25 years after the world wide phenomenon that was EDSA, I post this question: Is there still glory left in EDSA?
Many a story has been written about the glorious bloodless revolution that ousted a tyrant leader. Countless articles have been published on how we regained democracy after 14 years of martial law. And now 25 years after, the essence remains, but the glory has faded.
What has changed really? Apart from some liberties gained, we are still a dying nation. Misled by corrupted ideals and fake ideologies, we have learned nothing from our past.
EDSA is now just a mere shadow of our jaded history. If not the main highway that we all loathe. A quarter of a century hence, we remain a 3rd world country in chaos. Lawlessness, corruption, poverty, and unemployment still plague our country.
We haven't gained democracy. 5 regimes after EDSA (9 years with the evil gnome that was GMA) we have yet to see a government for the people, by the people and of the people. So far all we have seen are leaders who have their own vested interests. Generals who ransack funds intended for our national security. Politicians who smuggle and use drugs, Soul-less political clans/dynasties who desperately clings to power by killing everyone on their way and gets away with it.
25 years after the uprising in EDSA, 3 centuries after we were colonized by Spain. We are still slaves. Virtual slaves of foreign corporations who capitalizes on our cheap labor. We are but a modern mirror image of our colonial selves. The modern Juan De La Cruz now walks with shoes and clad with western clothing adorned by all things pretentious.
But nothing has changed.
In fact, it has gotten worst.
EDSA is now just a mere shadow of our jaded history. If not the main highway that we all loathe. A quarter of a century hence, we remain a 3rd world country in chaos. Lawlessness, corruption, poverty, and unemployment still plague our country.
We haven't gained democracy. 5 regimes after EDSA (9 years with the evil gnome that was GMA) we have yet to see a government for the people, by the people and of the people. So far all we have seen are leaders who have their own vested interests. Generals who ransack funds intended for our national security. Politicians who smuggle and use drugs, Soul-less political clans/dynasties who desperately clings to power by killing everyone on their way and gets away with it.
25 years after the uprising in EDSA, 3 centuries after we were colonized by Spain. We are still slaves. Virtual slaves of foreign corporations who capitalizes on our cheap labor. We are but a modern mirror image of our colonial selves. The modern Juan De La Cruz now walks with shoes and clad with western clothing adorned by all things pretentious.
But nothing has changed.
In fact, it has gotten worst.
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