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-Robert X. Cringely (from geek wisdom)
SOUNDING BOARD
Sunday, December 29, 2002
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Erap prepares team for 2004
Former President Joseph Estrada told the Inquirer in a phone interview Saturday that his Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) had been "reorganized," with his former campaign manager, Horacio "Boy" Morales, named as party president.
Erap's party would be renamed "pwersa" (force). Indeed, this party is a force to reckon with. With the action king Fernando Poe Jr. (FPJ) being eyed for president, and an election that is traditionally nothing more than a popularity contest, non-allied politicians have a valid reason to be concerned about.
The gullible majority who votes on popularity basis may again decide the outcome of the 2004 election. Erap's "pwersa" is banking on the CDE socioeconomic classes to once again delliver votes for them. If nothing much has changed on the level of maturity of these groups, then we may see Erap's "victory" once again through the votes of the gullible majority.
This has been the fate of Philippine politics in particular and the whole nation in general - our lives are constantly being decided by the gullible majority. How unfortunate, to say the least. No wonder the CDE socioeconomic classes are so popular to politicians at this time. We see gifts, donations and even policies for them. But what we do not see much is voters' education programs to facilitate better political involvement of everyone especially the CDE crowd. Asa pa 'ko.
posted by Allan at 7:46 AM (GMT+8)
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