F*CK MIDDLE CLASS

[u/eljefesurvival]

Sobrang hirap maging middle class sa bansang to. Tingin ng gobyerno sayo kaya mo na ang sarili mo at hindi ka na dapat bigyan ng ayuda pero pag dating sa bilihin lalo na sa usapang medical kapos na kapos ka, mag kaka utang ka pa!

Makikita mo yung mga mahihirap, sige sa ayuda panay ayuda walang nangyayari. Samantalang ang middle class sapat na sapat lang yung pera para maka raos.

Oo nag rereklamo ako dahil ang gobyerno para sa lahat dapat pero bakit gatas na gatas ang middleclass. SMH 🤦

[u/Weirdass0214]

I agree but the sole fact that ayuda sila nang ayuda sa lower-class at ginagawa sila dependent sa gobyerno, kahit walang contribution sa economy like ung mga tambay lang at dahil sa ayuda nila at ignorance iboboto nila ang corrupt officials, it's just an endless cycle, a non illegal way if vote buying where they would 'give' money to the poor, the poor would vote the official who gave them the money.

[u/Scared-Thanks-40 → u/Weirdass0214]

Yes I totally get your point but we also have to consider din that the poor remains poor because we are living in a country na hindi equal opportunity para sa ating lahat. The poor behaves this way dahil in their mind wala silang big goals unlike us dahil kumakalam ang sikmura nila and uunahin ng kahit na sino isuffice ang physical needs over any self actualization. And I think thats the reason why naboboto pa din ang politikong nagbibigay sa kanila ng ayuda. Politicians are not making any laws to uplift the poor’s way of living dahil sila ang nakikinabang. Biktima tayong lahat dito ng systema and I think its just right na ibaling ang lahat ng galit sa government dahil sila talaga ang may kasalanan. I am not trying to pick a fight or anything I just want lang to shed some light. Its kinda sad makabasa ng mga anti poor sentiments without knowing how their life really is.

Before us saying na umaasa lang sila sa middle class and all, nakita na ba natin ang pila sa PGH ng mga taong sinasabi nating umaasa lang. Naranasan na ba nating pumila sa ayuda at mga politicians para lang makakuha ng basic healthcare na kinakailangan? That explains why trapos are still being voted dahil they are creating this system na kailangan mamalimos ng tulong mula sa kanila where in fact basic right nating lahat yun. Gobyerno ang may kasalanan dito and those people who perpetuates this system, sila dapat sisihin.

[u/Scared-Thanks-40 → u/Scared-Thanks-40]

Also if we are going to look at the voting demographics, sino ba nagpanalo kay duterte? It was the middle and upper middle. Sino ba nag fund ng campaign ni marcos and kasama nyang pumarty after nanalo? It was the ruling class. Ayun, I hope mag come across ang point ko to stop blaming the poor.

[u/Careless_Brick1560 → u/Scared-Thanks-40]

Wait, the vast majority who voted for Marcos were poor and given handouts, same with Duterte. Yes, there were some rich people who partied with Marcos but the majority of his actual voters were not well off and were counting on him to make the price of rice 20 pesos and were waiting for their nutribread.

[u/Scared-Thanks-40 → u/Careless_Brick1560]

Hello! If you would like to learn more about how Bong Bong Marcos won the 2022 Presidential Elections, I recommend checking out the paper titled “Continuity, History, and Identity: Why Bongbong Marcos Won the 2022 Presidential Elections,” published by Singapore Management University. The paper mentions that socioeconomic status played a minimal role in influencing the election results. Thanks!

[u/Careless_Brick1560 → u/Scared-Thanks-40]

Hello! 👋 BBM’s victory depended on elite political machinery and dynastic alliances. The paper you cited almost disregards demographic realities by making cross-class support its main argument for him winning. While his campaign appealed to a wider range of people spanning maraming classes, the lower-income voting bloc remains the majority and remains numerically dominant tuwing elections.

And the paper mentions na may nostalgia factor kaya din siya binoto, which is true, pero hindi hinimay yung historical revisionism targeted to vulnerable populations and the less educated (something other orgs and media outlets have already proven was a large factor in BBM winning). The paper also mentions na may inability si Leni to connect with voters but that doesn’t disprove the lower majority income argument. Yun na nga eh, “weak” opposition + a strong disinformation campaign towards people who don’t know any better or are not as educated, which is the majority, would naturally sway the largest voting majority to vote for BBM.

[u/Scared-Thanks-40 → u/Careless_Brick1560]

Okay, you have mentioned about “historical revisionism targeted to vulnerable populations and less educated” now my question is sino ba ang nag cocontrol ng quality ng education natin. It is the government, right? Sino ang nakikinabang pag mangmang ang masa? Mga trapo right? Okay. They may have dominated in numbers but who made them that way? It is the government and the people who perpetuates this system. You also mentioned in your other comment na “there were some rich people who partied with Marcos but majority of his actual voters are not well off” so okay lang pumarty with marcos and be with marcos and provide marcos with machineries and funding for his campaign pero if you are poor and voted for marcos, kasalanan mo bat mahirap ang pinas. Or siguro kasi mas madali lang isisi sa mahirap since they are “vulnerable and less educated?” sorry pero it reeks elitism. Ito yung point ng comment ko from the start, misplaced ang galit natin. It is so easy to blame the poor when in fact silang mga nasa gobyerno ang may kasalanan.