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The Universe Conspires

February 21, 2007

…that I go back to being something I used to be.

I was watching Reporter’s Notebook late last night when one of the topics covered caught my interest: youngsters joining the New People’s Army, of which the rebellion is said to be the longest-running [communist] insurgency in the whole of Asia. Progressive-minded college students think that the true struggle against the three basic problems evils of the Philippine society (Feudalism, bureaucrat capitalism, and imperialism) is in the mountains. They’ve joined Kabataang Makabayan, an underground movement of armed and unarmed Filipino youth for revolutionary change in the society. Remember Bamboo’s newest single, Tatsulok, which I’ve given a short explanation of? They want to invert the triangle. To empower the oppressed Filipinos. To fight. But they believe that the peaceful and nonviolent struggle is not enough anymore - they think that armed struggle is the answer. They’re now literally laying their lives on the line. One interviewee, when asked why he joined KM, said something like

Considering how high the tuition fee is, how can I graduate? And if ever I’d graduate, where would I get a job?

Two words: stark reality.

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