Moves
From Tehran, Tegucigalpa to Manila: How Untouchable Leaders Ignore the People’s Voice, Simultaneously Spark Movements
Brute force versus the rule of law is less on the correct side of history and more in the lines of corruption, self-interest or saving face to survive international criticism. In momentous occasions that frame a nation’s past and unites political parties into one single purpose, the people’s voice triumph. Yet, in moments where the rule of law is the Gestapo or KGB, the voice for good governance lives at risk—finds solace and progress in peaceful demonstration, which is a show of power in hunger for change. At times, change is prevented with injections of fear. The chatter on charter change, beginning in the highest levels of the Philippine government, is getting louder and more convoluted. (more…)