THE REVOLUTION WE NEED

Now that the 2010 election is drawing nearer we will expect hypocrisy to permeate our environments particularly our TV screens. Our problem today is not on selecting who is the best to rule but rather who is worthy of our trust regardless of his possession of any impressive abilities. This is the bitter truth about Philippine politics, and the people, being the major part of that politics, must accept that there is no great guarantee in the elitism of individuals whose personae assume the intellectual superiority described by Plato.

Perhaps in this country where eighty million people get to know their candidates only on posters and TV screens, it is hard to segregate the sincere and the hypocrite, and if there ever is a few who can be categorized with the former, it is difficult to be trustful to his not being blinded by the tremendous powers and privileges of a politician. Consistency in good leadership is elusive, and even in groups, party-lists, ideologies and people's movements whose names are analogous to "good governance" there soon arise flaws that bemire the sanctity of such names.

Corruption exists in both sides. The Right is full of it. The Left cannot even escape the truth of it. That is why in every political upheaval and transformation we can get rid of the people but we cannot get rid of the problem present in everyone. Corruption stems from a man's weakness against the temptation of wealth and power. Ambition too, is not an exemption. Over at groups who are so vocal to the grievances of the people there are those who are just using the aims of the downtrodden for the advancement of their own personal ends. Filipinos should be aware of them as for these people the misery of many is the best opportunity to rise.

That is how political campaign works. Hypocrisy makes a damning deception. We are used to traditional politics, and we are already inured to the bitterness of broken vows issued by every other candidate. The political processes we have undergone over the years did nothing to curb the problem of our age. It seems that only a Moral Revolution can bring real change to our deformed politics and society, and the task to be handled by our youth is to find out how to secularize such end.

Written by Vin d. C. Lopez at 5:43 PM
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