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'The speech was rich with indicators as to how Marcos plans to package his administration moving forward.' ThoughtLeaders piece by Jamina Vesta Jugo.
watching Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s speech for his presidential inauguration? Yeah, me, too. But concerned citizens of all political leanings did sit through it, for all kinds of reasons: cheering Marcos on, sating their own morbid curiosity, fulfilling a grim civic duty, or searching for clues as to what might come next.important for people anxious about a Marcos presidency, and still reeling from an electoral result due in no small part to historical distortion campaigns.
Several times throughout his speech, Marcos promised to get things done without delays or excuses. He also said that his administration plans to take full responsibility for running and ruling the country. Citizens should not have to worry about taking the government’s functions on themselves. On the surface, these words may sound reassuring. But they sound alarm bells in the minds of citizens who are already observing a curtailing of civil liberties, and unjustified targeting of oppositional voices. It is not hard to see that authoritarian tactics can be presented as “getting it done.” People who question these tactics will be accused of getting in the way of progress and sabotaging national unity. A more polished spin on “,” if you will.
On a more specific note, we can see that the Marcos camp is still mustering its rhetorical weapons against former VP Leni Robredo, despite having ostensibly defeated her in the recent elections. Marcos’ current messaging sounds like a shot fired at the heart — the still-beating heart — of the Pink movement, as embodied in the anthem “Rosas.” Set the Marcos speech alongside the lyrics to that song.
As I understand it, the opposition has always wanted a government that listens to its people. However, one reason that the opposition failed on May 9was that its own listening process came too little, too late. From this key speech, we can see that the Marcos camp is still listening to the opposition, if only to figure out strategies to outflank it. Unless the opposition also learns to listen more systematically, it is likely that these strategies will prove all too successful.
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