng may presidenteng (referring to arroyo who succeeded estrada) matalino? hindi na tayo mapapahiya sa mga international conferences."
as if!
**********
indeed, the return to power (or the staying power) of the marcoses, the estradas, the arroyos is an indication that the people remain unconvinced of the aquino adminstration's lofty "tuwid na daan."
it can also be gleaned as some sort of a revenge by the neglected and suffering masa, whose voice can only be heard during the elections.
to quote anna kerennina landifa (or akl, the artiste formerly known as chinezza del vianco vda de dubois): "election, not death, is the great leveler." that's self explanatory, right?
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but then, that's just me. a disgruntled ex beauty queen who can't even find a decent job at home.
i blame the sudden rain, by the way, for this post.
(too, politics in the philippines is boring with a capital g. it never changes. showbiz starlets and has beens, clowns, trolls, trapos and their fledgling relathieves continue to dominate the landscape. hohum! i'd rather talk about the fabulous creations of michael five or the latest happening in hollywood.)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but then i realized that even if my views are downright stupid, i still have the right to express them no matter how infantile they are. we are, after all, living in a democracy.
i can't be apathetic all the time.
and so....
************
reading about the results of the mid-term elections -- a litmus test of sorts for president aquino and his "tuwid na daan" style of governance -- makes me feel as though the so-called edsa revolutions one and two did not take place. at all. as if i and a million other filipinos around the world just imagined these key events in our history.
as if we did not clench our fists and shout in anger: sobra na! tama na! palitan na!
as if we did not run in our reeboks, ballet flats, spartan tsinelas and five inch manolos to edsa to heed the call of our conscience as well as that of cardinal sin.
we did it twice, remember?
as if we did not face tanks, cannons, guns, helicopters and risked our lives just to protect, preserve our democracy. as if we did not brave the heat and dusts just to make sure that we continue to enjoy our freedom and that the government and its instrumentalities remain governed by decent, respectable people who have the best interest of the country in their hearts and souls.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
it's as if the "hello garci!" scandal that once shook the foundations of our democracy and the allegations of corruption that followed were just a figment of our collective imagination.
&&&&&&&&
it's a pity that this country of ninety five million freedom loving filipinos that gave birth to esteemed heroes like ninoy aquino, jose rizal, andres bonifacio, and even darna and kapteyn barbel can't come up with the truly best leaders who can run and manage the government and propel the nation to greatness.
*************
have we run out of brilliant and brave souls who can lead us to salvation that's why we have to recycle even the worse ones?
))))))))))))))))
oh please, don't even give me that crap that this is all the fault of the "unthinking" masa, whose votes can easily be bought. the masa people who are easily dazzled by celebrities, political dynasties and the promises of a better life that are written on filthy waters whose stink is worse than the pasig river.
to paraphrase a famous line uttered by superstar vilma santos in one of her unforgettable films: "ang masa, lagi na lang ang masa."
**********
please remember that the masa was also part of the brave souls who risked their lives just to get rid of the dictator. they were among the first ones who condoled with the fallen hero in tarmac in august nineteen eighty three. they were part of the throngs of people who brought the hero to his final resting place. and they were there when the first "miracle" on edsa happened.
&&&&&&
why can't we blame the rich, the educated, the "thinking" class as well? after all, they were/are also part of the problem. frankly, they are a bigger headache than the masa.
some, if not most of them worked and prospered during the dictatorship. while the others simply fled in fear or in resignation and lived overseas.
have we forgotten that they also helped in funding the candidacy and in electing the lousy (to say the least) leaders that followed the dictator?
i remember days after estrada was overthrown from malacanang, one of the prominent leaders in the country boldly said on tv: "di ba ang sarap ng may presidenteng (referring to arroyo who succeeded estrada) matalino? hindi na tayo mapapahiya sa mga international conferences."
as if!
**********
indeed, the return to power (or the staying power) of the marcoses, the estradas, the arroyos is an indication that the people remain unconvinced of the aquino adminstration's lofty "tuwid na daan."
it can also be gleaned as some sort of a revenge by the neglected and suffering masa, whose voice can only be heard during the elections.
to quote anna kerennina landifa (or akl, the artiste formerly known as chinezza del vianco vda de dubois): "election, not death, is the great leveler." that's self explanatory, right?
&&&&&&&&
but then, that's just me. a disgruntled ex beauty queen who can't even find a decent job at home.
i blame the sudden rain, by the way, for this post.
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