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truth lies

It's almost two weeks now since the historic automated national elections. It was fast. It had some glitches, yes, but at some point we were ready to pat ourselves and everybody else's back for a job well done. Why not, right? After watching those people breaking all the odds just to cast that ballot - and be heard in the process - we were immediately ushered to a clearer view of our future government. Why this is good news? Because a new hope is promised amidst us. A promise that finally the Arroyo administration will finally be over. A promise of new things, a promise of reform, rehabilitation, and poverty alleviation, even among those who didn't choose Noynoy as the next president of this republic - including myself. But as most good things, it doesn't last that long. People are easily bored. And when people tend to get bored, we're easily attracted to conspiracy theories, destabilizations,  crazy ideas - in short, one whole fucking circus. Everyone wanted thei