Leni Robredo, The Vice President

[ice15]

Instead na ang focus eh yung personal vacation ni Leni, ang better question at mas alarming eh what will happen to our country ngayon Unithieves ang nanalo.

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same family names we've seen.

same ulit sa susunod na election.

its not the first time we're seeing those faces.

[Little Missy]

I'm sure na naaalala mo pa yung last time na may nangyari sa head ng opposition.

Not the same political climate.
VVM just won the election.
Who is gonna do something to her?

And all the LP haters say: LP!!!
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[ice15]

Not the same political climate.
VVM just won the election.
Who is gonna do something to her?

And all the LP haters say: LP!!!
[emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]

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you need a small spark to light a fire...

yung spark na yun ang wala sa opposition ngayon.

[Little Missy]

you need a small spark to light a fire...

yung spark na yun ang wala sa opposition ngayon.

Exactly why the unithieves won't do anything to her.

Unless nga you're insinuating that her own party mates will do something to ignite a revolution.

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[uls]

from rappler (March 29, 2022)

[New School] Moral politics and the elitism of the Robredo campaign

written by a kakampink so you wouldn't brush this off as anti-pinklawan

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ung lagi sinasabi ng mga pinklawan Leni easily beats Marcos pagdating sa qualifications and values so it would have been an easy choice right?

but why bbm has a huge lead sa mga survey

coz the masses weren't looking at qualifications and values

they were looking at what kind of people were supporting leni (i already posted about this dati)

As someone surrounded by supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo in the household, at school, and even where I live, it is difficult not to get caught up in the apparent energy and euphoria of the Robredo campaign right now. Every week is greeted by news of yet another city “turned pink” by a massive rally, or another new public figure expressing their support for Robredo. On top of that, anecdotes abound of “Kakampinks” slowly converting officemates, friends, and even strangers they interact with, to the cause.

The pink tide is surging everywhere, it seems, except in the pre-election polls. There, Robredo’s main adversary, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has only seen his lead grow in the past month. Most notably, among classes C, D, and E, Marcos’s lead is especially large, while Robredo’s share is barely even a fourth of her rival’s.

The explanation for this is unlikely to be a question of stances, track record, or even values; Robredo clearly outclasses Marcos on all three fronts. Rather, Robredo’s continued languishing in a distant second place is due, at least in part, to the upper-class character of her campaign.

i brought this up

pinks: "how can you not like leni?! what the f--ck is wrong with you?"

The way that many elements of the Robredo camp are approaching this campaign is highly reminiscent of moral politics, a term popularized in the Philippines by Wataru Kusaka in 2017.

In his book, Kusaka details a moral antagonism that exists between the largely middle-class “citizens” and the lower-class “masses,” which has played out since the first EDSA uprising in 1986. The fourth chapter specifically shows how the “citizens” tend to view the “masses” as gullible and easily swayed by “evil” elites, which then undermines their own interests as representatives of the “good.”

It is hard not to see elements of moral politics in the present Robredo campaign, especially with regards to how it interacts with the Marcos campaign. Supporting Robredo, as well as disavowing Marcos, is often framed as a matter of intelligence, moral character, or both. How, many Robredo supporters ask, can anyone with the capacity to think see Robredo’s track record and detailed policy plans and choose not to vote for her?

ganyan diba ang stance ng mga pink?

pati dito

"if you don't support leni, you're evil!"

The issue with many Robredo supporters, however, is that they often leave that question rhetorical, and refuse to actually find an answer. They loudly (and rightly) decry the historical denialism around Martial Law, without acknowledging that many registered voters have never been in a history class to learn about it. They publish lengthy infographics of Robredo’s accomplishments on Twitter and Facebook, without acknowledging that many registered voters have no Internet access. They keep pointing out the atrocities of the Marcos regime, without acknowledging that many voters have similar resentment for the regime that followed it. (Robredo, after all, even as she runs independently, is still chair of the Liberal Party.)

To these people, anyone who supports Marcos cannot be disillusioned; anyone voting against Robredo cannot possibly be grounded in reality. They can only be delusional, stupid, or worse, evil.

even leni's daughter noticed it

To be clear, many others in Robredo’s camp are making sure not to engage in such discourse, instead promoting empathy and understanding with non-Robredo supporters. However, the elements that do engage in “offensive and elitist remarks,” as Robredo’s daughters put it, are still impossible to ignore. One campaign leader was quoted last November as saying that “vendors on the street and house helpers wearing pink on Wednesdays” was proof that the Robredo campaign was not “too elitist.”

^^^

and i recall a leni supporter here said coz there are pink street vendors and farmer so hindi elitist mga pink

What this sentiment fails to understand is that having individual people from the masses supporting a campaign does not make it a “people’s campaign.” Individual street vendors and household helpers wearing pink is no indication of the class character of a campaign.

and just coz it's volunteer based doesn't make it masa

Neither is the fact that the campaign is volunteer-based. It takes the kind of time and energy that is easily given to people by privilege to volunteer for a work-intensive political campaign. Calling a campaign volunteer-based is no indication of the class character of the volunteers themselves. An organic campaign is not the same as a people’s campaign.

me: "the starbucks class"

It is clear that a significant proportion of the Robredo camp is more interested in talking over, or down to, the masses, rather than communicating directly with them. For all we know, Robredo might turn out to be a people’s president after all is said and done. That does not make her campaign a “people’s campaign.” The massive lead that Marcos continues to enjoy over her when it comes to Classes C, D, and E speaks to that, along with the experiences of campaigners on the ground.

The “Kakampinks” can continue to turn up in the tens of thousands to Ayala, Ortigas, and other urban centers, drinking their frappuccinos and taking videos on their smartphones all they want. None of that changes the fact that, as long as elements of the Robredo campaign remain distinctly elitist, they will likely cost her the election. – Rappler.com

writer:

Adrian Gache is a fourth year Political Science major at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

this guy's good

more than a month before election he saw what could cost leni the election

rappler yan ha

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so laugh at my class war thesis i don't care

my view wasn't influenced by anyone

galing yan sa observation

i only did a quick search to find this article

if i searched more i'm sure i can find more evidence to back my thesiss

[Little Missy]

Adrian Gache is not a kakampink, he's a Leody Stan.

Galit sa Rappler pero pag pabor sa kanya gagamit ng Rappler. How convenient.

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[uls]

meron pala neutral na writer ang rappler

[uls]

Adrian Gache is not a kakampink, he's a Leody Stan.

Galit sa Rappler pero pag pabor sa kanya gagamit ng Rappler. How convenient.

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tama naman theory niya matatalo si leni

for the exact reason he stated

walang benefit of hindsight yan

he's good

lahat ng post mortem exam sa pagkatalo ni leni points to the same thing -- madami naturn-off sa supporters niya

[uls]

syempre gagamitin ko ang rappler coz rappler lang pinaniniwalaan niyo

[Little Missy]

Hindi ko pa nabasa ng buo tinatamad ako.

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