Not to offend anyone or defend Teddy (I known him personally from college days - he was 2 or 4 years younger and we do share the same ideology)....but rather to shed some "possible light" why he probably do those things that some of you find irritatingly wrong or right...
He probably was applying one of the art of war strategies - "keep your friends close, and your enemies closer"...
In deed he might not be a member of the elite... but he is not from a poor family either. I'd say most of his transformation probably occured during his stay in UPLB. I have to say the "idealogy/ies" he believes on have no boundaries - be rich or poor....
Care to expound which ideological move/s that they/he do, suggest that they were not patriotic enough? May be we can shed some light kung alin ang tingin natin na pangit at mali or alin OR yung mukhang pangit at mali pero will eventually lead to a better future.
If you are not a "martial law baby"... it would be very difficult to see/differentiate a leftist from somebody who see something that is right or wrong.
You see, during the "martial law" days, if you speak anything negative or against Marcos or even his "rulings" will initiate possible pagkakakulong or even immediate death (salvaging). Life during those days was soooo difficult... and we wouldn't have our current freedom if all those "leftist and purveyor of chaos" have conceded from the Marcoses during those times.
The root and beginings of the known "EDSA Revolution" didn't happen nung 1986... it started on what we term "first quarter storm" and that was early 1970's.
A lot of what you call "leftist" actually evolved (mutated
) during that time. A lot also died, gone missing and never found and some are still up to now a "kalaban ng lipunan" in the bundoks.
NOBODY wanted that thing to happen but... **** happens.
I know some ideologies are "extremely" unright and bad... but not all of them. And you do have to give credit that kung walang yung mga events na yun (mga leftist and purveyors of chaos na yun), the marcoses are still probably ruling our country.
SADLY, a very true fact...and I hope bayan muna do not succummed to become one them (as what most of you sees them now)...
Note that their vote is not that big... in fact the majority of the congress are still "lobbyist" and people with their own agenda on their mind.
It would be like one person discussing on a rowdy crowd of 200 people of different point of view as theirs... I'm sure mahirap makakuha ng attention sa ganun situasyon.
To accuse them that they are not doing anything, may be you might want to check these issues:
1) if they didn't produced any batas during their past tenure,
2) if they more absent rather than present during congress sessions,
3) if they were sleeping during the sessions,
4) if they used their PORK BARREL for their own personal gains,
5) if they have abused those "8" plates,
6) if they have multiple body guards na kupal and huge convoys of SUVs when they travel around the city
7) if they more often "abroad" on trips that are not even official.
8) if they have "balimbing" ideologies
etc, etc....
These are my own point of views on the issue at hand and I hope I didn't step on anyone's toes and offended him/her/them in my post. :peace: