Change is possible, if…
July 6, 2009
‘Change not possible under GMA’ – Trillanes
What a relief!
I held my trap and withheld banging my keyboard when BGen. Danny Lim announced his intention to go after a seat in the Senate, because for awhile there, I thought he changed his mind that “election is the least desired (acceptable) mode of change.” Or something to that effect.
Even with half plus one of the Senate, ergo, forming the majority happens to be men and women with the integrity of the genuine reformists like Sen. Trillanes and BGen. Danny Lim, there is no way this scenario can have an immediate and lasting impact on transforming our people into responsible, hardworking and honest law-abiding citizens.
The changes we all aspire for cannot bloom in the current socio-religious-economic-political atmosphere. Exactly why I fully agree with Danny Lim’s assessment – the only path to our nation’s salvation is through a “generational change.”
Even with GMArroyo out of the picture, ganoon pa din. Changing a president does not make dishonest and dishonourable men and women overnight or 3 years later, to honest and honourable men and women.
Top to bottom. From the well-heeled to the struggling “masa,” kailangang may mga modelo at higit sa lahat, nagpapasunod, ng mga pagbabago na ating minimithi.
Apropos to Michael Jackson’s endearing song – “Man in the Mirror” – we direly need the environment that encourages people to have deep and penetrating self-reflection, and effect the very changes they expect from their leaders. Hindi pwedeng matitino ang mga pamunuan kung walang planong magtino ang mga pinagsisilbihan.
Of course, if the “reformists” can tone down the nationalist thrust of their agenda for the Filipino people, there is a slight chance the super-puppeteers behind Philippine society may allow this generational change to come to fore.
It is not the honesty, integrity and austerity that frightens the “powers that be” – it is the rise of genuine nationalist leaders who have the “arrogance” (sarcasm intended) to believe our national patrimony must always serve the need of the MAJORITY of the Filipinos, and not just the same-dogs-different- coiffeur-genuine-or-fake-breasts-wearing leaders with changing PMA class as praetorian to ensure a few middle class get to taste “the good life” so they will have enough creature comfort to distaste helping and enlightening the poor majority.
“Change not possible under GMA.” True. Yet for as long Barack Obama and what he represents can cast doubt and condemn the election in Iran, yet more than tolerate a proven cheat that is GMArroyo (Garci? Raise your hand!), change is not possible under anyone…
