@ichiro:
One of the most important things that my PolSci professor taught me was to never romanticize. Never think of reality as something better than it actually is. Deal with it as it is. Face it as it is. It was Quezon who said "I prefer a country run like hell by Filipinos to a country run like heaven by Americans.". Well he got his wish. Does that mean you prefer having a country run like hell, ichiro? Why can't we have a country run like heaven by Filipinos?
Are you saying those dead heroes of ours can still vote in utter fucking idiots into government? Oh wait yeah, that's possible, I'm pretty sure a ton of those ballots have dead people's names on them.
And I'm not saying the Marcoses are dumb. In fact I consider Marcos and his brood to be a bunch of smart fucking pythons who'll swallow you alive if you're not careful. I'm saying the people who voted for them are.
But feel free to wallow in fantasyland Philippines, where people love their country and vote for the candidate best suited for the position instead of the candidate they were paid to vote for.
Otakumanichiwa said:
but we, as countrymen didn't do anything about it! we are just sitting in front of our computers typing and blabbering about our problems and not doing even a teeny-weeny bit for it!
Speak for yourself. Despite my pessimism I still suffer from idiotic and idealistic notions, which is why I'm working for the education sector of the government. I keep telling myself everyday that I'm helping in my own little way so that I won't be lured into one of those multi-national corporations that pays double to triple what I'm making.