Of all courses, mass communication students like I are most expected to be updated with current events. But I sometimes hesitate to watch the news and read newspapers because I can’t help but be anxious knowing how terrible the reputation our country is holding these days. As they say, “what you don’t know won’t hurt you”
Being passive is not and will never be a solution with injustice, violence, riots, and other turmoil surrounding our society left and right but I hate to be judgmental for I am not in the government’s shoes. I haven’t even experienced how it is to govern a small district, what more to rule a country? Of course, I have opinions of my own but I don’t want to persuade my readers into something I am not so certain about.
It is so obvious that our country is in a total mess. So I can’t blame if some people overreacts on issues regarding our country, most specifically, our government. As citizens, we have our freedom of speech, but conducting mass rallies every so often won’t help a bit. Students are the only people I know who rejoice when broadcasters announce that there would be no classes due to strikes and unavailability of transportations almost every time there is a price hike and almost as often as the president speaks a word. You see, these people may not even know much. Worse, some are just being paid to protest and are not even aware which side they should belong to and what exactly are they appealing for. I remember a supporter of the opposition being interviewed by a reporter and turns out to be on the administration’s side.
How materialistic. These people would forgo their own beliefs for an ample amount of money. We are living in a democratic country where we are given the right to decide what kind of government we would want and the right to elect the leaders who would rule our country. In this case, we have no one else to blame but ourselves for it was the majority’s decision, to which we have all agreed with.
I think we Filipinos have eaten too much sweet that we become hyperactive. We elect a president and then demand for an impeachment. A replacement comes, and we again protest for another impeachment. Let us set aside our impulsive attitude when dealing with these issues. Can’t we just pause for awhile, take a deep breathe, think, and then make a judgment?
Being passive is not and will never be a solution with injustice, violence, riots, and other turmoil surrounding our society left and right but I hate to be judgmental for I am not in the government’s shoes. I haven’t even experienced how it is to govern a small district, what more to rule a country? Of course, I have opinions of my own but I don’t want to persuade my readers into something I am not so certain about.
It is so obvious that our country is in a total mess. So I can’t blame if some people overreacts on issues regarding our country, most specifically, our government. As citizens, we have our freedom of speech, but conducting mass rallies every so often won’t help a bit. Students are the only people I know who rejoice when broadcasters announce that there would be no classes due to strikes and unavailability of transportations almost every time there is a price hike and almost as often as the president speaks a word. You see, these people may not even know much. Worse, some are just being paid to protest and are not even aware which side they should belong to and what exactly are they appealing for. I remember a supporter of the opposition being interviewed by a reporter and turns out to be on the administration’s side.
How materialistic. These people would forgo their own beliefs for an ample amount of money. We are living in a democratic country where we are given the right to decide what kind of government we would want and the right to elect the leaders who would rule our country. In this case, we have no one else to blame but ourselves for it was the majority’s decision, to which we have all agreed with.
I think we Filipinos have eaten too much sweet that we become hyperactive. We elect a president and then demand for an impeachment. A replacement comes, and we again protest for another impeachment. Let us set aside our impulsive attitude when dealing with these issues. Can’t we just pause for awhile, take a deep breathe, think, and then make a judgment?
A democratic government, a democratic country, the Philippines is. So it all lies into our hands. To make a decision is like crossing a railroad. We have to stop, look, and listen, and then we decide.
3 comments:
This is from Archie Sangalang
Whose fault is it? For this time I can say it is our fault fellow Filipinos? Yes, we are the only one who rejoices when there is no classes when on the outside the reason is a mess, rally strikes and protests.
But we must not cry all life-long for this deal, we must look for ways to recover from those things. Like what they say, it is not always too late for something. We the youth are believed to be the hope of the future and as a youth we have the responsibility to change the world towards a better place. And in making decisions we must be sure to make a fair judgement.
Actually, each of us has a responsibility as a Filipino. You're right when you said that being passive with the issues / problems that our country faces right now won't help at all. It could even make things worse. But we should remember that being an activist doesn't mean hindering the programs which are to be implemented by the authority. Then who is to blame? Is it the Administration or the Opposition fault? Are the activists supposed to be blamed or the People who don't care at all? I could hear a lot of people saying that this country could only rise from this entire crisis if we would have a good leader. But what could the leader do if people won't even exert effort in following the leader? Maybe the real problem is this: Some people tend to refuse in following the leader just because the one that they want is not the one in the position. So it's another problem. Filipino people, including us, must be united for one goal: Strive for a better country! Sana posible!=)
I have read your article and I should say that I was impressed. Your thoughts are good. You do not only give comments what I liked most in this article is that you were able to defend your stands and give opinions and suggestions. Well I agree to what you have uttered in the first paragraph. I too sometimes failed to watch TV because of so many things to do and I’m tired of watching news with the same topic everyday, all about POLITICS. News are sugarcoated with politics even the advertisements and commercials that we see on TV. So why watch if I know already what is to be viewed right? We have the same stand regarding the issue why Filipinos keep on asking for impeachment. They always blame the president if the country is not developing which is actually wrong; we need to support whoever is in the position there is saying “UNITED we stand DIVIDED we fall” its true if we will just help one another instead of accusing each other’s failures why don’t we start helping them for the betterment of the country.
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