"Pare, dati hindi ko kilala si Pitchay. Pero astig ang advertisements niya. Nakilala ko tuloy siya. Iboboto ko siya."
These were the words I heard from an officemate. I was about to react but helped myself not to as I am just new in the office. It wouldn't be nice to interfere in their conversation (can't become bitchy as of the moment). I'm not sure if it was a joke but he seemed too serious about his statement.
Political advertisements are used to induce awareness. It should help the voters become aware of who the candidates are and learn a bit (very little) about these candidates and their platform. From there, it is the voters responsibility to learn more about the candidates that caught their attention.
We should be vigilant in learning more about the candidates that we will be voting for. This move is expected especially from those who are educated. It's now very easy to research on the background of candidates. There's the Internet where you can find loads of articles about every candidate. You can read the newspaper and see what these people are into. If you're too tired to do a research, is it that hard to ask around from people who can give you relevant information and good opinions about these candidates?
From the information we gather, we can start analyzing if these candidates really deserve posts in the Senate. If we will base our votes on who has the best political advertisement, we're just probably contributing to the country's deteriorating system.
"Si Roco lang ang iboboto ko sa opposition. Wala naman kasing ginawa ang mga taong iyan kung hindi mag-oppose. Parang walang nang ginawang tama si Gloria. Lahat mali. Iyan ba ang iboboto mo? Walang ginawa kung hindi manira? Team Unity + Roco ang iboboto ko."
If that's the kind of reasoning you have for voting, then, can you just not vote? (Or just probably vote for Roco.)
It's understandable that most of the opposition members are quite irritating. Yes it's true that most of these people (excluding Roco and Villar, oohh, I'm so biased) are tied on a platform of ousting GMA. Which is what makes them unappealing to others. If they will just be in the position to ruin the status quo, it can never be healthy (as there are other things that must be confronted). They could have presented themselves as oppositions but with greater visions and blue print for the Philippines (beyond ousting GMA). Then again, voting straight for team unity just because your fed up with the anti-GMA ideas of the opposition is never acceptable.
If you fear that the opposition candidates will just be particular of ousting GMA, don't you think it's even more fearful to vote for people from the administration who aren't qualified. Err, are you going to vote for Oreta & Sotto? C'mon think about it!
A protest vote like that is never healthy.
These were the words I heard from an officemate. I was about to react but helped myself not to as I am just new in the office. It wouldn't be nice to interfere in their conversation (can't become bitchy as of the moment). I'm not sure if it was a joke but he seemed too serious about his statement.
Political advertisements are used to induce awareness. It should help the voters become aware of who the candidates are and learn a bit (very little) about these candidates and their platform. From there, it is the voters responsibility to learn more about the candidates that caught their attention.
We should be vigilant in learning more about the candidates that we will be voting for. This move is expected especially from those who are educated. It's now very easy to research on the background of candidates. There's the Internet where you can find loads of articles about every candidate. You can read the newspaper and see what these people are into. If you're too tired to do a research, is it that hard to ask around from people who can give you relevant information and good opinions about these candidates?
From the information we gather, we can start analyzing if these candidates really deserve posts in the Senate. If we will base our votes on who has the best political advertisement, we're just probably contributing to the country's deteriorating system.
"Si Roco lang ang iboboto ko sa opposition. Wala naman kasing ginawa ang mga taong iyan kung hindi mag-oppose. Parang walang nang ginawang tama si Gloria. Lahat mali. Iyan ba ang iboboto mo? Walang ginawa kung hindi manira? Team Unity + Roco ang iboboto ko."
If that's the kind of reasoning you have for voting, then, can you just not vote? (Or just probably vote for Roco.)
It's understandable that most of the opposition members are quite irritating. Yes it's true that most of these people (excluding Roco and Villar, oohh, I'm so biased) are tied on a platform of ousting GMA. Which is what makes them unappealing to others. If they will just be in the position to ruin the status quo, it can never be healthy (as there are other things that must be confronted). They could have presented themselves as oppositions but with greater visions and blue print for the Philippines (beyond ousting GMA). Then again, voting straight for team unity just because your fed up with the anti-GMA ideas of the opposition is never acceptable.
If you fear that the opposition candidates will just be particular of ousting GMA, don't you think it's even more fearful to vote for people from the administration who aren't qualified. Err, are you going to vote for Oreta & Sotto? C'mon think about it!
A protest vote like that is never healthy.
4 comments:
By the same reasoning you could say that TU have nothing in common except being for GMA.
Yeah, but my Dad won't buy that reasoning either. He thinks it's better to vote for people who are less likely to go against the status quo. Tingin niya sa mga opposition candidates, epal lang.
So dapat wala nang opposition?
Kaya maling-mali ang pangangatwiran niya. Pwede ba namang walang opposition? Rather, tama ba namang walang opposition?
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