You’re right: Marcos Jr. is not his father
Bongbong is not his father.
If you support Bongbong Marcos, you’ve probably said this line a thousand times in his defense. Don’t worry; we’re not here to roast you for your chosen candidate. Plenty of memes, articles and people online have done that already.
This piece serves as a discussion, which hopefully will leave you something to think about.
The Marcos legacy
Many of you will vote for Bongbong in the upcoming elections because you see him as an extension of his late father, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. In your view, the father was a great man.
‘The Golden Era’ you call his presidency, citing the infrastructures built during his term. The Philippines only had to take crippling loans that our taxes pay for to this day, but hey, at least we have the Manila Film Center.
Marcos Sr. was also involved in World War II. Whether or not he was a war hero is debatable, given that both his superiors and fellow veterans have debunked his claims. Still, by definition, he is a veteran.
Marcos Sr. was smart as hell, according to accounts. A bar topnotcher in 1939 with a score of 92.35%. He graduated cum laude. He was an accomplished speaker who, at the age of 23, successfully defended himself before the Supreme Court after being accused of murder.
Corrupt dictator aside, Marcos Sr. seemed like a brilliant man. A human rights violator, sure, but brilliant. And this brilliance is your ‘hook’; that the son, Bongbong, somehow inherited his father’s skills. That he would be a great president because they share the same surname.
But when we examine the achievements of the two Marcoses side by side, one thing is clear: if the son is not the father, then the father is definitely not the son.
Bongbong is not his father.
While Marcos Sr. was busy becoming cum laude, Bongbong struggles to justify his degree. At best, he has a special diploma from Oxford and dropped out of his law degree at Wharton.
While Marcos Sr. captivated audiences as a gifted speaker and lawyer, Bongbong stutters, preaches repetitive promises of unity, and skips out on debates in fear of being contested.
And while Marcos Sr. participated in politics long enough to go from WW2 soldier to Senate President, the son is a former senator, who, in his sister’s own words, has been ‘hanging around jobless for the past six years.’
If you’re voting for Marcos Jr. thinking that he can replicate his father, that most likely will not happen. The only thing they share is controversies; the former was convicted for tax deficiencies in 1995. He claimed he was cheated in the VP race, only to lose by 15,000 in a recount and have his petition junked by the Supreme Court.
A Marcos only in name
We understand that your support comes from good intentions. You want to make the Philippines great again, as it was supposedly during Marcos Sr.’s time, even if this belief is false.
But again, this piece is not meant to insult you, but rather to give you something to think about. Bongbong is indeed a Marcos, but not in achievements, skill, or legacy. Only in name.
His father will not walk through the doors of Malacañang in case he wins. If Bongbong. cannot even live up to his father, then what else are you voting him for?
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