AFTER our experience with the Marcoses, I thought we (Filipinos) should’ve grown up, a lot.
But here we are once more. We just had an ex-president convicted of plunder in a court of law and talks of pardon are quickly laid out and most embarassing of all, a good number of us think that it is the right thing to do.
Stupid. The only thing that comes to mind for lack of a stronger word to put sense in this.
Why are we like that? Is it because we have been raised like that? To have the right amount of stupidity to put compassion above justice and to be less caring about that person’s self-serving actions in the past? Simply because he was perceived as helper of a handful of poor folks who simply don’t understand that the reason they are in that situation is because of people like him.
So are we really a forgiving nation? No. We are in fact the opposite because we continue to do it over and over again.
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September 23rd, 2007 at 8:22 am
its very stupid indeed for people to be talking of pardon for someone who has plundered our nation’s treasury and has caused much damage to our economy. Erap has not even acknowledge of the guilt even if he has been found guilty by the courts, so why are they entertaining pardon already? He should first seek forgiveness for his crime and return all the money he has taken before anybody should be talking about forgiveness. And another thing, why is the offer of pardon so selective? is it because he is rich and powerful that he deserves to be pardoned? what about those other people who committed other lesser degree of crimes? shouldnt also they be given pardon? why is it being applied selectively? if Erap will be pardoned so quickly just as he was being convicted, then it will just appear that the law againgst the crime of plunder would just be totally useless. Why, I can also do plunder myself or encourage others to do so then ask pardon later? They can give it to Estrada, why wont they give it to other people like me?
September 23rd, 2007 at 7:29 am
In a way, I agree with your point of view that Pinoys are unforgiving in the sense that we keep punishing ourselves to the point of self-flagellation. We impose upon ourselves leaders whom we perceive to be unworthy of their positions, chastise ourselves by condoning a political system that promote a culture of corruption, we have endured a society characterized by a constantly expanding chasm between the rich and the poor.
It is ourselves we do not forgive.
September 23rd, 2007 at 6:57 am
Hi nalie. the reason we don’t have the nationalistic leader in position today is because the filipinos are too selfish, self-serving and too lazy to really decide on and vote for a good leader.
There are good leaders in the Philippines. Sometimes, we just have to stop being blinded by our immediate and selfish wants, and think of the future of our children to recognize the good leaders.
September 23rd, 2007 at 5:50 am
After all those years of trials and mistrials of the case against Erap. All the taxpayers’ money spent to finance this… current President is ready to forgive? Duh. Will the next plunderer, whoever he or she is, also expect to be forgiven? Perhaps Estrada is right afterall… it was a Kangaroo Court.
Bakit naman Pinoy, kadali mong makalimot? Knock. knock. Hello??!
September 23rd, 2007 at 12:02 am
I don’t really understand what you’re saying.
Are you talking about forgiveness, or of unforgiveness.
Seems to me like you’re talking more about how short the memories of Pinoys are when it comes to their folk heroes and politicos.
Your title should be more like “The Short Memory of Juan de la Cruz”.