On state of madness
Before I get any further, I'd just like to extend my hugs to the people of London. You guys are doing great despite everything. You've all survived the nightly nazi bombings you will all survive this.
Go, London!
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I've made it a point not to post anything political in this blog, or at least I've made it a point not to post anything on the current state of the Philippine political scene and its not as Tim Yap* (insert laugh track here) notes because of apathy (sidenote: a friend has written a snarky commentary on Tim Yap's alleged rant on apathy here). It is in fact, the exact opposite of apathy.
I just care too much about what's happening that I'm afraid I'll devolve into a ball of quivering rage that I refuse to write anything about it, my very vocal reactions at home and office was enough.
Enough time has passed that I think I've mellowed, I think I've mellowed so much that the only thing that can stir me is Susan Roces' recent declaration of interest for the presidency and the Young officers declaration that they will unseat the president and the Leftists intent to topple the present administration and form their own civilian council.
The whole thing is a sham, it does nothing good for the country but glory hog in the limelight. The middle class has been showing that they are the force behind the two EDSAs, more than the military, more than the masa. It showed during the so-called EDSA tres and the recent effort, there was a rant recenlty... about how the middle class was underappreciated by the politicos, how most of the bureacrats spend time wooing the poor, when it is the middle class struggling to get the economy going, from white collar to blue collar, these are the people who pay taxes not the masa.
Mostly, but not all the masa are bums. I see them early in the morning congregating in the convenience stores, swilling beers or rums barechested with their potbellies hanging pouchlike. I see them again when I go home, hardly moving from their positions. Allowing their bazillion kids to beg in the streets rather than work and yet these people have the temerity to complain about their way of life???
Or if they do get off their butts to protest its because they get paid. They are what we call the hakot (the gathered).
In the Philippines, the actors have began joining the political fray, which is more dangerous because actors are revered as gods here and the sheep follow like lambs to the slaughter.
Sometimes I wish I didn't love the Philippines so much. But I do.
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*Tim Yap is a self-proclaimed 'eventologist' who has increasingly become blonder through the years (literally). In the above mentioned article our man Yap asks a friend what the color theme of the opposition rally was. Seriously.
