The recent Pulse Asia surveys show that Manny Villar is leading over Noynoy Aquino among the many poor, and two age brackets: 25-34, and 35-44.
Over at Blogwatch, Cocoy makes a rather interesting observation regarding this development:
What I think this survey tells us is that right here, right now, more and more Filipinos are focusing on the material, the bodily needs, rather than the big picture. This is evident in two things. First, the fact that more people in the socio-economic class E chose “cares for the poor,” which is Villar’s call to arms. Second, the age bracket of 25 to 44 is more likely to choose Villar than Mr. Aquino is likewise a signal that they are more concerned about making a living and making money than looking at the big picture.
On the one hand, Cocoy is right: a political choice made by a person should be something favorable to him or her, and voting for a candidate who represents or appropriates that favorable characteristic translates into the unfavorable, unfortunate situation he sees in Villar leading over Aquino. Cocoy’s second impression, however, does not sit too well with me: there is a bigger picture to all of this other than the desire of, say, my generation, to make money and to earn a living.
Manuel L. Quezon III writes a very interesting impression on “Arroyo babies:”
Perhaps they felt the disappointment of the post-Edsa Dos years (and the panic of Edsa Tres) most keenly – they didn’t go out into the streets during “Hello, Garci” or NBN-ZTE scandals. The middle includes those who were college freshmen during “Hello, Garci,” and who are 22 years old today, fresh graduates who may not have participated in rallies during “Hello, Garci” but who expressed indignation over the NBN-ZTE hearings.
Interesting… this can either push me out of a bad case of writer’s block, or push me over the deep end.
