Hey Filipinos, Welcome to the Jungle!

(These little tiny stories are part of a series in which I explain to
my little daughter how things work)

HOW THE POLITICAL JUNGLE WORKS
Politics works like this: Big People of Big Country buy Big People of
Little Country, who, by the way, will be elected in "democratic
elections" thanks to big bucks; Big People of Big Country give big
loans to Little Country (of course, to buy "made in Big Country"); Big
People of Little Country pocket a big chunk and invest it in the Big
Country, without ever investing in real development (education, health,
the environment, etc); Little People of Little Country work for ever to
pay back what they never got; Big People of Little Country thank in big
ceremony Big People of Big Country in the name of Little Country, and
promise to repay the big debt; and Little People of Little Country get
big promises, just like Little People of Big Country. And they lived
happily ever after... (Moral: The Big Fish eats the Little Fish. Well,
unless the Little Fish get organized...)

HOW THE LAW WORKS... FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LION
One day the King of the Jungle, tired of being called a "Tyrant,"
gathered the most cunning animals in the kingdom, chief among them the
Foxes... He said to them: "It's mighty unjust that I am not recognized
for what I am. You know full well that the best of my SCRAPS, after
you, go to the Little Animals... Well, I want you to write LAWS, so
from now on it'll be them, and not me, who would rule over this God
chosen kingdom..."

After a few months of hard deliberations (and a few "private parties"
and "business trips") the Foxes (now turned politicians) returned with
a long, long book of laws written in a language so hard to understand
to the Little Animals that they thought it was old Greek. After
translation, it started like this: "The animals with a mane will be
treated like kings; the animals with paws and teeth will be above the
Laws; and the animals who will represent the interests of the Little
Animals, us, will be granted a raise in benefits and status... Of
course, ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION will be considered ILLEGAL, and
will result in the Lion eating the Little Animal..." (Moral: The trick
is in the law.)

THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE
Once upon a time, in the deep jungle, lived a Lion and a Monkey... One
day the Monkey, tired of the Lion always taking the LION'S SHARE, and
seeing that such injustice represented a danger to all, demanded
JUSTICE... The Lion, yawning and stretching, said, "You would have to
have paws and sharp teeth..." Then the Monkey, who was very clever,
devised a plan: He would go to the costume store, and look like a
lion...

When the HUNGRY LION saw him, noticing that the new lion wasn't a match
for him, and fearing COMPETITION, killed him on the spot --before the
indifferent look of the little animals of the jungle... And that's how
the Law of the Jungle was re-established one more time... (NOTE: Other
monkeys survived him...)

THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE II
After killing the monkey, the Lion --dressed in his best CAMOUFLAGE,
the lie-- gathered all the little animals of the jungle and announced:
"Today we have successfully eradicated one of the major threats to the
peace and order of our jungle... Yes, an evil lion, envious of us,
attacked without warning... Luckily, your sacrifice gave me strong paws
and teeth... And yes, these mighty weapons were so useful to me that I
finished him off without a sweat... Anyhow, now it turns out that some
of his accomplices are trying to attack us... So get ready for more
suffering and restrictions, if not for a catastrophe... But hey,
there's a place for you in heaven..."

Meanwhile, one of the little animals --who out of need kept grazing all
along-- asked another, "What did he say?" "I think he said something
about a new lion," answered the other. To which the first animal
replied, "Another one!?" (NOTE: We don't need lions or violent monkeys
that become lions. The hope lies in the little animals. No Lion No
Problem!)

WORLD REVOLUTION
"The World Revolution is an idea for a new, global activist social
movement for progressive social change. It aims to resolve in a
definitive and comprehensive manner the major social problems of our
world and our era. Major issue areas of the World Revolution include:
peace, human rights, the environment, and world poverty."
http://www.worldrevolution.org/

VIVA LA REVOLUCION!!!
You may have liked what you read above and decided to join in such an
effort or any other effort to change the world --for the better, of
course, because you want change that's NONVIOLENT AND DEMOCRATIC. Thus
you are part of the solution and not part of the problem. However, if
you wished for something truly different, perhaps in a shorter time
frame, and appealing to the senses as well as to the heart, then look
no further than our own revolution. I called it 'BANANA REVOLUTION' to
catch people's attention and because I believe CHANGE MUST BE
LIBERATING AND COME IN GOOD HUMOR, since lions can't smile...
http://webspawner.com/users/donquijote40

more...
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