we've lost it

EDSA REVOLUTION 1986 proves to be one of the most historical and most heroic events in our history. It has rippled up to other Asian countries to be a model of a successful bloodless revolution. EDSA86 shows how a benign revolution could actually save a country from further chaos. if the revolution was a militant kind, will democary be fulfilled? Then again, a blood shed revolution may perhaps cause a faster change yet this abrupt change will lead to anarachy and pandemonium-- because they do not know what is fought for.

But what happened yesterday is not a revolution, but just a rebellion. A rebellion to a misuse of RA1017--State of Emergency declaration for a president who is in a state of shock. Then again, maybe EDSA REVOLUTION 86 is just also a rebellion to a dictatorship of 20 and so years. The issues of 1986 is still withus and were never resolved even with the achievement of a political theory called "democracy".

What were the promises of EDSA86? Promises that we are suppose to be celebrating? We are still facing the same challenges-- a worthless society who does not have a purpose.

As a matter of opinion, i would say that the biggest problem that i see in this country is the lack of purpose of society. Constitutionally, society means the people governed-- that without this group of people there is practically no government to exist. Society is also the identity of the culture of the country that brings about identity across the seas (identity in a sense that of it's ways and traditions-- and not of nation-state-- international law kind of identity-- i miss polsci classes...;-( ). Do we wulwill these purpose of a society of being governed?

democracy--- government for the people and by the people-- NOT!

That's what you call MOB RULE!

I take my point one. Society as a governed body. We are all responsible to be voters and be able to decide to who should be governing our country. So i would say that our democratic principle is just FOOL the people and BUY the people. we are all technically be asshamed of out choice of leaders. Then again who can we blame, they are those who had the courage to run-- and we had to choose the lesser evil. Now with the rallies, i want to ask them, who do you want to sit on the presidential chair-- if we all did not choose the right Vice president? Then again shoudl we go back to the question of who should be voters? is registration as a voter enough to be able to choose the right leaders? should they be the tax payers since they are suppose to enjoy the welfare the government should be providing it's people? should they be the educated? the masses? and the cycle just goes on and on. besides, constitutionally (1987 at that), our presidential candidated need not be educated-- as long as he or she is 40 years old and up-- and is able to read and write-- so technically education should not be part of this whole game of politics.

point two. Society as cultural identity. The Filipino culture is undeniably a conglomeration of all the cultures of the world. From my point of view, Our society is seens as a culture that simply adheres, adapts and go wth what is the status quo in the Western world. We fail to be original. We fail to be Filipinos of who we are to the point that we have trapped ourselves into different identities by wearing masks not of our own.

Status quo may mean what is norm, what is majority or what is set as standard. But in direct translation status quo means "the mess we are in". The problem with our society is that we know we are in a mess. We know how messy it is. Allow me to quote one of my anak from my ASLA faci days. I was tasked to process the immersion experience and try to make them realize how important they are as leaders to this sinking society. Nikki, then FYC president of sanggunian 2005, said "pag presidente ka ng pilipinas, hindi mo nga alam kung saan ka magsisimula." Until this day, i brought his words with me, and every time i see the little problems i experience in our damaged culture. So should i actually blame the president? i dont know.

Sabi ng ABS-CBN-- ang EDSA ang kayle, tayo ang daan. As an EDSA baby, i dont know what edsa's promise is now. I know it promised change-- but we never knew what change we wanted. Even if i am a witness to this trnasformation, i dont exactly know what our resposibility is now. I know that it is to keep that Filipino pride spirit alove and make that once idyllic revolution to transcend all generations-- because that is the only measure of its success.

So where should i start as a citizen of this country who still believes that there is hope for this country? Tell me.


... i mis my polsci classes...