Conspiracy: Silent Running By Mike And The Mechanics

With all the political, social and economic upheavals that our country is currently suffering, many of our countrymen are once again demanding another change in political leadership. This takes me back to third year high school when things came to point where people finaly took to the streets and demanded that the Marcos Administration step down from power. In 2001, political corruption during the Erap Administration led society to once again take to the streets and removed Estrada from power. Today, we are repeating the same cycle as high prices, unemployment and shaddy government deals have plunged our society to new lows and the call of revolution is being trumpeted to every corner of this country. Every time I see people take to the streets and read about our country's problems, I hear the song Silent Running by Mike And The Mechanics playing as I watch the scene.

This song came out at a time when people were fed with the Marcos Administration which culminated with the birth of People Power. Listening to the song tells about distrust of the State and call upon the people to prepare themselves for the "fighting" that will soon be at hand. The singer urges them to arm themselves and to take of their children when the day comes. The video of this song has a different interpretation because it dealt more about being infiltrated by aliens and a father trying to tell his son about this. Either way, this song was like a wake-up for everyone to stand up and make a change in society to make a better future.

Sadly, today's situaiton is more complex because you don't who to trust because of our political leader's past and present actions as well as the people they ally themselves with. These days, you don't who's telling the truth. Even if it is the truth, it gets tainted and is no longer useful to anyone when it is needed the most. Also today's hero might become tomorrow's villains and the worst thing about it is that we the people put them in power, thus repeating the cycle once more. I'm no political expert, but there is one thing that I have learned and that's to be careful about who you trust and which side you chose because with today's situation both sides will seek to exploit the sufferings of our countrymen. Also never put passion before principles, cause to quote Mr. Miyagi "Even if win, you lose"!