The rule of mediocrity in Philippine democracy

IN a democracy like the Philippines, the majority rules. If the majority is mad, then the sane should be institutionalized – unless the sane people boot out those who persist in making this a mad country.

A true hero of EDSA 1 (it’s no longer called EDSA People Power Revolution for obvious reasons), retired Lt. Antonio Sotelo, said that while there is corruption, mendicancy and mediocrity in government, these can be overcome if the people show outrage. Here’s his brief on the kind of government that we have to bear with: