The hardest bubbles to prick are the ones that cannot be reached, for reason cannot exalt to the height of the blows sustained by lies and historical revisions.
Bongbong's approach to the election is effortless. Nostalgia, or at least a distorted view of the past, sells faster than hotcakes. Promises from the past remain to be the same. And for all it's worth, it was kept. It's as if he is destined to sit, with all shortcomings gone by the wind.
Of all the candidates, he's the most prepared—his campaign stretches way before many campaign periods. The fabrication of the Marcos brand started as soon as EDSA ended. A widow longing for her dead lover. A family with inheritance stolen from them. It's telenovela-worthy straight out of a writer's room.
But much like a writer in the elections, the writing was not as interesting because of its worth. It's interesting because of the context.
There was an active effort for revisions, but there weren't active efforts for clarifications. A Marcos presidency is set in stone because of the blows of miseducation we take daily. It supplies the air the bubble uses to fly.
We're never taught how to digest the news. We're never taught to question authority. While some might have the privilege to question their bubbles, the majority remain comfortable inside theirs.
No, it's not a privilege to stay in one, but it's forced by the comfort neutrality supports. Gun to the head: criticism or obedience? The answer is clear for an average person.
Marcos's bubble is the most comfortable one. It's the safest choice if you want a better life. His message is clear: Babangon Muli. Despite babangon's ambiguity, muli offers gratification and certainty.
Now, we question the alternatives. The mis-consolidated opposition paves the way for Bongbong. He offers certainty; they offer too-good truths. He offers precision; they offer mixed signals. For a bubble this high in the sky, it cannot yet burst for what-ifs remain and are maintained by the winds.
Bubbles can be inflated for as big as we want. It's the air that brings it higher as it blows past our needles.
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Written by: Jantzen Eros
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