Ito ang problema kapag napagkamalan nating intelligence test ang politika.
Sa political organizing, hindi sapat na tama ka, mahusay kang mag-argue, o mas malinis ang ideological vocabulary mo. Elections are collective-action problems: nananalo ang kampong marunong magbuo ng coalition, mag-coordinate ng mensahe, magpalawak ng base, at magtabi muna ng mga pagkakaibang hindi naman kailangang gawing civil war.
Habang ang isang panig nakatutok sa iisang political objective, ang kabila abala sa purity test: sino ang “tunay,” sino ang “problematic,” sino ang kulang sa tamang termino, sino ang dapat i-cancel bago pa man makalaban ang totoong kalaban.
Ang tawag diyan ay fragmentation. Sa masa: watak-watak.
At tandaan: ang eleksyon ay hindi thesis defense. Walang bonus points dahil pinakamatalino ang rebuttal mo sa Twitter kung hindi mo kayang kumbinsihin, organisahin, at paramihin ang taong boboto kasama mo.
Political intelligence is not just knowing more. It is knowing what matters, when it matters, and whom you need beside you to win.
Kung gusto ninyong manalo, tigilan ang pagtrato sa kakampi na parang pangunahing kalaban. Dahil habang nag-aaway kayo kung sino ang pinakapurong oposisyon, may ibang kampong tahimik na nagbibilang ng boto.
Sinasayang niyo oras niyo sa pagpuksa ng mga “kakulay” niyo habang ang mga DDS, kahit anong internal circus, malinaw ang mission: Sara Duterte sa 2028, by hook or by crook.
Kayo naman, abala sa intellectual masturbation: pataasan ng kilay, paramihan ng jargon, palaliman ng thesis kung sino ang “mas tunay” na oposisyon.
Ang ending? Sobrang talino sa discourse, sobrang bobo sa coalition-building.
Congratulations. Na-perfect niyo ang art of being intellectually correct and politically irrelevant. Matalino kuno. Organisado ang kalaban. Tapos magtataka na naman kayo kung bakit talunan.
hello sa fellow Winners na nasa Senate kanina 💜 so happy for you 💜
also, SenRi and SenWin were both happy to sign #WinRi fan autographs
it’s our second monthsary tomorrow so may TP and prizes tayo 💜
Hi Winners!
Kindly reminding everyone of our rules. We are grateful when people in the personal lives of #WinRi support our ship, but let’s leave them to support the ship on their own terms.
❗️Please stop bothering the families, friends, and staff of Sen. Risa and Sen. Win about #WinRi on social media and in real life.❗️
I understand that not everyone may be familiar with the rules of our community, so let’s please gently and respectfully call out and remind our fellow Winners who may be crossing boundaries. 💜
WINRI 🫰🏼
Ahead of President Bongbong Marcos’ State of the Nation Address, Sen. Risa Hontiveros greeted her supporters in a new social media post, saying, “Hi Winners & WinRi Neyshun! Hello mula sa akin & SP Win 🫰🏼.”
Courtesy of Sen. Risa Hontiveros/Facebook