Good Citizenship

[FK]

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traditional analysis of mere "attitude change" as the key to progress...

whate are keys to progress?

[gareb]

whate are keys to progress?

if you are asking about the 'keys of progress' that i have placed on that post, well, i was pertaining to the traditionalist approach of mere attitude change to change the economic as well as political and moral landscape.

[gareb]

religion molds attitude,.. I think it's time to shift religion. We need to be born again.. but the masses are big hypocrites.. we can't do anything about it.

if indeed, religion molds attitude, then we all would have been saints now. the christian firebrand is quite unusually strong here in the country... and if indeed the masses are hypocrites, have we considered exactly why?

[satoy]

Theres no problem with our Government System, the problem is in the implementation of these system. If we look at at our Tax Law, it is very well stated and specified whom to, how much to and etc. We need a strong leader to implement all these, because change from the TOP to DOWN is much easier than from DOWN to TOP....

Yes I agree, our politicians are soo busy creating new laws when in fact previously inacted laws has never been implemented since there is no budget or funding to implement it.

[FK]

if you are asking about the 'keys of progress' that i have placed on that post, well, i was pertaining to the traditionalist approach of mere attitude change to change the economic as well as political and moral landscape.

and what would be the best approach to change economic/political landscape?
would you care to share?

[gareb]

if you are asking about the 'keys of progress' that i have placed on that post, well, i was pertaining to the traditionalist approach of mere attitude change to change the economic as well as political and moral landscape.

and what would be the best approach to change economic/political landscape?
would you care to share?

a two-pronged approach; major economic, as well as political restructuring aimed along nationalist lines -- empowering local latent industries, as well as shifting political power into more democratic forms.

i believe that what shapes attitude, as well as influence opinion, is the existentialist socio-economic status and condition of the majority of the so-called 'masa'. it is their economic base that dictates to what extent of formal education they can accomplish (and hence future economic standing).

attitude also relies much on awareness of the disparities between social classes and why the gap is widening between rich and poor.

[bumbz]

MAO LAGI

[josephdc]

For me, good citizenship simply means being responsible as members of society. Being responsible I think requires that we be aware of what is happening around us, in our local communities and in our country as a whole. It also means participating in the policy-making of our local governments, or influencing the way in which our local government is being run and the direction to which it is being taken. These are our duty as citizens of this country. And I think, in a way, it makes sense when we say that the reason why as a nation we are in this sorry state of affairs is that we have neglected these basic duties as citizens. Honesty is the most basic duty, I think. It is the minimum that is required of us as individuals in a democracy. And honesty, as we know, is not something that we discard when it is "impractical" or "unpopular". It is a virtue that should be upheld, in private or in public, in the privacy of one's thoughts or in the presence of other people, whatever the season, and at all costs. And as we begin to really think and live honestly, we will begin to see society as it is and the events that happen around us as they are. Emerson said, "Live truly and you shall see truly." If we see society for what it is, I think we will next find ourselves questioning our values: "Would I be living an honest life if I continue to live the way I do in the midst of all these poverty and social injustice? Can I afford to remain apathetic in the face of the suffering and the struggling that is happening around me?"

Good citizenship = Honesty + Responsibility

[animelover]

Good citizenship = Honesty + Responsibility

Approve ko ani.

[moonchild]

I agree with josephdc's formula on Good Citizenship.

It is just sad that most of us seem to live independently of each other. We go about our own separate routines each day.

What's even more sad is that many don't believe that we can make a difference. That this only sounds like an over-used line.

The truth is, we certainly can.

The true power of a nation lies in its people. Let me add a UNITED people. Should we all possess the same values and virtues such as honesty and sense of responsibility, we will be a nation in progress.

However, most of us don't share even the smallest sense of duty. Duty means being vigilant towards corruption which robs all of us.

Many don't take a stand to stop even the smallest corrupt acts.

Therefore, good citizenship is both having and living out the sense of duty towards our nation.