HALLELUJIAH?

                                                                    

One would think that with the very high educational achievements in the United States, political problems could be solved easily

But it seems that the conflict between right and wrong is not so well-internalized over there. 

It has been six months already since the questionable election of a media-savvy individual but until now heads are still dizzy over whether the Russians really intervened or not over his becoming president.

Why is this so?

I think the nightmare of being impoverished stares everyone in the eye. Just look at how the stockmarket reacted to the latest act of their president when he met with Russians:

The S&P 500 and the Dow closed lower on Tuesday amid heightened political uncertainty in the U.S following news that President Trump had shared sensitive information with Russian officials.  - Zacks

You see, Folks, his movement is watched all the time. But the investigation is oh...oh... so slow. It is like watching a tele-novela in the Philippines -- will he be dropped or not?

And if he is dropped, does that mean that his partner is also untrustworthy? And ergo,cannot be depended upon to succeed as president? That's logical, is it not?

But if the Russians had truly intervened, who got bamboozled? Hillary. She lost all her chances of becoming president which she must have worked on so hard for many decades. 

And so, she deserves retribution, does she not? 

Is that really a big problem that is difficult to solve? 

When GMA here in the Philippines ascended into power without a clear mandate from the people, (remember, Hello Garci?) the media also crowded on the issue. She nearly got dislodged if only FVR did not intervene in 2005. And the specter of military force brought about by martial law loomed large in our horizon. Yes, he was the architect of ML. By siding with GMA it seemed as if he wanted to say: "Better do as I say or else, I can still stir up the military if I want to."

After so many years, I think our people are still infected with that fear of being under martial law. The present administration is rocking that fear in us. Right now, we are slowly being anaesthetized to the presence of soldiers in the civil government -- DILG, MMDA, and DENR -- all sensitive positions. DILG tackles all the problems of the barangay, the smallest political unit; MMDA handles MetroManila where the seat of political power is; and the DENR -- the lucrative resources of our country. 

Yet, fear or no fear, the people's response is simply to leave the country. 

Hello, Europa?  Or Saudi, or maybe just Hong Kong?

More seriously though, Folks, everything boils down to a question of ethics. What is a morally and immorally just action? Certainly when dealing with the highest political power  of any country, we can demand the most stringent ethical rules because the person will lead the nation, not a city. The person shall be answerable to the people, not to himself or herself. The person cannot say he or she owns the position. Being catapulted into that position means he or she owes that position to the people. 

And the people deserve nothing less than the most moral response. 


Now, what is expected of the people around the president is that they be not copycats or become echoes; rather they must stand as strong pillars performing their tasks that are morally swayed towards the people's needs and wants and not that of whoever is in power. 

I think it is a big letdown if everyone in the government will be singing Handel's Messiah all the time. That requires great vocal training so as not to look like poor imitation of tenors and sopranos, Folks.