Senator Bongbong Marcos has certainly done quite a bit in the
previous few months. He has certainly stepped up to oppose the
Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) which, in its current state at least, would
doom the Philippines by subjecting a good number of its constituents
under the rule of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front terrorist group. But
anyway, while certainly a great help to preventing the current
administration from screwing up the country even further, there are
still those who are more than a little hesitant to side with him as
noted here by Benign0.
Unfortunately, this will probably be always the case as long as
common Pinoys stick to their usual method of selecting a presidential
candidate. As stated, again, by Benign0 in this article here, politics in the Philippines revolves around personalities and not platforms
or plans. When it comes to being a politician in the Philippines, it
won’t matter what you’re striving for or what you want to happen, what
will always count in the heavily flawed mind and heart of the common
Pinoy is what your name is and what it means to them.
Thanks to how the media continues to delude the common people and
condition them to think in a very feudal mindset, it’s not at all that
surprising that most Pinoys still associate the Marcos name with tyranny
and totalitarianism. Needless to say, since a large and influential
part of the media fits squarely into the pocket of the Aquino family, we
can see how easy it has been for the current administration to demonize
the Marcos name and make Bongbong Marcos seem like he’s the Antichrist
or something while continuing to make the Aquinos look like the saviors
of the Philippines and making the current president look and feel like
their “little angel” and a gift to the Filipino people. At the end of
the day, what with how dumb typical Pinoys have become thanks to the
efforts of the government, the money-hungry local media and the
heavily-flawed education system, people care more about the names of
people and their personal stories rather than what they stand for, what
they have achieved and what they can achieve if given the chance.
Take note, I am not a supporter of Bongbong Marcos either. I must
admit that I have little liking for dynasties and what they entail.
However, I think that as a people, we need to focus more on results
rather than just a person’s name or popularity.
Indeed, the Pinoy obsession with names contributes to the largely
outdated system it has today. As long as we keep selecting candidates
for their names rather than their capabilities and skills, it will be a
long time yet before we get anywhere as a country. If we want dynamic
change in our country, we must learn to be a result-oriented people and
learn to prioritize capabilities and ideologies above catchy slogans and
pompous grand-standing.
So far, while Senator Marcos might be another part of a grand
dynasty, his actions so far have proven to be beneficial to the Filipino
people. We should learn to focus on what he has done for us over his
family history as a certain “other” politician has done.
God save the Filipino people…
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