academic wisdom from college

things i learned from school,
which i think are somehow applicable
to the events that are happening
in our country today.

1. the culture of corruption in the political system.
corruption is no longer just a disease
which could be cured by some political reforms.
we could replace our presidents every time
they fuck up. but it must also be
acknowledged, with a very open mind,
that corruption is a culture, even bigger
than any person who would sit
in the presidency or other government posts.
sooner or later, he or she would get consumed.

2. the mob is powerful. eventually, it will rule.
during the 1986 edsa revolution,
it was the mob who ruled. in the edsa II,
once again it was the mob who ruled.
the edsa III failed because the mob was
not representative of the entire filipino nation.

3. the philippine political system is a reflection
of the coutry's political party system.
in other states, the citizenry is informed
what the republican, democratic, communist,
socialist or labor parties stand for.
people vote for their leaders because they
believe in the platforms of their future leaders.
in our country, we are unfortunately blessed
with so many political butterflies.
we hear about lakas nucd or the nacionalista
party etc but we do not
necessarily know or understand
what they stand for. our parties
are identified by its candidates,
not by its principles or advocacies.

4. for archipelagic states like our country,
it is worthwhile to consider
a federal form of government.
so that each province or state could
better respond to the needs of its people
without having to depend on the allocations
or decisions or directives
of the national government.
and so that the voices of the many
provinces and ethnic minorities
are better represented. as in the cases
of edsa III, the oakwood rebellion
and the manila peninsula rebellion,
many filipinos are dissatisfied
with the actions undertaken by
influential personalities in the capital.
the people may have felt and condemns
the corruption of the arroyo government,
but the nation, as one, is not necessarily
sympathetic with the courses of action
by trillanes and company.

i am rambling on and on and on. hahahaha.