UN experts investigating the Ampatuan Bloodbath in Maguindanao mentioned immediately that the Philippines should have a major reform in the country and replicate "on the elite household-dominated manipulation of the political processes and the need to eliminate such practices with a view to assure the future of democracy within the Philippines." They blame this bourgeoisie form of politics as one of many the explanation why an incident like the Ampatuan Massacre might even happen.
I say, easier said than accomplished. To be able to obtain this, the very culture of the Philippines should change. The problem of the elite ruling and dominating the political course of has so many ranges that go deep into the very psyche of the individuals.
The Underlying Feudal System
What most individuals appear not to understand is that despite the seeming modernity of the Philippines and vaunted democracy that it practices, it still essentially follows a feudal system where the landed elite has almost full management of the region that they belong to. No one can contest it because only the bourgeoisie get the perfect schooling, the most effective jobs, and the capability, financially and politically, to run for workplace and the facility and influence to supposedly influence change for the betterment of society. And like the magnanimous landlord that they're expected to be, the constituents help their respective landlords within the hopes that they are going to be taken cared off properly and rise alongside the success of their patron, so long as they continue to be loyal and obedient.
Sense of Household/Regionalism
The Philippines is made up of islands every of which have their own unique id. As such, individuals who belong to the same area generally tend to suppose extra of their kababayans as brothers than the remainder of the Philippines. As a result of individuals coming from the identical area look at each other as household, the chief of that space then serves because the mother or father of the entire region. In this kind of arrangement, the belief placed on the governor of a province can almost be thought-about as blind loyalty to a mother or father. But the identical means that the folks give their love to their governor like a father figure, they worry him as well, knowing full nicely that if the daddy is disobeyed they are going to be punished.
Education and Poverty
Within the Philippines, it's the moneyed that has the monopoly on schooling and alternative. This being the case, those that are poor can not afford to get a great schooling and thus are blocked to any opportunity to enhance their lives. It is because of this, that once more they should trust those that supposedly know what they're doing, and who have the chance and the power to improve the lifetime of society.
On the similar time, due to their lack of training, they are oblivious to how superficial the magnanimity their leaders have. These in the long run, the safety and the advantages are nothing more than sugar coating to cover the corrupt actions that these politicians engage in.
Apathy and Complacence
Then again, it takes neither training nor a lot intelligence to see the corruption within the system. The most important downside lies with the apathy and complacence of the individuals. They’re too used to corruption and so long as it doesn't affect them straight they only received’t hassle altering the system. It’s mainly a philosophy of "I have already got sufficient problems going by means of life, I don’t want anymore."
With this type of backdrop, is it actually shocking that political leaders can literally get away with murder?
So how does this end? Via Marxian battle? It gained’t even get there… except you alter the culture and the best way the individuals assume then maybe… simply maybe the unique manipulation of the political process and that of government by elite families can end.
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