We need to elect better politicians for a better world

We can still avert the climate catastrophe, says philosophy professor Kohei Saito from Hamburg, Germany. But saving the world will only be possible if society redistributes the resources that are in the hands of the rich. This topic of “redistribution” could also be important for the election campaign in the Philippines. We have a problem here, where wealth is distributed unfairly. We need a tax on the rich.

The wealthy must help the poor. I have had a vision for a better life for a long time. No wonder, after all, I criticize some of the fundamental concepts of our society: capitalism, growth, prosperity. These are things that we associate with infinite progress, infinite growth. Criticism must be allowed as long as it helps to transform a negative situation into a positive one.

Creative ideas must be contributed by everyone; this is what brings a nation together. I criticize our love of the concept of infinity. We want to live forever. We want faster cars, faster internet, faster AI. This concept of infinity is part of our modern civilization. I criticize that. There are limits that we have to accept.

I see that our children’s lives often revolve around the media world of TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and whatever. This leads to dependent and stupid thinking. Imagination is lost. We should limit certain media content or block it for children under 18. We also don’t allow children to legally consume alcohol or nicotine, which are also drugs, albeit legal ones.

The candidates should not only show “how great and good-looking they are” but present concepts and political programs instead of just smiling from billboards and showing the public nonsense family films. What is of interest to the voter is the respective philosophy that a candidate follows and what goals he wants to achieve. Goals not for himself and his family members but goals for the Filipino people.

It may be a little out-of- date but a quote from Fidel Castro is as relevant today as it was then: “After several decades of growth, the rich have become richer and the poor poorer. We need a Nuremberg tribunal on the world economic order now!” I still firmly believe that a better world is possible. For this, we need better politicians and more love and less hate.