the heat is on. presidential aspirants are drawing in many supporters -- whether the candidates are from the ruling party or the opposition. but i would like to clarify to my friends and colleagues in media, as well as all political activists:
let us stop using the term, "administration candidates." to use the word "administration" makes it sound as if they are legitimate people holding on to power and that all their actions are correct. we are in a political contest. and this administration does not even have an ounce of legitimacy. so to say that GT is an administration bet, does not speak of being legal. instead, we should call them Lakas-NUCD bet, or Kampi bet. Let us call the candidates by the names of their parties in order to remove the illusion that they are legitimately being endorsed.
the game presumes that every candidate is being tossed into the arena by their supporters, their parties. hence there are no administration bets here. to say the candidates are by administration is to say that the people also endorse them. that is mistaken I think. it will also deceive the people into thinking that it is all right for these candidates later on to promote themselves using the resources of the government because they are "administration candidates."
let us preserve the pristine character of our politics so that they would not be tainted by covert moves to make what is a corrupt practice, legitimate.
also words could really muddle any situation resulting in negative consequences to the people. what do you think?
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