Liberty
(052218)
In
the 19th century, for the immigrants who are just entering the coast
of New York, the statue of the Lady Liberty symbolizes freedom. For these weary
immigrants, the search for the truth, happiness and wealth is over, one is now
in the USA, and everything now is possible and attainable.
The
immigrants in the middle ages were persecuted in Europe. They were persecuted by the virtue of their
beliefs, pursuit of happiness and opposing political and religious
beliefs. With nowhere to go, they found
and migrated to the Americas and created their own piece of heaven (in whatever
shape and form) and up to this date, the USA remains the symbolic bastion of
liberty and freedom.
There
is a creeping dictatorship in the Philippines.
Whether this is confirmed or obvious to people is irrelevant. The fact is that the current occupant of the
office of the presidency, is an advocate of taking short cuts, and the very
core of check and balance is being challenged.
The dynamics is being changed. From
a democratic model we are now shifting to dictatorial model. For all intents and purposes, the current
occupant is a tyrant, he intends to be a tyrant and he wants to perceived as a
tyrant.
Despite
his protestation that he is not, is irrelevant, his actions speaks louder that
his deplorable words.
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