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'Opposing Duterte on the grounds of human rights was, back then, too elitist and liberal. I thus became a fence-sitter, and an unofficial enabler.' Can you relate? Check out this Opinion piece. DuterteYear3
I have always been a political apostate who views politics either as a tool to reshape the world, or as a technique of those in power to maintain their stranglehold. Since childhood, I have developed a keen interest in history, particularly world history and the tragic picture it paints upon mankind. As such, I do exhibit a cynical view of established parties and personalities.
Even if I already had doubts and misgivings, I kept silent for the first year and a half. I watched my news feed explode over the issues of the day:, the Marcos burial, banal comments, etc. I was too careful not to toe the party line. Opposing Duterte on the grounds of human rights was, back then, too elitist and liberal. I thus became a fence-sitter, and an unofficial enabler.
My fence-sitting was challenged when I started my undergraduate thesis on the Sakdalistas. The Sakdalistas were a group of proletarians who once demanded a truly independent Philippines. On May 2, 1935, some 60,000 of them rose up to oust Quezon. The response of the State was horrific. The affair, still obscure to a lot of Filipinos, will forever remain as one of our shameful episodes, and by that merit, suppressed in our official textbooks.
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