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[-] decadentrebel@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sadly, these protests are all performative. Just photo-ops for celebrities and influencers for brownie points and clout.

Ideal scenario: Something actually happens โ€” albeit only small potatoes get jailed and the few big wigs that do, would end up getting pardoned in 2028.

Likely scenario: Nothing happens. By 2026, we'll all forget about this โ€” same as Pharmally, Lost Sabungeros, Hacienda Luisita, Fertilizer Fund Scam โ€” and get outraged about what new expose is revealed. Meanwhile, the "heroic" individuals in this whole brouhaha like Remulla, Dizon, Magalong, jettisons their popularity into national positions.

[-] CaJoasca_Baloon@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

hmm i do hope that the other more.. organized people keep up the attention and rhetoric but yeah what you said can still happen

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