Masyadong toxic sa social media
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Masyadong toxic sa social media

May 16, 2022, 5:04 AM
OpinYon Editorial

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Madalas parang ayaw ko nang sumilip sa Facebook, Twitter at You Tube (mabuti na lang hindi pa ako pumasok sa TikTok). Napaka toxic ng mga usapan at palitan —sana man lang ay mga intelihenteng kuro kuro-- pero nakakasukang murahan at labasan ng mga opinyong wala man lang basehan. Isang nagpost ay nagsabi wala daw tayong utang sa World Bank dahil pagaari raw ng Pilipinas yun! Huh, kalian pa. E bakit baun tayo sa utang dun?

Sabi ni Christopher Earle: “Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat. These lines are also contained in the Bible.

At si presumptive Vice President Sara Duterte na mismo ang nagsabi sa kaniyang mga supporters noong May 13 na “be humble and be the ones to approach supporters of other candidates first.”

During her online thanksgiving event on Friday sabi ni Duterte-Carpio “now that the election season is over, political colors should be disregarded.”

“Tayo na po ang mauna na lumapit sa mga naka tunggali na supporters ng mga natalong kandidato. Tayo na po ang magpakumbaba dahil tayo ang ang panalo,” Duterte-Carpio said.

“At dahil tapos na ang kampanya at eleksyon, panahon na para kalimutan ang mga kulay ng pagkakahiwa-hiwalay. Tapusin na natin ang pamumulitika,” Duterte-Carpio said.
“We have to be magnanimous because we are only 31.5 million. Kailangan natin sila para tayo ay maging isang 100 percent na bansa,” ani Sara referring to the 31.5 million votes she received in the vice presidential polls.

Ngunit sa social media napaka taliwas ang ginagawa ng kanyang mga supporters at botante. Sila pa mismo ang nag-iistalk sa mga tinatawag nilang pinklawan, dilawan at kung anu ano pa at masasama ang mga lumalabas na mga messages sa kanilang isip. Puro hate speeches at mura (parang carry-over ng paalis na pangulo) at may gana pa silang tawagin ang mga di nila kakampi na bobo, at lutang. Kailan ba ito matatapos.

Sila na nga ang nagwagi, e sila pa ang mabangis at mapang-inis.

Being humble when one falters is expected but being humble in victory is less common.

More typical, especially among our leaders, is winners who are boastful and self-aggrandizing. Unfortunately, in both politics and business, we often confuse confidence for competence and arrogance for strength, sabi ni Susan Haworth, isang leadership coach.

Humility is not an achievement or a contest. Beware of the person who claims to excel in humility. Practicing humility is a life-long process of acknowledging others, expressing gratitude and seeing oneself as a minor player in a big world. The humble warrior bows to others; the prideful warrior puffs out his chest.


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