Indeed, the politics of the “power elite” (as many self-described “activists” call our society’s leaders) do reflect the character of our society.

Take for instance this snippet of wisdom dished out by the esteemed Inquirer editor today:

The congressmen who voted for Con-ass think they know the real-world answer: Freedom is doing as you please. They did not say it outright, of course, knowing instinctively that naked self-interest has no place in a republic. Instead, they gave reasons like the need for structural reform of the governmental system or the need for more liberalized economic provisions. A few were bold enough to suggest the procedural truth: They called the vote on Con-ass because they had the numbers.

As always, a laughable irony escapes the vacuous mind of the Pinoy — even the Inquirer editor himself:

The above may as well describe the way the Average Pinoy Schmoe conducts himself.

Filipinos in general pretty much take broad liberties to do as they please under the banner of “freedom”. Take this moronism of dancing the ocho-ocho on the streets of Manila at the beck and call of shrewd politicians. The underlying hope there is a mustering of enough numbers to shout down a sitting President — to do a pathetic copycat of successful Edsa “revolutions” of bygone eras. President Joseph Estrada — duly elected by popular vote — was removed from office by a mob back in 2001 because the mob had the numbers.

You can turn just about any argument around in a society of vacuous minds.

For example: Ulterior motives among the “power elite”, daw? Well here’s one speculation on ulterior motives coming from the side of the fence opposite to the popular sentiment that favours ocho-ocho-ism:

For every protest “rally” that purports to be a “peaceful expression of indignation”, there lies an underlying hope in its organisers that a repeat of “people power revolution” will emerge.

How’s that? Takes one to know one, doesn’t it?

But of course any idiot can and will deny ulterior motives and claim that these are all just “expressions of indignation”. It’s simple, really: any bozo with an ulterior motive can deny it. It’s an endless he-said-she-said circle of vacuous debate — because no rational or objective construct underpins anything in a backward society such as ours.

At the end of the day we are all the same clueless bunch of Third World island-dwellers living within an intellectually-inbred community feeding off one another’s bullshit.

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Epilogue

Speaking of bullshit by the way, while we lament how…

The vast majority remain locked in their state of overwhelming dependence, unable to find the strength to stand on their own two feet. Economic deprivation defines the struggle of the Filipino, and the attendant ills of poverty and scarcity reflect in either subservience or rebellion.

… we celebrate an utterly bogus Independence Day today — an “independence” premised on a mere “proclamation” in 1898. It seems we find offense in the premise behind the REAL one celebrated on the 4th of July 1946, simply because it was one that was granted:

The last declaration of our freedom against the colonizers was on July 4, 1946, at Luneta, Manila. This date was observed as Independence Day every year until 1961. The date, similar to that of Independence Day of the United States, was the moment that they “granted the independence to the Philippines.” The Americans were the ones who chose July 4, not the Filipinos.

Kawawang bata. Somebody please shove a dummy into its mouth to stop its crying, please. Oh that’s right, somebody already did back in 1961 (or whatever the hell that year was ;) ).

Happy “Independence” Day folks! :D

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