I don't post that much about politics and I seldom react on social media about it. With all these happening around the world including our country, let us all be careful on how we choose our officials. Please watch the debate and try to understand their values on how they react. Clearly, we have to raise the bar including to those who are in local positions.
Lately, I make sure that I am up to date with the current news and public affairs. As I it opened my eyes, I discovered and learned the hard way that deciding on who to elect should be treated as life and death situation.
Honestly, I don't like how things turned out during this pandemic. We heard news of incompetence on how we deal with this pandemic. We heard the left and right corruption involving "ayuda" of government. The overpriced sourcing of goods. The laws they passed during pandemic. The unendless politicking here and there not to mention the recently pardon given by the president to the culprit of Laude's slay.
If the government is saying they are tired, we are too. We are sick not because of this pandemic but because of their injustice deeds. Clearly, democracy works only if there are informed voters.
I can only hope.
I hope we have many AOC of New York, Vico of Pasig, Leni of Naga. Beyond everything else, I know many qualified candidates are willing to run; however, this is nothing but futile without our support.
I hope this pandemic wakes up our mind to do not settle for anything less, but for what we deserve. I hoe that we vote for the right candidate without basing it on name recall, affiliation, or PERSONAL gain. We vote because they have plans for public health, safety, education, employment, economy, transportation and a lot more.
I hope that the public thinks before we click and that any form of opinion should be based on merits, informed sides , and should be expressed with respect that nothing should be taken as personal.
I remember my professor said "Politics is like Janus. It is both good and bad". I HOPE I know enough to see the good in it.
