it's both funny and sometimes tragic. the way politics are in the philippines. funny, since they make enemies of friends, even of kinfolk. at times, they last for as long as the election period. most times however, these animosities last for generations. even the supporters tend to bequeath their favorite candidates to their scion.
tragic, since elections leave behind a path of destruction among the rival politicians and their clan. and the most damage done is among the poor supporters. i say poor, not just economically but politically as well. especially the poor.
these are the most hopeless and most dependent portion of the electorate. they depend on their candidates not just during the election period, but even throughout the incumbency of his favorite politician. in terms of employment or smatterings of funding from government coffers. they also lose politically. they exchange their vote for a few hundred or thousand pesos. sometimes they risk limbs, and even lives.
this is one factor why we wallow in abject poverty. not just economic, but political, as well.
and this has driven out not just a few hundred filipinos to a foreign land, feeling hopeless.
no matter what however, i still think the filipino can. someday... somehow...
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