When voters choose to be ignorant
Posted on March 17, 2007 - Filed Under Punch Forum |
Jess Delfin
16 Mar 2007
Emmanuelle,
Your comments about the political situation is so much the same from the past. I suspect that it would be in the future as well. The opposition is in such a disarray that the administration must be laughing themselves silly. All those politicians are reciting their scripted promises, distributing their T-shirts and campaign stuff. And there is the gullible Pinoy smiling with hands outstretched to receive the goods.
Gone are the days of idealism, or was there ever one? Every person his own, the people in power now are tightening their grips. The voters so easily bought with a song, a promise and a dance. Where else but in the Philippines that a part of a candidate's repertoire is to sing a song or two? Where will that equate to being a good public servant? Maybe the singing is to lull the fool voter's senses.
Time and again, these voters CHOSE to be ignorant. There's nobody to blame but them, for it was them who voted these corrupt politicians into their respective offices. It's a difficult choice who to be disgusted with, the politician or the ignorant voter. Maybe I should be disgusted with both…
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