may i suggest reading the article again?

What are the politics-as-usual of the moment?

Here they are:

- Winnability based on pedigree platforms;

- Anti-Arroyoism; ignoring the fact that whoever sits in Malacanang seems not to make a difference to the lives of a big chunk of the Filipino population (as evident in how Maguindanao seems stuck in the Middle Ages after decades of supposed liberation from the original evil dictator).

- Indignation over “corruption”. Is removal of corruption the real issue? For that matter what exactly does “removal of corruption” mean?

- “Good” vs “Evil”. Back in World War II, the “good” and the “evil” were quite easy to distinguish. In 21st Century Philippines, however, “good” depends on WHO says so — specially during the campaign period.

- “Hope”. Entire campaigns were built around some nebulous concept of “hope”. Hope in what exactly? The prevailing or triumph of “justice” and “conscience”? What exactly does that mean?

That is what politics-as-usual means to me — an inability to move forward beyond the above meaningless platitudes and IMAGINE a specific, more targetted, and clearer goal for our society; goals that are tangible and whose attainment can be measured.

You don’t join a basketball game with a “hope” to win. You join it with a strategy to win.

This post was mentioned on Twitter by marocharim: On my blog tonight: “Impunity.” http://bit.ly/74Qd0V #MaguindanaoMassacre…

may justice be on them. and may they rest in peace.