The seeds of an eroding democcracy
Posted on August 19, 2006 - Filed Under Punch Forum |
Edwin
August 19, 2006
Ms. Ric, there is no way that the atrocities that you mentioned which were and are being committed in the “Peoples” Republic of China, Afghanistan, or the other places you mentioned compare with any of the liberties which were denied during martial law. People were not being executed and buried in mass graves. Please stop the rhetoric. Iran? Were the females in the Philippines made to wear a burka or prevented from practicing their chosen religion. Afghanistan? Were any females prevented from being educated because of their sex? Iraq? Please show me the rape rooms and torture chamber. Or the Mass graves. Please tell me how you, personally, were affected by the martial law. GET REAL! What do you really remember about the martial law other than what you read in the biased Manila newspapers?
At the time prior to martial law I was aware that something big was going to happen although many of my friends in Manila said that martial law could never happen. With the prevalent corruption which was taking place there could only be one solution. I was aware of the movement of high ranking officers in the army, navy and national police. When you have a large amount of promotions and transfers in the military combined with the aforementioned wide spread corruption, again, there can only be one conclusion.
During the “Peoples’ Revolution”, most of the opposition were those from the Manila (Tagalog speaking) area. When Cory Aquino was winning the votes there was no thought of a “Revolution”. It was not until after the votes started to come in from the provinces showing President Marcos pulling ahead did the “Peoples Revolution” begin. Then as the ‘Revolution” took place, Gen. Ramos changed side (political expediency?) History is repeating its self. The same thing is happening today. All sorts of hell are being raised in Manila by the losers while the rest of the country has been forgotten. Where there has been an over polarization and division within the political forces, you have the seeds of an eroding democracy. You cannot have a free and democratic society when the opponents are urged to go into the streets at the behest of those who are opposed to the present government. That is what ballot boxes are for. You cannot go on for years crying about being cheated. It does the country no good and prevents the necessary work of the government from being done. That is what is happening in the Philippines and also in the U.S. This does neither country any good.
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