Is This The New Normal?

There’s a national war going on right now which is being fought online. Objectives are the “hearts and minds” of the Filipino people, their loyalty if you can get it - their compliance is good enough. Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter media probably represent the front lines of this war, and as a result, everything is gassed-up. All interactions become passionate engagements, and disagreements become online shouting matches. Everyone’s picking their side, or maybe the sides have already been picked.

And pretty soon, it’s probably not just going to be online anymore. Consider this example which to me has already moved out of bounds in different dimensions, realms, or spheres of decency and civility. It all started with this post 

and see how netizens reacted:

We intentionally did not include the names of the commenters.

-This lady is rude to herself & her family especially to her daughter if she has. Nobody should be offended by her statement but her alone. Is Darryl Yap a Porn director & meaning pasok na ang porn sa MMFF? She's worst than a pig.

-This is not human anymore.. dds/bbm zombie variant.

-Sort of saying si mrs sinsay na siya na Lang gaganap sa role na gusto nyang ipasa sa iba. Goodluck po sainyo mrs. sana mapansin kayo ng director mo.

-Mader , bawas bawasan ang panonood ng porno para malinis ang laman ng utak mo.

-So DEMONIC Ganyan siguro kapag ang mga sinuportahan mo ay mga magnanakaw st mamamatay tao. Ayaw nila sa maka-DIYOS at maka-TAO. Now let’s wait for the WRATH of God to mankind.

-Painumin yan ng muriatic acid, baka sakaling luminis yung mala imburnal nyang bibig

-Those women mentioned should fight back..Di na Tama Ang manahimik nlang.. alam nilang mabait Tayo, pero hangang kaylan?

-Wala na po silang tinirang kaunting respeto sa sarili. Yung kasamaan ng ugali, sinagad na nila. Nakakahiya sya.

-baka pag kinasuhan ka di mo kayanin, wish ko masampolan ka sa tabas ng dila mo babae ka pa man din. dami nyong salot grabe!

-Kapal ng mukha ni girl. Darryl Yap sya dapat gumanap ng comfort women. Bagay sa pagmumukha nya. Isali mo mga anak at pamangkin nya. Walang double huh! Manonood ako. Go!

-Kung hindi ako nagkakamali dating nagbebenta ng aliw yan sya. Sa mga ganong klaseng babae lang lumalabas ang mga ganyang salita.

-Calling all the attention of Lawyers for Leni. Baka pwedeng pasampulan ito.

-Mga ganitong tao tao ba ang magbibigay mukha sa unity? Tao pa ba yan?

-Nasan na ang morality? Sounds like they sold their souls to the devil?

- Sasapian ka talaga ng demonyo kapag naging miyembro ka ng Marcos-Duterte cult.

- Yan ang pamana ni Digong sa mga Pilipino.