We have yet another evidence that being a slave is in the Filipino genetic makeup. The recent rallies against corruption in the Philippines are unbearably vague. What do they even mean?
Sure, point fingers at Marcos, because accusing the guy in charge is revolutionary. But hey, we could accuse anyone: the taho vendor shortchanging you, your tita’s HOA embezzling funds for the Christmas lights. Without a plan, it’s just a blame game with no rules. The truth is that we already know who we hate: the officials who did not buy our votes. When we hate people in charge, the best opportunity to show it is in the next big rally.
What happened is, of course, expected, given that our PISA scores are so low, we’re basically protesting with kindergarten-level problem-solving. Corruption thrives on complexity. For example, financial kickbacks hidden in budgets, loopholes in laws, etc. But if we can’t ace a test on basic algebra, how do we unravel that? It’s like sending toddlers to defuse a bomb: lots of noise, zero progress. Maybe the real corruption is stealing education funds that could’ve boosted those scores. Talk about ironic!
No matter. We, the Colonist Party of the Philippines, stand with the rallies against corruption. After all, the money they stole could have been used as funds to buy tickets to America for our New Immigration Army. Even if we don’t really know who stole what.
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