Leftist
April 25, 2009 by lisa
Filed under family & friends
I was shocked when I was called a “Leftist” today.
All I was doing was questioning the way things are in the country in a conversation with a little old lady. Don’t get me wrong — I am not wanting for material wealth. Honestly, if the issue were just money, I would not be complaining. But it is not money I care for. I want more than money — I want clean air, safety and security. I want not to worry about the future. I want a better Baguio, a better country. I reject that for some people to be rich, that others necessarily have to be poor.
I belong to an old, and what is mostly considered a prominent, family in the Philippines. And if there is anything a family of businessmen in this country is considered, is that we are “rightist.” Meaning, happy with the status quo, usually minions of the administration, never wanting to “rock the boat” for fear of losing whatever privileges we enjoy.
