Today is the 8th of December, it marks the anniversary of the attack of pearl harbor. The attack at pearl harbor started the second world war which ended in defeat for the Japanese and semi-liberation of the Philippine Islands ( It was not until a few more years till this country was released from the "care" of the Americans.) Is the whole thing worth it?? Are the Filipinos truly worthy of freedom. As i look around me all i see are things that make us not worthy of being free.
Well for one we have political dynasties, ah yes the freedom to have electoral posts based on names and not capabilities. Do they mean that there are no other able bodied leader that can serve the people better aside from their relatives. We also have an economy that is by the numbers..a few feel its effects, most doesn't even know that we have an emerging economy. Then there is rampant criminality and immorality or the freedom to do what the hell they please (Where is the dark knight when you need him). There is also a decaying justice system, it can either be so slow or too lenient to those who have power and money. Cases could take years for those with no money but can be easily dismissed when you are influential and has a damn good lawyer.
Have you seen how our people act..They only think of their happiness and survival even if they step on the rights of others...We have videokes and drinking sessions in the streets up to the wee hours of the morning, their excuse its a sunday and they are just "nagkakatuwaan lang".. The most unruly people live in slums ( I understand they can't do anything about it because they don't have a good money making system and did not had a good education) but its not an excuse for them to do what they want all the time ..Its sad that those people living in slums would act like they own the land and would definitely die for it.
Don't even get me started on controlling our ballooning population. Have those anti population control group been in a crowded mall or even a public transportation system? The common practice of human congestion due to uncontrolled population may lead to plagues and diseases..good thing bubonic plagues rarely happen or else...
These country has acquired so many problems over the years, some have tried doing something about it but its too many, solving one creates another. Illegal logging, illegal mining, corruption, gambling, prostitution, squatting you name it we have it here..there's one thing we don;t have though a long term solution to all these problems.
So is freedom worth it, i really don't know. Would our ancestors be proud of us?? Maybe, maybe not. One thing is for sure this country needs to be attacked again, not by invaders but by ideas that would revolutionize the living conditions of this country.
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