Philippines is run by elites not by the people....

[beowulf]

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panahon pa's atong katigulangan. kanus-a kaha ni mausab ang dagan. life's a bitch ain't it?

[Pinkdimensions]

the most possibliest thing that can happen is the impossible.. mind u.. the biggest battle is not found in iraq or basilan but in our hearts..

[The_Child]

Dili man guro sakto igeneralize nga ang mga "elites" ang nagpadagan sa pilipinas.

More likely or not, the people who are most capable in running the country are the ones who are running the country.

Kung ang mga tawo cge reklamo sa kahimtang sa pulitika, nagbinogo ra sila. The Politicians of the country is the reflection of its people. Now, before people come complaining and criticizing about the things happening in the country, they should see first themselves if they have done something exceptional in their lives. Gamay ra nga mga tawo dinhi who has done something really exceptional for Himself and MotherLand.

Before criticizing one must first know what he/she is criticizing. Daghan mga tawo cge yaw2x ug mga butang wa dinhi wa dinha, too demanding as if they have done something exceptional for the country.

cheers!

[Pinkdimensions]

i think this conversation would be nice if naa representative sa taga pikas.. u know what i mean..para at least maka balo sila why they really hate the govt.. at the same time maka balo ta sa mga agenda nga ilang gusto ..

going back, skato gyud ka bata-a ka.. hihih.. cg lang sila yaw2x sa govt then.. kasagaran ra ba aning kosug mag yaw2x.. walay klarong trabaho...

[burn_my_eyes]

the most possibliest thing that can happen is the impossible.. mind u.. the biggest battle is not found in iraq or basilan but in our hearts..

myocardial infarction!?

[rey04]

Why live in the Pinas

The only place on earth where......

Every street has a basketball court.
Even doctors, lawyers and engineers are unemployed.
Doctors study to become nurses for employment abroad.
Students pay more money than they will earn afterwards.

School is considered the second home and the mall considered the third.
Call-center employees earn more money than teachers and nurses.
Everyone has his personal ghost story and superstition.

Mountains like Makiling and Banahaw are considered holy places.
Everything can be forged. All kinds of animals are edible.
Starbucks coffee is more expensive than gas.
Driving 4 kms can take as much as four hours.
Flyovers bring you from the freeway to the side streets.
Crossing the street involves running for your dear life.
The personal computer is mainly used for games and Friendster.
Where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied!
Where 4 a.m. is not even considered bedtime yet.
People can pay to defy the law.
Everything and everyone is spoofed.
Where even the poverty-stricken get to wear Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger (peke)!
The honking of car horns is a way of life.
Being called a bum is never offensive.
Floodwaters take up more than 90 percent of the streets during the rainy season.


Where everyone has a relative abroad who keeps them alive.
Where wearing your national colors make you baduy.
Where even the poverty-stricken have the latest cell phones. (GSM-galing sa magnanakaw)
Where insurance does not work.
Where water can only be classified as tap and dirty - clean water is for sale (35 pesos per gallon).
Where the government makes the people pray for miracles. (Amen to that!)
Where University of the Philippines is where all the weird people go.
Ateneo is where all the nerds go.
La Salle is where all the Chinese go.
College of Saint Benilde is where all the stupid Chinese go, and University of Asia and the Pacific is where all the irrelevantly rich people go.
Fast food is a diet meal.
Traffic signs are merely suggestions, not regulations.

Where being mugged is normal. It happens to everyone. Rodents are normal house pets.
The definition of traffic is the 'non-movement' of vehicles.
Where the fighter planes of the 1940s are used for military engagements, and the new fighter planes are displayed in museums.
Where cigarettes and alcohol are a necessity, and where the lottery is a commodity.

Where soap operas tell the realities of life and where the news provides the drama. Where actors make the rules and where politicians provide the entertainment.
People can get away with stealing trillions of pesos, but not a thousand. Where being an hour late is still considered punctual.
(Grabe talaga 'to!) Where the squatters have more to complain (even if they do not pay their taxes) ---- than those employed and have their
tax automatically deducted from their salaries....and where everyone wants to
leave the country!





According to Manila businessman, Tonyboy Ongsiako, there is so much wit in the Philippines because '. . .
we are a country where a good sense of humor
is needed to survive. We have a 24-hour comedy show here called the government and a huge reserve
of comedians made up mostly of politicians and bad actors.

Now I ask you where else in the world would one want to live.

[The_Child]

was that suppose to be satirical? or something?

