Guys --- am lighting my candle early as rehearsal for the real thing tonight at 6pm. I know many of us hardened uzis and mirons feel weird about performing such symbolic gestures and would rather watch while snickering and making snide remarks from the sidelines.
But if a cynical hardass like me can light a candle in open view of my snickering bros, so can and should you. I'm not lighting my candle alone, dammit. To hell with it - this one's for the truth.
(am also lighting a small black candle for Garci to come out. This other ritual has voodoo elements and involves broken twigs, a fake passport and a few barnyard animals. The citizens for truth guys are totally in the dark about that one...)
An invitation.
SPREAD THE LIGHT. BANISH THE DARKNESS
August 20, 2005 at exactly 6:00 pm.
When an ordinary citizen steals, would an “I am sorry” be enough?When an ordinary citizen lies, would an “I am sorry” be enough? When an ordinary citizen cheats, would an “I am sorry” be enough?
Ask yourself: If you are an employee and your employer catches you cheating, lying and stealing — will an “I am sorry” be sufficient or a “lapse of judgment” be accepted? Or would you stand to lose your job?
What
is our country coming to if we hold ordinary Filipinos to higher and
stricter standards than we hold the highest official of the land?
This is not to say that the President of the Philippines is guilty
of all that she is being accused of. It is only to say two different
standards of rules - one for the powerful and one for the powerless —
cannot exist if ours is to be a truly democratic and pluralistic
society.
This is not the country we want. And so perhaps it is time we do something about it.
If you believe, as we do, that it is time for ordinary Filipinos to stand up and be counted in the fight for TRUTH — as well as for Transparency, for Responsibility, for Unity, for Trust and for Hope — then join us in a simple demonstration of our collective sentiments.
On August 20, Saturday, at exactly 6pm, take a few moments to light a candle in demonstration of our collective effort to take this country back from all who have not been true to it and to all of us ordinary citizens - and to be the first step in bringing about the light that will banish the darkness that hovers over our land!
Spread the light. Banish the darkness. August 20, 2005 at exactly 6:00pm.
CITIZENS FOR TRUTH
Transparency. Responsibility. Unity. Trust. Hope.
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