Prize of Democracy?
...As i walk in the streets of Quiapo, i see nothing but illegal trade/ nothing but immoral reads and people that care less what they are doing as long as it benifits them and hassle somebody else...

Is this the society the people of EDSA Uno fight for, is this the society that we thought stolen from us by the Martial Rule, is this the society that we shouted to the whole world that we will bring after overthrowing the "Dictator"

...now now, don't get me wrong here... Dictorialship is not a good thing, it never is... but for a society still too young to express theirselves, too powerless to protect and to uphold what is right and what is just... i guess we really need some "Deciplinary action"

I look around and i see pirated sofware/ arts and DVD's. I go around the streets of Caloocan, and i see people throwing their trash in the sidestreets, walking in the middle of the streets, disregarding the "authorities". I travel in the hiways of NLEX and i see people crossing the great wide Expressway, stealing the phones set for emergency. I buy myself newpaper and you will see in the front page of the tabloids, pictures of no... not skimpy wearing shirt women, but totally "exposed girls".


It is sometimes funny to think that the Gabriela group is screaming foul regarding an Ad of Napoleon Brandy -=Nakatikim ka na ba nang Kinse=- but you don't see them protesting in the streets to show disgust to the image made available in the Headlines of severals of our Tabloids.

Media only focus on those things that are "issues" they focus only those things that they can "Sensationalized" rather than important events that will affect our daily lives (=-Remeber the Kris Aquino-Joey Marquez issue=-) Do you really think that people would talk about it if it haven't made frontpage by the leading dailies and made headlines in both the leading Broadcast station in the country?

We sneer on the people that vote for people like Erap or even FPJ, yet we did'nt sneer on the very medium that brought this illusion to the people themselves. I remember a time when a certain Tabloid was ban because they feature stories deemed immoral and pictures that are considered pornography. their defense, that's what the people want, If they will not buy it, we won't sell it, thats freedom of expression for you...hmm makes me wonder, what if we take his kid, parade it buttnaked, and tell them its for sale, would he be suprise if someone actrually bought him/her? (Yes it's demented, but i view the same reasoning demented too)

Of course people are going to buy it... that the benefit of "Democracy". We have a kid in my subdivision, along with her friends we see them dancing in the current craze "Otso-Otso" or Sphagetti pababa popularize by the sexy dancers such as the G-Girls an SBD, then i heard them talking, "when i grow up, i wanted to be just like them (SexBombDancers)" Suprising and sad isn't it, rather than aspire to become doctors or astronauts, kids today are aspiring to become dancers, or join starstruck because that's what they see in the TV or even in seveal posters. We might not see it, but this kind of mentally will not be benificial to the future of our country/ can you imagine what will America be if their youngs have this mentality 60 years ago? some will say that it's parent duty to "screen" what are the kids watching nowadays... but how can the parents do that if they are both working and their Lola or Yaya's themselves enjoy wathcing this "Brain Rottening Shows"

I really think the state should do something about ti, but when ever they do it, people in the "capitalistic/ Media wolrd" cry it is an attack to the freedom of expression...

mind you, yes Expression are free, but are we safe from it?

I cant post several things more about the horror that is going on because Media become the most powerful part of the state, they are the real ones that can make and unmake a leader. If Estrada have been "good" with the Media...do you really think he thrown out from Malacañang. FVR and Cories appointees all of them have their cases of corruption, but because they are friendly with the "Media" their lives goes on "really" unchecked.

Yes we hear that there have been some invesigation, but because the people have gone tired of it, the Media become less interested in pushing for it, thus it become forgotten, unless the people in the media wanted some extra bucks, they will go on to thier usual "expose`" ....

i tackle the media for being the most powerful institution in this country, they can make and unmake a leader, an institution and even a belief. they are consider the watchdog of the society, but who are watching them. yes we have those boards, but are they only limited in suspending host that crack green jokes on prime time? Are the ethical rules in broadcast are still being followed. I don't want to make any accusations, but this kind of corruption in the Media is unchecked by the people that believes in them... Hey if the Catholic chruch can commit such corruption... don't tell me that the media fare better. After all they are only humans.

I am not saying that we need another Martial Law, i guess it is better to live a free mud than golden cage, but i guess if we fail once more in putting up real leaders in the seat of power, it will take the second coming for the philippines to see the real light of day that Rizal have hope for this beloved country.

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Makes me wonders, how come we can obedient to the rules of other countries, or how come motorist at makati city act differently to the motorist in Manila... are filipinos really that neglectful to the exisitng rules or law or only those uneducated ones (which mind you compose of 60% of this country) :)

well really can't blame them... we tend to follow laws if it will cost us or high chances that we could be apprehended, we do not follow the law becuase it is the right thing to do...