Real Talk: Kakampink Fanatics Aren't Above Personality-Based Politics

Asia Society

I didn't want to write this post. However, I feel some urgency, especially with some people who have low reading comprehension, and made Ad Homimen attacks against Senator Robinhood Padilla. Should it be a surprise to a nation where reading comprehension is in danger? Now, I'd like to write another topic. It's crazy how some Kakampinks may think they're above personality-based politics. However, take a look at the picture above this paragraph. It's no different from the Marcos fanatics, Duterte fanatics, etc. That's why there's the term Noytard, Dutertard, Marcostard, etc. The -tard is from retard, which means someone who was an intellectual disability. However, I think -tard is too good since a retarded person may actually be behaving more decently than people with a graduate school or doctorate degree, from highly prestigious universities.

It makes me think of Gerry Cacandindin's posts on Facebook. Thankfully, his Facebook profile is off-limits to non-contacts. Otherwise, I might've already given him some real talk, not just a Ted Talk. The guy might think he's above personality-based politics. However, the guy has already been into personality politics like:

1. Talking about the late former president Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" C. Aquino III as if he were without flaws. Noynoy had his accomplishments, but he had his flaws. We need to look into both. 
2. He has the tendency to paint Atty. Maria Leonor "Leni" Gerona-Robredo, as if she's some kind of fairy godmother, who will solve problems overnight.
3. Calling Ma'am Heidi and Atty. Luke is "the answer", rather than providing the answer. Again, if that's not personality-based politic,s then what is?

Reading his posts on Twitter is similar to reading Butthurt Philippines. I'm thankful that Butthurt Philippines has already blocked me. The artist Lico Reloj made this artwork. So much for criticizing Noynoy. Now, if this isn't personality-based politics, then I wonder what it is? Of course, it seems that Lico himself is basically a balimbing. Balimbing is an expression used to describe a turncoat. Balimbing is also the Filipino word for star fruit. Now moving on...

This of course is one of the commetns I got into an argument with Lico. If this was written on April 1, we'd get it. Some people think I don't get sarcasm. Okay, I understand that word elonggation is often used to convey sarcasm. However, the word elonggation was written in the word "magkaisa" meaning "let's unite". The word elonggation could've been used in "did nothing wrong" and "perfect", like saying "diiiiiid noooootttthhinnnggg wroooonggg" and "peerrrffeeect". People often elongate words to conveyy their sarcasm. If Lico were just being sarcastic when he posted it, did he even read 11 ways to indicate sarcasm, such as the use of italics and the most obvious quotation marks? It's no surprise now that Lico has been sharing Gerry's posts. It's probably because they think alike.

But again, Lico who says the facts are butthurt, is really butthurt himself. It doesn't help that he actually tried to gaslight me more than once. Too bad I didn't screenshot it before the page blocked me. But either way, their criticism has been pretty much proof that they're not above personality-based politics. Sure, they could be anti-Duterte for all I care. However, they lack the intellectual approach of people like the late Charles Edmund "Carlos" P. Celdran and economist Andrew James Masigan. In my own opinion, the use of comic strips over writing a post (with pictures, if needed) may reveal Lico's rather stubborn mind. 

In all of these, it's annoying how the Kakampink fanatics have this entitlement mentality. It's no different than the Duterte fanatics who are smearing the Kakampink fanatics. All these fights spring out from personality-based politics.