ARROYO NOT TO CELEBRATE EDSA 2

I'd like to make this brief.
Based on the article "We, the People"
by Conrado De Quiros, Phil. Daily Inquirer.

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Eduardo Ermita explained that Malacañang did not mark the anniversary of EDSA People Power II this year.

“Remember, one legacy agenda [of Arroyo] is healing the wounds of EDSA. And we thought not celebrating [it] will be one of the steps toward healing any hurt feelings brought about by EDSA II.”

What if we also no longer mark days that defined our History. Let us no longer mark Rizal Day on Dec. 30 because that's the they Spaniards massacred him. It might open wounds to Filipinos and Spaniards.

Let us also no mark National Heroes Day for the same reason. Let us forget Bonifacio and the Katipunan who started the revolution for our freedom.

"And also our Independence Day, which Arroyo’s own father, to his eternal credit, changed from July 4, 1946 to June 12, 1898. The Americans granted the Philippines independence on July 4, 1946, Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence in June 12, 1898. The first freed the country in body but kept it enslaved in mind, the second freed the country in mind though it was enslaved yet again in body by the Americans. A valuable lesson in life the father obviously failed to pass on to the daughter".

"The same would be true for celebrating Bataan Day and Liberation, or recollecting the orgy of mayhem the Japanese wrought on Manila before they themselves were killed. That would open old wounds and would be most hurtful to the Japanese, whose sashimi we take to be one of life’s infinite blessings".

"It’s plain idiocy. One is tempted to say that Ermita should have his head examined. But his head is exactly where he wants it to be. He himself knows EDSA II produced only one wound. That is his boss. She goes away and everything is healed. Even cancer".

Ermita should be replaced with a more sanier officer. One who could not invite further damage to this Administration or baka sinasadya nila to shift attention while his Boss cooks something that will caught up by surprise come 2010.

While Obama cherishes the efforts of Washington and Lincoln and invited Americans to look back in history to gather strength in confronting present and future issues, our leaders asks us to forget how this country was built while keeping themselves busy plundering the riches of the nation.

Sometimes I wish I could just keep my silence but no more.
the times have changed perhaps, every Filipino still has the power to shape the future of their counrty in many ways now than before.
I don't have to go to rallies and protest the indignations of this leadership.

Let us all take advantage of the web and shape a solid public opinion to help our nation not bear future leaders in likes of what we have now.

Our situation is far from ordinary. We are more helpless now than before.
If we remain silent, we tolerate the insatiable greed of our corrupt leaders to play tricks on us.
Let your voices be heard, we still have a future to save.

If not for us, at least for our children.