EDSA II was not a people power uprising. Rather it was hatched in the boardrooms and gated villages of Metro Manila and backed by a text-messaging generation. The masses who support me cannot afford texting facilities or go to EDSA to watch a risk-free marathon rock festival. The vactionless classes were too busy toiling for a living. The voices at EDSA didn't echo an entire nation busy at work instead of indulging the national pastime of overheated politics.
Civilization needs and depends on rules.
What they call EDSA II or People Power II has set a very dangerous precedent. It has irrevocably damaged the democratic institutions that EDSA I restored in the 1986 people-backed military mutiny that ended 20 years of dictatorial rule. Future leaders may be removed by a noisy minority through rallies and street protests and the withdrawal of support by the military. Predictability and stability seem even farther now than ever. Kidnappings and killings are back.