Outsider looking in
Posted on April 11, 2006 - Filed Under Punch Forum |
Edwin
Pangasinan
felys@pngusa.net
11 April 2006
Mr. Delphin;I believe you took the context of my comment wrong. What I stated is that considering the past record of the NY Times, their comment about President Arroyo should bode well for Mrs. Arroyo. The NY Times has never gotten anything right. They have ALWAYS been against the ruling party (except communists and anti-democratic forces) no matter what the country.
What I have noticed as an outsider looking at Philippine politics is that there is no cooperation between the the opposing parties. This can only be detrimental to the hard working Filipinos, especially in the provinces.
Many years ago, we belonged to the Northern California Dagupan City Society. We had large dinners and dances. The kababayans from the different towns would gather for a memorable evening of fun. Then a funny thing happened. There was an election and the loser decided to start his own Dagupan City Society. This split up the club in half and soon there was no more big get-to-geathers. All because the loser didn't know how to be gracious in losing. This is what I see happening to the Philippines. Instead of putting the good of the country first, the losers are putting their interests ahead of the Philippines.
Although, I can never be a citizen of my birthplace because I was born a U.S. citizen, this does not mean that my love for this country is less. The Philippines is one of the most educated countries in the world, yet its citizens must go abroad to earn a living. If democracy is to survive here the Filipinos,i.e., the politicians, have to start thinking about the average citizen and not themselves.
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