Bad exemplars of good

Bad exemplars of good

Some members of the infamous Hyatt 10, left to right: Guillermo Parayno, Cesar Purisima, Florencio Abad, Imelda Nicolas, Teresita Deles, and Corazon Soliman. Photo courtesy of the Manila Times.

History seems to repeat itself quite frequently. Such as a brain cramp I had recently, but unintentionally, which people in my present age would describe as a minor lapse in senior moments.

I’m talking about the Hyatt 10, and whether it left us with a noteworthy political legacy or that it was in the grand scheme of things simply an irrational, thoughtless and high-minded display of moral superiority, self-righteousness and arrogance. Perhaps, one might even call it an improbable shot or maybe a fart in the dark.

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