The Working Class dilemma
THOUGH it's good that the latest inter-faith rally churned out more people (meaning more people are slowly waking up from their paralyzed state and are seeing the evils of this government), I'm still disappointed with the way it turned out.
For one, there's Erap. It's just insane seeing some of the people chanting "Erap! Erap" as the ousted President went up the stage to address the crowd. Ohmifuckin'lord, have we forgotten why we ousted Erap? We freakin' booted him out precisely because of his corrupt practices, and now we're hailing him for being vindictive? He hasn't even shown remorse for whatever he did. And GMA, who probably thinks she's worse than Erap anyway, let him go scot free very easily!
The problem with Erap is that, no matter how his movies may have portrayed him, he still belongs to the upper class. The problem with Erap is that he's not really for the masses. The problem with Erap is that he's got wealth and a whole load of political and business interests to protect.
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Then there's the question of What Next? The thing about this inter-faith rally is that no real revolutionary party is leading the pack. Yeah, yeah, there's the opposition, the religious, and the left-leaning. But nobody's calling for, say, the dictatorship of the proletariat or even for a transitional revolutionary government. Everyone's tiptoeing around each other and are waiting for the CBCP and the military to come to their senses. What the hell do we need the CBCP and the military for? They have never been the best advocates of true democracy, anyway, with their repressive position in society (one is anti-reproductive health education, anti-divorce, and anti-choice, while the other is best at encroaching human rights and civil liberties) and their almost totalitarian stand on most issues.
By all means, all of us should go forth, multiply, and let the rage within our hearts be heard by the people who do not even care that we do not have enough health care benefits. But aside from attending rallies, we MUST DEMAND MORE THAN JUST GMA's OUSTER. We must demand that all our corrupt public officials be punished for robbing us, not just of our hard-earned money which we entrust to them in the form of taxes, but of our pride and dignity as a nation. Punishing these crooks will also ensure that future plunderers will think twice before daring to dig into our country's coffers. But what did we do with Erap? No, we didn't punish him. We made everything very easy for him and for GMA. In turn, we've become GMA's instruments for power grabbing.
Not attending rallies is NOT the answer. UNITING against all forms of corruption and DEMANDING for the punishment of plunderers is.
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Among all the sectors in society, it should be the workers--Yes! You, me, and Dupree--who should be actively demanding for the ouster and punishment of these greedy and exploitative individuals. Why us? Because we have no business or partisan interests to protect, only the interest of the general public. We are the only sector who could sincerely look after the welfare of the majority, which includes the welfare of the poor, and the marginalized.
For the meantime, struggle to learn. Learn to struggle.
For one, there's Erap. It's just insane seeing some of the people chanting "Erap! Erap" as the ousted President went up the stage to address the crowd. Ohmifuckin'lord, have we forgotten why we ousted Erap? We freakin' booted him out precisely because of his corrupt practices, and now we're hailing him for being vindictive? He hasn't even shown remorse for whatever he did. And GMA, who probably thinks she's worse than Erap anyway, let him go scot free very easily!
The problem with Erap is that, no matter how his movies may have portrayed him, he still belongs to the upper class. The problem with Erap is that he's not really for the masses. The problem with Erap is that he's got wealth and a whole load of political and business interests to protect.
***
Then there's the question of What Next? The thing about this inter-faith rally is that no real revolutionary party is leading the pack. Yeah, yeah, there's the opposition, the religious, and the left-leaning. But nobody's calling for, say, the dictatorship of the proletariat or even for a transitional revolutionary government. Everyone's tiptoeing around each other and are waiting for the CBCP and the military to come to their senses. What the hell do we need the CBCP and the military for? They have never been the best advocates of true democracy, anyway, with their repressive position in society (one is anti-reproductive health education, anti-divorce, and anti-choice, while the other is best at encroaching human rights and civil liberties) and their almost totalitarian stand on most issues.
By all means, all of us should go forth, multiply, and let the rage within our hearts be heard by the people who do not even care that we do not have enough health care benefits. But aside from attending rallies, we MUST DEMAND MORE THAN JUST GMA's OUSTER. We must demand that all our corrupt public officials be punished for robbing us, not just of our hard-earned money which we entrust to them in the form of taxes, but of our pride and dignity as a nation. Punishing these crooks will also ensure that future plunderers will think twice before daring to dig into our country's coffers. But what did we do with Erap? No, we didn't punish him. We made everything very easy for him and for GMA. In turn, we've become GMA's instruments for power grabbing.
Not attending rallies is NOT the answer. UNITING against all forms of corruption and DEMANDING for the punishment of plunderers is.
***
Among all the sectors in society, it should be the workers--Yes! You, me, and Dupree--who should be actively demanding for the ouster and punishment of these greedy and exploitative individuals. Why us? Because we have no business or partisan interests to protect, only the interest of the general public. We are the only sector who could sincerely look after the welfare of the majority, which includes the welfare of the poor, and the marginalized.
For the meantime, struggle to learn. Learn to struggle.
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