Comments on: Waiting for the ‘perfect’ president

By: http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com

http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:07:58 +0000

Waiting for the ‘perfect’ president…

We Filipinos have been imbued with the idea that our hopes for prosperity lie squarely on the shoulders of the elite, the “haves”, a handful of leaders and/or a few “extraordinary” individuals. Our society has come to (or, more appropriately ne…

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By: Jon Limjap

Jon Limjap — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:38:10 +0000

As promised, my post on entrepreneurship is up:

http://www.filipinovoices.com/filipinos-and-entrepreneurship-whats-the-real-score

Unfortunately I don’t think I was able to fulfill my promise of “citing an example as to how some Class D & Es succeeded despite staying self-employed.”

I’ll try to do that in a separate article.

By: benign0

benign0 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:19:06 +0000

What Im driving at is that the middle class is, shall we say, uninspired and uninspiring — in general.

I think you guys hit the nail on the head with this one. There is nothing inspiring about even the most highly-educated of our lot. The only inspiration that seems to win hearts among the masses is the Wowowee sort.

Maybe it’s the reason why the masses (and characters like cvj) can’t get past their impression of the rich (as also evident in how they are portrayed on TV and movies) as no more than a bunch of crooks.

By: cvj

cvj — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:59:30 +0000

No that would be worse. The point is to have a dialogue where we treat the Masa as an equal and not someone who needs to be ‘educated’. IMO, at least the education has to be two-way.

By: Jon Limjap

Jon Limjap — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:52:00 +0000

cvj,

So the point becomes, let’s just shut up?

By: cvj

cvj — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:31:32 +0000

Perhaps deep down, the Middle Class may have many similarities with the Poor, except that the former has the urge to preach to the latter.

By: Jeg

Jeg — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:27:19 +0000

I don’t see what you’re driving at Jeg.

No, dont get hung up on the credit card. It’s a figure of speech. What Im driving at is that the middle class is, shall we say, uninspired and uninspiring — in general. And I commend you if you are indeed trying to inspire people. (By the way, I think Im middle class, so that doesnt get me off the hook. Im definitely uninspired. But I do my best. :-) )

By: Jon Limjap

Jon Limjap — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:17:34 +0000

Jeg,

I will mainly be preaching to Chuck, actually. :p But what you mentioned is part of the deal here — a big chunk of the problem that have to be addressed.

Thanks for reminding me.

By: Jon Limjap

Jon Limjap — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:14:14 +0000

Jeg,

When they get a credit card, doesn’t that mean that they’re middle class already?

Seriously, what are today’s middle class? Former members of the lower class that sent a relative abroad propelling them to the middle class? Grandchildren of farmers, laborers, and soil tillers?

If a huge chunk of the middle class are former members of the lower class, doesn’t that mean that, deep down, they’re just one and the same?

I don’t see what you’re driving at Jeg.