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Anti Intellectualism In The Philippines

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According to Julia Jasmine Madrazo-Sta. Romana which was published on July 6, 2015 entitled Pinoy Culture of anti-intellectualism, We all agree that knowledge is power. So why is it that there are so many people who are proud of the fact that they 're dumb? Or simply put: why does there seem to be a culture of anti-intellectualism in the Philippines? The phenomenon of anti-intellectualism But first, we must ask: What is anti-intellectualism? It was Isaac Asimov who explained this is the best in an interview in the 1980 's. "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false …show more content…

The DepEd K-12 program, despite its flaws, and the salary increases for public school teachers shows that the government is serious about revamping the educational system. The Philippines is the biggest social media user of the world, evidence that Filipinos are not intimidated at all by modern technology. Pinoys celebrating ignorance, but if you look at popular Filipino culture, there 's a pervasive thread that seems to celebrate ignorance. Let me clarify. I 'm not saying that we Filipinos are dumb or that we don 't value knowledge or education. I 'm saying that as a culture, we tend to see high intelligence as a negative trait. I think the best example of this would be Philippine politics. When you look at the elections starting at the later end of the 20th century, we start seeing the word "intellectual" as an insult rather than a quality that you look for in public servants. We see candidates downplaying their academic and career achievements to appeal to the masses. In the last election, Gibo Teodoro was often criticized as being "too intellectual". When you look at Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo 's political career, one of the most common criticisms of her as a President was "matalinopero corrupt". And if we look further back in the 1992 elections, when Senator Miriam Santiago was running against Fidel V Ramos, the rumor mills often implied that there was a direct correlation between her unstable behavior and her high

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