CPP, Stop the Main Character Syndrome

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Word on the Street is Kontra-Kwento’s letter to the editor. Send yours to kontrakwento@gmail.com

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So, the people flood the streets on September 21 to rage against corruption. Everyone’s mad about the billions stolen through fake flood control projects. Then out of nowhere, the CPP shows up like: “omg bestie, this is actually about our revolution 🥰✨.”

Nah. Sit down. This wasn’t your comeback concert.

CPP claiming they’re at “the core” of these protests is giving… delulu. People were there because they’re broke, drowning (literally), and tired of being robbed. Nobody pulled up to Luneta because they read your dusty party documents. This was the people’s fight, not your recruitment drive.

And let’s talk about this gem: “Scientists, learn to make Molotovs.” Hello?? You can’t drag the cops for violence and then be like “btw, bring firebombs 🔥.” That’s not revolutionary, that’s just fascism with extra steps. Violence isn’t aesthetic. It’s trauma. It’s lives lost. And guess who bleeds the most? The same poor you keep using as props for your “people’s war.”

Gen Z can clock clout-chasing from a mile away. We see when someone’s just piggybacking on hashtags to stay relevant. CPP trying to co-opt anti-corruption protests is like that washed-up influencer still doing TikTok dances from 2020. Embarrassing. Y’all aren’t the future, you’re a relic.

This generation wants receipts, not recycled slogans. We want transparency, climate justice, digital rights, jobs that actually pay. None of that requires a jungle warlord handing us rocks and Molotovs.

So just to be clear, the fight against corruption is ours, not yours. You don’t get to hijack it, romanticize violence, and sell it back as “revolution.” The youth are angry, yes. But we’re also smarter, sharper, and done with your manipulative BS.

Stop the cosplay. Stop the gatekeeping. Stop trying to make “protracted people’s war” happen. It’s giving flop era.

The people will fight for change—peacefully, creatively, and without you. 

#CorruptionIsTheEnemy #NoToYourRevolution