is as relevant as it was 62 years ago, and is a must-watch, especially at this time when democracies around the world are being sabotaged by populist autocrats and their cohorts to savagely suppress civil liberties, basic freedoms, and. I placed the emphasis because, without sound reason, including the rule of law, democracies are bound to collapse.
Yet democracy is overrated because majority rule, which is its strength, can also be its greatest weakness. It allows a Pontius-Pilate-situation, or as one story goes, when an unruly mob throws out sound reasoning to set a criminal free and then sends a preacher who used radical ideas and words as his only weapons to die by way of crucifixion on Golgotha.
But there is a disconnect in this Pacquiao rhetoric and lip service. Following his line of thinking, they need to pass his standards of hard work first before they can earn his respect. It makes me wonder then about what he thinks of the not-so-hardworking people who happen to identify with the LGBTQ+ community., to begin with. It is how religious bigots in government treat them because of their sexual orientation and partner preference.
In the same manner, Pacquiao should treat his dogma like the parts of his body that he won’t dare show the public. He is free to love, value, cherish, and take good care of them, but never flaunt or ram them down just about any citizen’s throat.