Why Can't We Be Like Singapore?

**dbuzz** · February 23rd, 2008 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by rai2k8

Di ba ganyan ginawa ni Marcos dati? He imposed discipline kaso democratic country daw tayo so kaya nagkaroon ng revolution. Tapos ano na nangyari sa Pilipinas pagkatapos? Di ako mashado pede magcomment kase panahon na ni Cory nung nagkamalay ako. Kwento-kwento lang ng tatay at kapatid ko yung mga alam ko tungkol sa reign ni Marcos, who according to them is still the best president this country has ever had.

oo nga

pero di nya nakayang kontrolin ang mga nangungurakot na nakapaligid sa kanya na pinangungu nahan ng asawa nya.

naging buhay hari sila at ibinagsak talaga ang economia ng pinas.

marcos' ang tunay na nag umpisang pabagsakin ang pinas at nagpamulat sa mga susunod na regime how to do kurakot, corruption at mga technique how to control the military to their own interest and not for the country.

magkaroon ba ng ganun katindi na people power noon kung di tunay na naramdaman ng buong katauhang pilipino ang kasamaan ng pamumuno nila? of course maliban doon sa mga cronies nila at mga indirectly nakikinabang sa kanila.

doon din nga pala natutu ang pinoy sa the art of people power at pakiki alam ng reliyon sa politica. walang binabayad na buwis yang mga lintak na mga reliyon na yan dahil nga exempted. dapat hubarin muna nila sotana nila bago makisawsaw.

**theveed** · February 23rd, 2008 09:32 AM

Democracy doesn't work in a predominantly uneducated society... it's that simple...

You can't give the masses the power to change things if they don't know what they want and how to get it in the first place...

**pitbullz** · February 23rd, 2008 11:53 AM

if running singapore is like playing simcity...

then trying to run the philippines is like playing DOTA...kanya kanyang kayod,minsan kaikipag bati ka sa iba. minsan nanakawan ka ng kills at pera...pointless din...tsaka patak patak lang yun pera unless makapatay ka...

sa simcity kasi derederetso yun pera...may economy kasi eh...

**dbuzz** · February 23rd, 2008 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by theveed

Democracy doesn't work in a predominantly uneducated society... it's that simple...

You can't give the masses the power to change things if they don't know what they want and how to get it in the first place...

kung educasyon lang din naman eh supposedly ay asensado na tayo dahil most of the people in and around the past and present govt lalo na itong present ay mga well educated sila. harvard pa nga itong si gma eh.

well, lumalabas na ang pagkabagsak natin ay largely sa kadahilanang maling pamumuno talaga. BAD GOVERNANCE.

**pitbullz** · February 23rd, 2008 02:00 PM

greed......

**cumbersome** · February 23rd, 2008 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by theveed

Democracy doesn't work in a predominantly uneducated society... it's that simple...

You can't give the masses the power to change things if they don't know what they want and how to get it in the first place...

Agreed. You can get the best craftsmen but still end up with substandard products if your materials are crappy. What we have is a tyranny by an illiterate majority. Sad.

**rai2k8** · February 23rd, 2008 11:48 PM

Marami rin nagsasabi na hindi dapat nanghihimasok ang religion sa government na lalong nagpapagulo sa Pilipinas, kaya nga may separation of Church and State sa constitution di ba (PhilConsti 101 :P )

I pratically spent most of my childhood days sa loob ng Catholic school for girls so strongly believe in religion, pero di ko gusto yung nanghihimasok ang religion when it comes sa State-related issues. I worked before sa company na 98% followers ng isang religion (I won't say what) and they said kung sino ang sinabi ng leader na dapat iboto sa election, yun ang dapat iboto nila so virtually no freedom to choose.

Pati El Shaddai (Sorry po sa mga ElShaddai followers) malaki ang influence ni Brother Mike - as in - my sister-in-law's family are El Shaddai followers and ok naman sila, maayos naman makisama in general, pero grabe ang loyalty nila kay Bro. Mike. Pero sabi nila, may freedom to choose naman sila sa election, recommendation lang daw yung kay Bro. Mike

I believe prayer works wonders pero I don't like it when they make it so public. Parang politician na rin tuloy yung ibang Church leaders.

**VtEC** · February 24th, 2008 12:40 AM

leadership and patriotism among the elected officials ang wala sa atin kaya ganyan.........lahat kasi self interest lang ang alam.

**theveed** · February 24th, 2008 01:31 AM

Originally Posted by rai2k8

I believe prayer works wonders pero I don't like it when they make it so public. Parang politician na rin tuloy yung ibang Church leaders.

Vatican is the smallest country in the world and it's led by the Pope... So religion is about politics... The question is, do they put politics first or their faith first, you can't really do both and it's clear that a lot prefers to put politics first

**rai2k8** · February 24th, 2008 02:17 AM

Originally Posted by theveed

Vatican is the smallest country in the world and it's led by the Pope... So religion is about politics... The question is, do they put politics first or their faith first, you can't really do both and it's clear that a lot prefers to put politics first

Ay honga no. Vatican nga pala is lead by Pope himself the difference is, Vatican is 100% Roman Catholic (yan ang sabi ni wikipedia). I really don't see Vatican leaders as politicians. Para silang convent or seminary or Church na kasing laki ng isang city.

If religion is about politics, alisin na natin yung separation of Church and State. Dumadami lang minemorize ng mga estudyante sa Constitution

Sorry gutom lang ako...