@rishee
hala ka.. sab-an ka ron

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Im no student activists but I know many who have profound reasons why they do the things they do. and obviously, you are not too aware about their reason. It's quite clear in your words.
basically what you're trying to say is samok ning mga aktibista.. to a point, yes.. there are those nga wala gani kasabot nganong magrally sila. you're saying that instead of making noise, doing protests, they do little things like writing comments in news papers, writing letters to politicians. do you really think things like this can change the country? was the original EDSA revolution done by writing in news papers and letters to marcos? try to see, if current events gyud ang imong favorite topic, nga people have been writing comments in news papers... grabe na kaayo.. current events would say nga beyond na sa usual ang mga writeups against corruption and injustice. but still... naay nahitabo?
possible nga favorite gyud nimo ang current events... but if you lack the sense urgency of digging deeper upon hearing the news, you cant fully understand the situation.
Kung ako lang, nope, i wont run for office in the government. why? a frustrate lang ko.. my mother was a politician. a legislator for that matter. frustrating kaayo kay aware ka ba nga ang mga laws gi pass sa imong kauban bati... pero your in the minority... you can battle it out.. but in the end, ma outvote ra gihapon ka sa mga itoy sa mga tao nga mas taas ug rank... that's why i say useless kung mo try ka ug implement ug reforms by running for office... as if makadaug pa ang usa ka tarung nga tao in the face of massive vote buying by incumbent corrupt officials?
"students are not ready to make strong political moves".. when is the right time? kanang nagtrabaho na? kanang nag minyo na.... let me ask you? have you been in a rally? or in a crowd of student activists? or kahibaw ka unsay gi barugan sa kadaghanan sa mga student activists? they want change.. kay dili sila gusto nga maminyo, magkaanak and ma experience sa ilang mga anak and apo ang kind of oppression nga ilang gi atubang. :mrgreen:
"one can never be to tired to care about one's property" sakto... mao ni rason nganon nag kagamay na ang mga student activists. care too much for one's self nga dili na sila makakita nga ilang palibot nag lisud na. ka sad ani oi.
rally's are legitimate. recognized na siya sa bisan unsa nga political body and government ( though im not sure sa communism). ang naka increase sa violence kay ang reaction sa mga gi ralli-han... mukhang guilty. hehe.
if at one time namalit ka ug nindot nga cellphone or any gadget nga gusto kaayo nimo. then pag gamit nimo, naa cyay defect. surely mangayo kag warranty diba? what if di ka tagdon sa store... surely imong ikiha...
why must we go through bloodshed just to prove a point? because more people have lost more than just blood because of corruption and injustice sa atong country.

and those who are willing to shed blood are aware and would not want more blood to be shed.
"EDSA 1, EDSA 2, oak wood... mo usab pa ta?" wow.. ni apil diay ka ato? hehe...
probably ikaw dili... but alot who have lost everything but their lives would.
has John Gokongwei been in their shoes? if he has, then his advice is worth listening to.