COLUMN-OPINION: PUBLIC LIVES- The antipolitical in politics – By: Randy David
The antipolitical in politics
But it was the mock polls held in select universities and colleges that, I think, showed the great divide between the masses and the intelligentsia in this country. The opposition’s Otso Diretso bets consistently topped these polls, whereas Mr. Duterte’s anointed candidates were nowhere near the winning circle. By the way they voted in these mock polls, the youth showed in no uncertain terms how they would like to see the rest of the country vote in the May 13 elections.
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The youth and students of every generation have always shown the way to a desired future. Unfortunately, they are also often the least likely to take the trouble to register and vote. For quite a different reason, they also tend to be cynical about the state of politics in a democracy. Believing that there’s little that can be done to challenge those who are already well-entrenched in government, they leave politics to those who have betrayed its promise, content to be passive spectators in an inward-looking culture.
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The great American satirist and cultural critic H.L. Mencken foresaw what could happen when democracy loses the enthusiasm of its most intelligent champions: “As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
Mencken’s prophecy has come to pass in America. What prevents it from being a total disaster is the election of young, articulate and intelligent legislators in both houses of Congress who are not afraid to challenge the president. We should do no less.
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