That’s what you get from personalizing politics, or…
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That’s what you get from personalizing politics, or idolizing politicians.
This applies to all sides of the political aisle. This is a message to all those who are loyal to a family name, a political alliance, or a supposed ideology.
Goes to show as to how most of us are wired to think: His father or mother was good, so the child should be to.
This is also why we are in the mess that we are in now. Why is corruption worse than ever before? Why, despite all the investigations, we are left with a lot more problems than we did the previous year?
Why? Because we keep voting the same people to the same positions, and if not them, their children. In no way am I saying that the child will surely commit the same mistakes as their parent, but let’s face it, politics in the Philippines is about self-interest.
Most children would look after their family’s interest first and foremost, that’s the reality of politics here in the Philippines. And to think that most of the seats in Congress are occupied by political dynasties. It makes for a vicious cycle: we cry for change, some politician proposes “solutions”, we elect such politicians.
But the problem is, those politicians are practically the same.
Our politics is so personalized, to the point that there is no hint of professionalism in it whatsoever. We elect our officials because they’re the child of this great political figure, or solely because of their popularity or charisma.
And we always seem to be at a loss, as to why we’re faced with the same problems that we already faced decades ago. We’re so gullible that it’s so easy to cling onto hope, but easier to lose it at the same time.
If we elect people like Sara as the vice president, or Robin as the #1 Senator, that represents us as a people. The leaders that we elected, are practically the embodiment of the image and soul of the nation.
May God bless this country.
#pinoy #philippines #ph
This applies to all sides of the political aisle. This is a message to all those who are loyal to a family name, a political alliance, or a supposed ideology.
Goes to show as to how most of us are wired to think: His father or mother was good, so the child should be to.
This is also why we are in the mess that we are in now. Why is corruption worse than ever before? Why, despite all the investigations, we are left with a lot more problems than we did the previous year?
Why? Because we keep voting the same people to the same positions, and if not them, their children. In no way am I saying that the child will surely commit the same mistakes as their parent, but let’s face it, politics in the Philippines is about self-interest.
Most children would look after their family’s interest first and foremost, that’s the reality of politics here in the Philippines. And to think that most of the seats in Congress are occupied by political dynasties. It makes for a vicious cycle: we cry for change, some politician proposes “solutions”, we elect such politicians.
But the problem is, those politicians are practically the same.
Our politics is so personalized, to the point that there is no hint of professionalism in it whatsoever. We elect our officials because they’re the child of this great political figure, or solely because of their popularity or charisma.
And we always seem to be at a loss, as to why we’re faced with the same problems that we already faced decades ago. We’re so gullible that it’s so easy to cling onto hope, but easier to lose it at the same time.
If we elect people like Sara as the vice president, or Robin as the #1 Senator, that represents us as a people. The leaders that we elected, are practically the embodiment of the image and soul of the nation.
May God bless this country.
#pinoy #philippines #ph
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