History and research show us a totally different reality. A committed minority, relentless and dedicated, needs to reach 25% of the population to reverse the majority viewpoint. This committed minority, relentless and dedicated, by modeling behavior--repeatedly and consistently--eventually leads the rest to copy such behavior.
Dear Friends, do not forget this. Ever. Tradition tells us the Jesus Movement began with Twelve. Sunday's Gospel Reading reminds us of the behavior that eventually changed the world: love for others, especially the least, the lost, the last, and the left out. Loving the way Jesus loved.
Bonifacio had 30,000 Katipuneros. Each one of them ready and willing to die for our Motherland. Each one believing that love for country is the same as love for God. Each one loving as Jesus did.
Monday's midterm elections served as a showcase of solidarity and volunteerism on the ground, a concrete expression of the youth sector's protest vote, and a testament to the masses' collective quest for genuine transformation.
As I write this, Kiko Pangilinan has over 15 million votes. Heidi Mendoza has over 8 million. Teddy Casino has 4.6 million while many among the Makabayan candidates have around 4 million each!
Again, a committed minority, relentless and dedicated, loving as Jesus did, needs to reach 25% of the population to reverse the majority viewpoint.
Friends, the 25% Revolution is slowly but surely unfolding! Monday's elections is but one of the signs of this unfolding. Change is in the air.
We are almost there!
*The 25% Revolution—How Big Does a Minority Have to Be to Reshape Society? [The Scientific American]
**Political scientists argue that Bam Aquino is the biggest beneficiary of the youth sector's protest vote and the ongoing rift between the Marcos and Duterte camps.
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