Independence Day: Are We Really Free?

Posted by atomicgirl on June 12, 2007 · 1 Comment 

Philippine flag on June 12, Philippine Independence DayToday marks our country’s Independence Day. But are we really free?

I know I should be proud that our country has been liberated from the chains of oppression from foreigners but I think we may have been liberated but we are not totally free.

And so you may ask me why do I say that we have been liberated but not exactly free. Well, just take a look around you. Do you still see foreigners taking over our land and saying that this country is theirs? No. Because they are no longer here. Literally. But if you do stop and reflect, you would notice that their presence is very much still around. Keep in mind that the forces of foreigners (especially the Americans) still are here. Do you remember the war in Iraq? GMA has decided to send our troops there when in fact it is not our war. So how come our soldiers went there? The Americans needed more power and had Filipino soldiers helping them take their claim over Iraq.

This discussion could last for a long time. And there are tons of other examples that you could also state. But I don’t think I’ll need to keep it as long as this already is. For most of us, Independence Day only means one thing: a holiday. But as for some, there is still a meaning behind such a celebration. And some do get to ponder, what are we really celebrating about?

These foreign conquerors may not be here and may not be seen ruling over our country just like those days when the Japanese, the Spaniards, and the Americans were here. But still, their invisible hands are continuously working their way among our politicians and our officials and they still try to run our country as subtly as they can.

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One Response to “Independence Day: Are We Really Free?”
  1. kidglove says:
    June 12, 2007 at 12:54 pm

    Are we really free? Yes, we are! Freedom does not mean absence of foreigners in one’s country. Neither does it mean noncooperation and non participation of one’s cause. Freedom means free press and speech rights for all people. Some people from Luzon who criticize the way GMA runs the government be in a protest, impeachment acts or shaking the image of a country is a strong sign that freedom and too much democracy still rules the country.

    Independence day celebration reminds us that the “invincible” hands of the US would protect us against terrorism, the “entrepreneurial” hands of the Chinese would help us propel towards economic growth, the “tireless” hands of the Japanese would help us set an example that we can “do it”. If we correlate these “freedom” and “influence”, not only in the Philippines that the invisible hands continuously work their way among Filipinos but these invisible hands have extended its reach in other parts of the world that we sometimes ponder who own those hands. The question is, are we still free with those hands?

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