Politics in the Philippines has always been dirty, corrupt, fraudulent, evil, immoral, etc. Whatever terrible word you can conceive, indeed, that defines politics in this country. And there is no reason not to believe that this coming election would not bring about any positive change compared to the previous ones. It’s been the same every three or six years that you can actually make accurate predictions regarding its outcome.
Here are a few of mine:
1) Traditional politicians will once again lay claim to some, if not all of the available seats of power. Your great great grandfathers would have been very proud of how well you handle the country’s economy… Oh wait, I meant to say the country’s money. By the way, that’s really a nice car you’re driving. Don’t forget though that my hard-earned money paid for one of your wheels.
2) There’s a great chance that we’ll be seeing some new faces in the government line up - new faces, yet old and not unfamiliar to the limelight. Let’s see how well they can act out intelligence.
3) Opposition will become pro-administration and pro-administration people will become opposition a few seconds after the election. Whose side are you really on anyway? Of course, the side that is winning... at the moment.
4) Some foolish candidate will cry “I’ve been cheated.” Or is it “I’ve been out-cheated” if there’s such word. Better luck cheating next time. You’ve got another three years to practice.
I used to think that the voter’s intelligence had something to do with the poor outcome of our elections and that setting the limit of those who can vote to people with IQ’s above 100 would make a significant difference. This seemed to be a very bright idea at first. But now, I think otherwise.
Yes, we’ve got to vote wisely but the fact is, it’s really up to the dude we elect whether he’s going to fulfill or not his promise. For instance, I voted for this candidate only to realize that he would live up to his name - a joke. Needless to say I won’t be voting for him again. He has done exactly nothing from my point of view. Someone please tell him “Bad Ka” at politics. All I see is a lizard and not the dragon that he claims to be. And he is but one of the very numerous examples of seemingly good choices who eventually end up as disappointments.
Is there hope yet for our country’s politicians? I don’t think so. “Habang may tatsulok at sila ang nasa tuktok, hindi matatapos itong gulo!”
…Yet another reason to love the Philippines so much… (The word of the day is sarcasm.)
Here are a few of mine:
1) Traditional politicians will once again lay claim to some, if not all of the available seats of power. Your great great grandfathers would have been very proud of how well you handle the country’s economy… Oh wait, I meant to say the country’s money. By the way, that’s really a nice car you’re driving. Don’t forget though that my hard-earned money paid for one of your wheels.
2) There’s a great chance that we’ll be seeing some new faces in the government line up - new faces, yet old and not unfamiliar to the limelight. Let’s see how well they can act out intelligence.
3) Opposition will become pro-administration and pro-administration people will become opposition a few seconds after the election. Whose side are you really on anyway? Of course, the side that is winning... at the moment.
4) Some foolish candidate will cry “I’ve been cheated.” Or is it “I’ve been out-cheated” if there’s such word. Better luck cheating next time. You’ve got another three years to practice.
I used to think that the voter’s intelligence had something to do with the poor outcome of our elections and that setting the limit of those who can vote to people with IQ’s above 100 would make a significant difference. This seemed to be a very bright idea at first. But now, I think otherwise.
Yes, we’ve got to vote wisely but the fact is, it’s really up to the dude we elect whether he’s going to fulfill or not his promise. For instance, I voted for this candidate only to realize that he would live up to his name - a joke. Needless to say I won’t be voting for him again. He has done exactly nothing from my point of view. Someone please tell him “Bad Ka” at politics. All I see is a lizard and not the dragon that he claims to be. And he is but one of the very numerous examples of seemingly good choices who eventually end up as disappointments.
Is there hope yet for our country’s politicians? I don’t think so. “Habang may tatsulok at sila ang nasa tuktok, hindi matatapos itong gulo!”
…Yet another reason to love the Philippines so much… (The word of the day is sarcasm.)
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