Comments on: Indifference http://www.luisteodoro.com/archives/2006/03/14/indifference/ Current and archived writings of Prof. Luis V. Teodoro Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: sef http://www.luisteodoro.com/archives/2006/03/14/indifference/#comment-10397 sef Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:36:34 +0000 http://www.luisteodoro.com/archives/2006/03/14/indifference/#comment-10397 "...selfish, self-seeking, venal, and ultimately mercenary..."??? No, not the middle class. You must be talking about our leaders, those in government and media, ...all of them. “…selfish, self-seeking, venal, and ultimately mercenary…”???

No, not the middle class. You must be talking about our leaders, those in government and media, …all of them.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Quo vadis, Philippines? http://www.luisteodoro.com/archives/2006/03/14/indifference/#comment-10381 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Quo vadis, Philippines? Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:30:09 +0000 http://www.luisteodoro.com/archives/2006/03/14/indifference/#comment-10381 [...] For those who view the Philippines’ problems as mere manifestations of a deeper social and cultural malaise, there is no quick solution. Newbie blogger Arnel Endrinal points to 10 problems that have not been solved through the past five administrations, including the current one. Class interests make it difficult to draw up any program that will be acceptable to all–if the majority really cares about solutions at all. As Luis Teodoro sums it up–the middle class and the poor are equally self-centered. The middle class is too concerned with maintaining its lifestyle; the poor is “too focused on survival to care.” [...] [...] For those who view the Philippines’ problems as mere manifestations of a deeper social and cultural malaise, there is no quick solution. Newbie blogger Arnel Endrinal points to 10 problems that have not been solved through the past five administrations, including the current one. Class interests make it difficult to draw up any program that will be acceptable to all–if the majority really cares about solutions at all. As Luis Teodoro sums it up–the middle class and the poor are equally self-centered. The middle class is too concerned with maintaining its lifestyle; the poor is “too focused on survival to care.” [...]

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