Passion and mitigation By Ronald Roy COMMENT 01/28/2010

Passion and mitigation By Ronald Roy COMMENT 01/28/2010 I agree that “it’s nice to have our streets back, clean and quiet,” but I disagree because the militants have given up their cause. They’re now more fiercely committed than ever. Political movements engaged in street mass actions are born of a shared deep-seated yearning for change; change of leaders and institutions, and of systems and laws that cannot wait for elections. The public revulsion for Gloria Arroyo’s malevolent regime — that which has stoked the burning coals of patriotism — has started to subside with the elections just around the corner. The people’s patience will hold out, and the revolutionary spirit will wane until the elections, hopefully peaceful and regular, are over. Otherwise, they will be back in the streets..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100128com5.html

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