The world is
composed of billion people from different nations with different identities,
characters, behaviour, interests, and stratagem. We practically differ in
so many things. In a single issue, there will be multiple interpretation,
understanding, reactions, and acceptance. Whatever on each own working
mind of these billion of people is very difficult to unite and
alike. That is why if world peace is the universal aspiration and
hope that prayed for, though is really possible but it will be shoot for the
moon as in there is a very slim chance for it to happen. No matter how
noble, great and hard we try, there will always political interventions,
spiritual interest and social hindrances to oppose and consider.
From this big
world narrowing it down to this specific location, here is come the place where the
freedom of expression is enjoying by everyone – the democratic
Philippines. The vibrant democracy that gives life in everyday news that
raises agreeable or disagreeable remarks, flooding unsolicited opinions and
storm with different violent reactions from the free citizens. We’ve been
waken up every morning by issues, events and news headlining the broadsheets,
radio and television. And for every news bursts in our eyes and yields to
our ears, it has of course to expect different reactions, opinion and
respective comments. There are the pros and there the cons, you don’t
know any longer if people are just naturally petulant, no contentment and
unappeasable. You cannot really pleased everybody. There are always
oppositions – sceptic, charlatans, leftist, non-believers or just merely
antagonism, you can never fade them away. But sometimes, you will not
know what these oppositions want. You will notice that from the old times
of the decades, these are the same people, same face and same militant group
marching on the street, shouting their stand, calling for the changes.
Seems anything the government does and whoever sits on the post, they are ready
just to oppose be it good or bad.
When it is said
the country is improving, the opposition will oppose of course and will ask
strong proof. The day-time track ban, colours and numbers coding schemes
were implemented to address the worsening traffic, various group will
contradict. The lawmakers and concerned citizens are pushing the death
penalty to suppress the scorching height of heinous crime, the Catholic Church and
human rights advocates will block the act. When the reproductive health
was amended to control the mounting population, unwanted pregnancy and
abortion, here comes the anti-bill and pro-life file
restraining order. When the cybercrime law was ratified to combat cyber
scam, online libel, and bullying, here are the defenders of freedom of speech to protest
the anti-democracy bill. To address the call for uplifting the quality of
education, many have protested to stop K-12 program. When a personality
is seen on television and tabloids doing his job, people will say it is
publicity and grandstanding. But if he’s not seen in the scene, he will
be accused of neglecting his work and responsibilities. We want to jail
the accused person but if collared, they will say it took long time to
capture. We want changes but some are against. Even the recognized
strongly and accurately written articles, laws and bylaws are when served and
mentioned, the cunning antagonist will persistently find the lapses and loop
wholes just to oppose if the disapproving situation is taking places in their
hands.
Too contradicting
and too many hindrances, things are too complicated. It’s tropical hits
tropical scenario, we cannot really move forward from this situation of against
both hot and cold if this will always be the case. Presumably, it’s not
all that I may favour some or some may not from all of these mentioned
contradicting statements. But then the thing is, it just shows that people are
generally have really no satisfaction and contentment. In a nutshell,
opposing every single thing will put us behind. It should be a two-way
street of give and take for a smooth-sailing endeavour to put it in
equation. For check and balancing, it is good and healthy to have
oppositions to prevent the compliant all the times. But if it is
surmounting outs and excessive criticism, it doesn't makes good any
longer. It becomes deterrence, interruption, obstruction and hindrance in
the advancement of plans and programs, and then it is becoming redundantly
unbearable.
By Alex V. Villamayor
August 19, 2014
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