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What can you say about the BBM presidency? (self.philippines)

submitted 2 months ago by SnowMeowXP to c/philippines

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I hope lemmy posters do not engage in character assasination (of the poster). Well here it goes:

I am a supporter of Leni. With that in mind, here are my thoughts.

I don’t know if I have become jaded, or just got too old. It’s starting to become harder to imagine how it could be better. It’s not so bad. I still work, pay taxes, and just live.

I don’t know how Leni would handle the issue with China. I don’t know how Leni will deal with the sinking value of the peso. Will she be able to improve education? What about the businesses that died during the pandemic? Or the movie industry? I walk around and see cinema houses a mere shadow of their former selves.

With the pandemic, everything changed. I don’t know how a good leader will turn things around. Is BBM not doing the best he can? While I still prefer Leni and Kiko to be president and vice president, I don’t know what a better future looks like anymore. Are we just going through the motions and just want to live another day? There are no magic bullets to solve our problems. What does a REALISTIC better world supposed to look like?

Maybe I’m just sad and depressed, but these are my thoughts relating to the Philippines. I want some conversations about this, and am hoping to not be attacked for it.

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[–] k5nn 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don’t know if I have become jaded, or just got too old. It’s starting to become harder to imagine how it could be better. It’s not so bad. I still work, pay taxes, and just live.

imo like alot of us we just became pissed at how blind we are to the truth and facts and that burnout is totally justified maybe someday another will come along pero until that day comes that's all one can do hold out hope that things will be better and for the most part things are realistically better but not ideal

I don’t know how Leni would handle the issue with China. I don’t know how Leni will deal with the sinking value of the peso. Will she be able to improve education? What about the businesses that died during the pandemic? Or the movie industry? I walk around and see cinema houses a mere shadow of their former selves.

I gather na you're focusing on things that were and are out of your control if you let those thoughts consume you then you will only spiral further seems like you're really passionate about the film industry why not devote some time to visit the MMFF and try promoting some gems in the rough via yt film reviews or try auditioning for a theater troupe

With the pandemic, everything changed. I don’t know how a good leader will turn things around. Is BBM not doing the best he can? While I still prefer Leni and Kiko to be president and vice president, I don’t know what a better future looks like anymore. Are we just going through the motions and just want to live another day? There are no magic bullets to solve our problems. What does a REALISTIC better world supposed to look like?

the Pink movement winning was the idealist vision of the future but reality is often a cruel mistress as people have said numerous times

The dutertes dragged the bar into the dirt that macoy doing the bare minimum is seen as a direct upgrade at this point if one cannot learn to face the fact na we let another marcos rule over us then one is no better than the generic apologist/loyalist as for the future and what you might do to impact it is tantamount na duterte lapdog candidates not be given seats in the upcoming 2025 senatorial race whether or not you will answer the call to action again is up to you

If it's an consollation the dutertes are getting their comeuppance with making a deal the marcoses instead of campaigning on their own "platform" with the POGO money being cut