The Politics of "NO!"
It doesn't take too much imagination to pinpoint where "No" prevails over "let's do it this way" - it's in America! Both Republicans and Democrats practice "No" whenever in power. Depending on one's political inclination, the other party always does it the backward way - carpetbagger style!
For the moment the Republicans are generally out in the cold and yearning to get nearer the warmth of the kitchen so anything coming from the other side of the aisle merits a resounding "NO!" Presidential nominees, budgets, school lunches, healthcare, economic programs, etc., etc., all get the same welcoming reply - NO! If the President declares war against Russia, he's stupid. If he just threatens Russia with sanctions, he's also stupid. "Let's replace him with Jeb" becomes the battle cry!
The Politics of RAPE
In the Philippines, there is no such thing as a political system. Liberal, Nacionalista, Laban, etc., etc., all these parties are organized just for one purpose: to win at all cost up to the extent of using all 3G's: gold, goons and guns. All the so-called parties are members of the invisible LOOT Party!
Yes, that's spelled right - LOOT! It means "LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TODAY"!
Majority of the voters (96%) are ignorant farming hicks, squatters, road laborers, etc. who can easily be swayed by a Ph100 handout or a promise of an overseas job (maids, deck swabbers or Japayukis). These voters may have been raised on new textbooks but their teachers are still prisoners of a "Pepe-and-Pilar" mentality: "don't think, just obey what I say"! Where in the world will you see people such as Vilma, Nora and Paquiao getting elected to public office? Or, worse, an ex-con becoming mayor of Manila? Or, former cohorts of FM still winning elections? Or, an inexperienced son of politicians leading the country?
What's causing all these?
Ignorance. Ignorance. Ignorance. Ignorance. That's what.
And the agents of LOOT know this very well so they let the bright ones (like us guys who rant
and rant via social media) keep on ranting! The ignorant voter doesn't understand what you're so upset about.
While the solution is so obvious, no one will dare start anything to make the current ignorant voters more intelligent. The other members of the LOOT Party will shoot it down so movie actors, penny ante singers, minor beauty queens and children of thieves can continue getting elected. Running for public office is an investment in one's future, really. We all know this, right? What's so galling is there's nothing we people with IQs of 75 can do while voters in the below-75 IQ are the majority!
Solution: let the Chinese take over the country! We might get something out of the deal! Yeah, we'll be manufacturing knock-offs of Adidas, Porsche, Lambos, Sketchers, etc. like they're doing in China now. Since we've already abandoned Spanish and English as our "other" languages, replacing it with Mandarin ought to be easier! And because we have Chinesey eyes and noses (not blue eyes and pointy noses) the transition will be so easy!
In short, join the LOOT Party! If we do, wearing a neck brace will be the new status symbol!
