The ashes of so-called Progressive Thought

Progressive thought, as what writers in the 1920's say, is all about change. Change in what? Change in what people do. When you ask people what they think about change, they would always say that change is unchanging. Which is correct, if you think about it quite seriously. The more change we do, the least likely that things will, definitely change. Because we all would just go back to the original idea.

And what is this original idea, you may ask? It's the idea that people need someone to tell them what to do, tell them where to go, even tell them where to piss. In all human societies, people repose much trust to their leaders simply because people want to be led--plain and simple. For if people do not want to be led, then, what's the use of government? The fact that government still exists show that, everywhere, people recognize authority over them by the very government they built.

Change is unchanging. That's the law of the universe. And no amount of ranting nor so-called progressive thought would ever dispute that.

Oh, by the way, I'm writing this new post because I'm waiting for a decent answer from those whom I blasted over at Filipinovoices.com. 

As I wrote there, I have'nt even lighted one cigarette, hahaha! So much for progressive thought here in the Philippines. No sweat. Lucio Tan would not be happy with those writers over there. Why? Because they have'nt even provoked a smoker like me to puff those precious leaves. Hahaha!

Smoking is good. Yet, i've being deprived of this luxury by the writers of Filipinovoices. 

The sweet smell of Power

One writer named Mr. Benigno over at that site, Filipinovoices.com, seems to understand where I'm coming from. My writings may appear obnoxious or as radical as some may think it is, but deep inside us, we all think the same way. Or, in one way or another, savor the sweet smell of power.

Yes, power. Is it wrong to enjoy power? No. In our small nooks, we enjoy power. Power, as what a famed philosopher once said, is all about dominance. Of what, you would ask me? Well, its dominance on relationships. You can have power over your child. In the office, you have power over your underlings. Everyone, in one way or another, exercises some form of power over another. 

Is it not correct to even say that government officials do exercise power over their constituencies? When I was a local executive in a small town (I would not give Mr. Gagelonia the pleasure of "blowing me out of the water", hahaha! Such foolish things coming from a foolish mouth, I suppose), I used power for the benefit of the majority. I lead my police whenever there's a stakeout against petty criminals. You can say that I had my fair share of getting my hands dirty. But, did I enjoyed it? Yes, I'm saying with all honesty. I enjoyed all the trappings of power.

Power is all glam and glitter. You can have money (obtained legally, by the way) and you enjoy the comforts of life and the admiration of beautiful women. Such are the trappings of power. Those who don't have it, envy us. That's why we have these so-called oppositionists. They had their time but blew it. Now, they want a repeat of their perfumed life at the expense of public money. They hate us for enjoying our lives while they wallow in utter envy. These are the destabilizers I refer to here, those former government officials who had their day in Malacanang.

Is it bad to pray for this to last forever? No. 

 

Those who disagree with me, let them. But, deep inside every one, even every writer of Filipinovoices lurks a fascist, maybe not in barong, as what this stupid Mr. Patricio Mangubat wrote or this so-called smoke said today, but in some academic's clothes.

Some day, maybe I'll be fired from this job, but hey, at least I was able to say what I want to say. The future will prove me right. History will absolve me.

Blasting Voices

I just counted the number of stubs in my ashtray--I puffed just two cigarettes answering all those writers over at FilipinoVoices. Blasting them away is easy. Stick with the issue. And they readily tire out. It seems to me that these so-called "intellectuals" are all heart and no mind. I mean, these tirades against PGMA have no basis in fact and in law. These are just meaningless rantings of a few who believe that they are always right and government is always wrong.

Working in government takes a lot of courage. You need to have the strong will to do what's right. You need insight. You need a steely will. And you just need to dismiss all these accusations against you simply because these ordinary citizens will never, ever, get it. That's the reason they're there and we're here.

PGMA did what she's supposed to do--try to resolve this pesky Mindanao issue. For decades, people have been clamoring the President for a definitive stand on this issue. Many sectors, especially those from the Left, share the same stand as that of Madame President. Yet, when she stood up and implemented what she thought then as the right thing, she was lambasted for it.

Governance is not as simple as one may believe it is. It's hard work. You put your entire mind and soul into it. And you're compensated, plain and simple. When you do a right thing, you're sure to meet people who'll chastise you for what you did simply because (1) their own interests were hit hard or (2) one or some of their friends were harmed by it. Government is a delicate balancing act. People will never understand the logic of policy-making.

Having said that, it's easy for people to criticize things which they don't really understand. Or they thought they did but never considered the rationale behind the act.

Like this charter change thing. People will never understand why we want PGMA to extend her term. Yes, I'm saying it here with all candor--we are for the extension of PGMA's term. We need her to continue what we've started and that is, create a society that promotes oligarchies. Plain and simple. I don't want to mince words. 

Come November, we will get what we want and people will just follow us. These ordinary people do not have the strength nor the will to oppose us. We know it from experience and from surveys. If the likes of the Black and White Movement and those minions of this dreamer named Mar Roxas think they can muster enough numbers to oust Madame from power, they're dreaming.

We will survive these anti-charter change moves and give ourselves another ten years to govern and straighten out this country.