Election season is fun because politicians become comedians. They’re calling each other names, not just names, but cruel and unimaginable names. I once thought that name calling can only be witnessed in the Philippines but its far worst in the States. There are politicians who would even buy an airtime just to say bad words against their opponent. Since the political culture in the Philippines is patterned from the States, we Filipinos do it better, and more colorful than our American cousins.
In the olden days, character demolitions are only done on the podium during political rallies. Sometimes, politicians would spark an ugly rumor against their opponents. The advent of new technology changes the ballgame. The internets’ file sharing and social networking sites such as you tube, face book and Friendster just added more drama to the already colorful political culture in the country. One of the best examples of the political gimmickry is the uploading of a video or a slideshows of the political opponents calling them as Trapos (Traditional Politicians) or other vile adjectives. The most common of all is the ‘SCANDALS’ a major candidate.
We’ll expect more of this kind of stuff in the coming election. However, we should not forget that the voters will still determine who wins in the election.
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