Hegel is dead, eclipsed by his student Karl Marx. Nietzsche? god know he was struck mad.

As Marx once wrote:

"d philosophers hav only intrpreted d world in various ways the point, however, is to change t."

change it!

[moderntribe]

Mora man kag way buot. Pagngalan lagi ug country nga dili elite ang nagpadagan? Simple question dili pagyud ka makatubag dayon. unsa Afghanistan Hala adto didto puyo aron patyon ka sa Taliban. Tan-awa ug dili elite ang magduma...nagkayamukat!

And do your homework Hamid Karzai comes from.........an elite king maker family.




Kinsa mana si Gan. Almonte? Who died and made him aware of what we ALL already know?


Morag ikaw raman ang innocent dinhi nga thread...

This is thread should be in the "dumb and dumber" section.

Imung style bro murag tulis no? di diay ko mo pangan ug country bout ka?

unsa Gen. ALmonte who died? hahaha thats funny, dili kahay ikaw patyun ni Gen. Almonte imu man siyang gitungu?

I dont think you are reading this thread, are you?

Balik grade 1 do, pag tuon sa ug basa una ka mo sakay sa mga dinag ko ug sturya ha? ok ?

And you also think nga tanan ni contribute diri nga thread dumb, saun gyud!? na patay.....

[v-freak]

Mga higala, kalma lang ta. Nakit-an nako diri naa na lalisay. Dili lang mag personalan.

Now, let's define first what is "elite". Elite (also spelled Élite) is taken from the Latin, eligere, "to elect". In sociology as in general usage, the élite is a relatively small dominant group within a larger society, which enjoys a privileged status which is upheld by individuals of lower social status within the structure of a group.

An elite is the result of economic and political forces within a social structure. Upon formation, societies have always had the tendency to stratify due to a combination of politics and ability. The position of an elite at the top of the social strata almost invariably puts it in a position of leadership and often subjects the holders of elite status to pressure to maintain their position as part of the elite. However, in spite of the pressures borne by its members, the existence of the elite as a social stratum is usually unchange.

So, makit-an nato nga gawas sa mga communist countries, almost tanan nga nasud is run by the elite. Wala man unta problema ana, kung tarong ug naay abilidad ang leadership. Problema sa ato, daghan mang-ilog sa puesto, busa daghan opposition mag samok-samok.

Para nako, na-elected mang kaha ning mga officials nato, patrabaho-on nato sila, unya kita mobantay sa ilahang agi. On the other hand, lisud sab pagpadagan ang usa ka nasud. Just imagine, magkalisod naman gani magpadagan sa usa ka corporation, kana pang nasud. Samot na ang mga tawo nimo sa ubos mga mangkurakot.

So, mga higala, mag ampo lang gyud ta, nga matang adlaw adunay usa ka tawo nato ma-elected unya tarong siya ug naay abilidad modagan sa atong nasud.

[kolz]

Mga higala, kalma lang ta. Nakit-an nako diri naa na lalisay. Dili lang mag personalan.

Now, let's define first what is "elite". Elite (also spelled Élite) is taken from the Latin, eligere, "to elect". In sociology as in general usage, the élite is a relatively small dominant group within a larger society, which enjoys a privileged status which is upheld by individuals of lower social status within the structure of a group.

An elite is the result of economic and political forces within a social structure. Upon formation, societies have always had the tendency to stratify due to a combination of politics and ability. The position of an elite at the top of the social strata almost invariably puts it in a position of leadership and often subjects the holders of elite status to pressure to maintain their position as part of the elite. However, in spite of the pressures borne by its members, the existence of the elite as a social stratum is usually unchange.

So, makit-an nato nga gawas sa mga communist countries, almost tanan nga nasud is run by the elite. Wala man unta problema ana, kung tarong ug naay abilidad ang leadership. Problema sa ato, daghan mang-ilog sa puesto, busa daghan opposition mag samok-samok.

Para nako, na-elected mang kaha ning mga officials nato, patrabaho-on nato sila, unya kita mobantay sa ilahang agi. On the other hand, lisud sab pagpadagan ang usa ka nasud. Just imagine, magkalisod naman gani magpadagan sa usa ka corporation, kana pang nasud. Samot na ang mga tawo nimo sa ubos mga mangkurakot.

So, mga higala, mag ampo lang gyud ta, nga matang adlaw adunay usa ka tawo nato ma-elected unya tarong siya ug naay abilidad modagan sa atong nasud.

Correct! You took the words right out of my mouth. You simply can't just give power to run the country to somebody on the street ...