Philippines, a free country? (FILDLAR#3)

"Philippines is a free country"...

I don't know what to say with that statement..... Blah, Blah...
If you're an idealist probably you'll say, Yes it is a free country...But if you're a realist, you'll say, "the hell with it!"

I'm no realist but I have to agree with them REALISTS... Our country, the PHILIPPINES is not a free country!

Why?

We should remember that FREEDOM is a relative term. Yes, we are free to choose our government officials, Yes we are free to choose whatever religion we have, and all other stuffs...
But again, we should ask ourselves, "are we really free?"

Again, freedom is a relative word and is not limited to the things we are free to choose or whatsoever..

What is freedom anyway?

For me, freedom, in a general way, is free from control of others... And if you look at it, although the Spanish and Japanese invaders were already gone, and although we have our "independence day", we are still slaves and followers of the AMERICANS... We are still shadowed by their likes and dislikes, their interests....

How?

Take for example, our sports--the number one sport in the United States is basketball. And what is it here, duh? it's basketball!!! And although we have our own "national sport" which is the sipa, we consider basketball as our national sport...by prioritizing it than any other sports we can play--football or soccer, baseball, sipa, muay thai, arnis.. or wahtever sport we have.

Another example is the game shows and reality shows that we have... There is the upcoming "Philippine Idol"--like Who Will Be the Next Philippine Idol?, Yet the show will be startingon July 28 or 29 (screw the dates!). Pinoy Big Brother, Deal or No Deal, The Price is Right... and other shows or series that we just filipinized (as we say)..

And the most mportant example is the language we use... We're the only ASIAn country who speaks normal English! Many take it as a compliment because as we know, English is the universal language! While few take it as an insult to our culutre... Maybe I'm a hypocrite because I am currently writing this post in the English language. Maybe I am. Not only because of this, but because of the "american" shows that I am watching.

I am not against the AMREICANS... I've accepted the fact that they are born MANIPULATORS. What I'm against at is how we patronize them, how we are accepting the fact that we are pushovers after what our heroes have fought for.

WHAT A PITY OF HOW WE BECOME?! We are still playing-it-blind with what the Americans have to offer, and yet we do know what their intention is for us. We do not even have our own identity!!!--THE ONLY ASIAN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRY...

Think about it.

Is Philippines, a free country?