That's just man's innate instinct to survive. You cannot be considerate to others if you cannot even take care of yourself and your family. That's why the people who give a sh1t are mostly in the middle class.
But you'd be surprised. Filipinos aren't the only ones who don't know how to stand in line. Or practice the disgusting political maneuvering the powerful do to gain more power and money. I have worked for the bureaucracy of two different governments for two different nations, and let me tell you there is not much difference in the administration. The little guys still get screwed.
I think the problem is that we have too much Democracy, that it's almost Anarchy, but not quite. With too much Democracy, the powerful have the opportunity to be more powerful at the expense of the weak. They have the freedom to feed on the little guys, because no government is there to protect them with laws they enforce. Too much freedom. Sometimes Capitalism disgusts me.
Ever read the novel "Satanas Sa Lupa" by Celso Carunungan? It follows the story of a once-clean, idealistic politician, and his eventual fate as what is commonly known as a "trapo."



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