sick and tired

i'm so sick and tired of watching the news on tv. it's the oakwood mutiny all over again. and just as senseless.

i do not hate trillanes and his supporters. i even sort of understand their grievances. i'm not exactly a gma fan. i think that her so-called economic reforms are not enough to make up for the rampant graft and corruption in the government.

however.. it is my firm belief that the end does not justify the means. there is *always* a proper venue for venting one's grievances. especially if one happens to be a senator. dammit, he is already part of the government leadership! how could he be a credible leader if he himself feels he is above the law?!

"ginagawa lamang namin ito para sa bayan" is a statement that's so overused and severely abused. and in my opinion, anyone who says this is immediately suspect. call me cynical.. but i just feel that it's so easy to say such things. madaling humingi ng simpatiya sa mga tao. madaling magpaawa. madaling magdrama. pero ang kailangan natin ngayon ay mga taong kumikilos hindi para lamang dumakdak at magreklamo, kundi mag-isip ng mga konstruktibong paraan para umunlad ang bayan.

what makes me sick is it seems everyone - the 'mutineers', the media, etc - is being all emotional and whiny. WHINY!!!! trillanes et al say they want change.. but they cannot even specify exactly WHAT kind of change they want. they want gma to step down. fine. then what? who takes over? would THEY be better at governing this country? personally, i would not trust them to lead the people. all i ever hear from them is "dapat mag-resign na si gloria" - no concrete plans for governance. no constructive steps to nation-building.

and then there's the media. tama ba naman 'yun.. sinabihan na sila na lumabas sa hotel dahil nakakasagabal sila sa police operations. hindi sila sumunod. FINE. tapos nang sa wakas, nakalabas na sila at hinuli, angal sila nang angal. ok.. i get it. they were just doing their jobs. but think about it. the police were also just doing their jobs. they have been duly warned. they were getting in the way. kung sakali bang pumasok ang mga special operatives doon at nahuli sila sa crossfire, hindi ba sila ngangawa? hindi ba nila sisisihin din ang pamahalaan sa "excessive use of force"?! what do they expect the government to do? just stand there doing nothing?! sheesh.

now that the government and the police are taking measures to protect the security of the country, they're yapping once more. hindi raw tamang magkaroon ng curfew. malala pa raw sa martial law. ha. kung kayo ba ang presidente, tatahimik na lang kayo matapos ng nangyari? ngingiti na lang ba kayo at sasabihing, "okey lang.. lumabas naman kayo at wala namang nasaktan.. peace na tayo ulet"?! (pakshet.. hindi nga kayo sumuko e. aminin niyo na. lumabas kayo sa hotel dahil nakita niyong wala sa inyo ang suporta ng taong-bayan. huwag niyo nang gamitin ang mga kasama niyong sibilyan para mag-save face kayo!)

the problem is that nobody wants to actually stand up for what they believe in. angal kayo nang angal.. palibhasa hindi nangyari ang gusto ninyong mangyari. and to me, that's just being a sore loser.