Young Roots
Fair play
By Johanne Margarette R. Macob
WITH just about two weeks before the political judgment day on May 13, more and more tactics of different sorts are being employed. Black propaganda and character assassination are among the dirty tricks of the campaign season. Allegations are thrown here and there, counter-charges follow — it’s sort of a vicious cycle.
Then there are the endorsements of politics bigwigs filling up different public events. One famed political veteran expressed support to one candidate then another well-known personality from the same field does the same, of course, for the rival candidate. Again, it’s a phase. I just wonder to what extent such influences reach.
As an ordinary — and new — voter, I believe all those kinds of machinery are already overused. Nakakasawa na. They might still work but I would like to believe that track records and platforms top the checklist of those with rights to suffrage.
After elections, what will happen to all the issues? Where will all the allegations go? In the end, the highest judge is not any Court, it is us, the people. Thanks to democracy.
Election is a time where we get the chance to choose from an array of aspirants with perhaps poles apart political beliefs and all that. It doesn’t happen every day. Once elected, the local officials get to rule, and hopefully serve us electorates, for at least three years, that’s more than a thousand days. So may we pick out the best runners in this May 13th race. Again, election doesn’t happen every single day, so let’s think first and of course, vote wisely.
Meanwhile, I hope that the PCOS machines, which will process, accumulate, and interpret the decisions of the voters will be fair — I mean, will work as expected. God bless the elections, may it uphold fair play more than anything else.
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