Thursday, November 26, 2009

Too bad the Nobel Prize winner isn’t determined by online voting


Was it Karl Marx who said something like, “he who holds the capital holds the power?” I’m not sure. My recollection of political theory is a bit hazy. What I do know is that today, he who can gather the most number of online votes is the winner.

On that note, although this may be five days too late, I say congratulations to Efren Peñaflorida for winning the CNN Hero of the Year. He started the “pushcart” classroom to provide literacy and life opportunities to potential, would-be gang members.

Aside from a really outstanding advocacy, I think that a good number of Filipino online votes were responsible for catapulting him into fame. I’m thinking the same is true when the Philippines won as Miss Photogenic in the Miss Universe a couple of times.

Now I wonder where else this “skill”—if you would like to call it that—of being able deliver a strong collective Filipino online vote could be put to good use. I’m thinking in the lines of determining policy issues, or of the possibility of a more active participation in legislation. Any thoughts?

On a different note, vote for your fellow Filipina in her quest to become the Best Oprah Show Musical Performer of 2009!

Too bad the Nobel Prize winner isn’t determined by online voting.

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Second Entry: Ralph Vincent Catedral
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1 comment:

Lance said...

Pinoys are never beaten—or so we deceive ourselves—in these online polls.

I'd like to point out that the Nobel is almost like a popularity contest. The difference is that the voters are intellectual snobs.