By Bayawanon
Argumentum Ad Populum is an argument by the majority stressing that they are right since they belong to the many, it is a type of argument which do not hear the other party's contentions or give credence to the others' reasons because they believe that their statements are right for the majority share their philosophies. This type of argumentation may not rely to the laws of the land anymore for they believe that their arguments are better than the laws crafted by the authorities. If this would be the case, then the well entrenched principle that "we are living in a government of laws and not of men" will be trampled if not be desecrated.
If Argumentum Ad Populum would be the general rule and that the "rule of law" would be an exception, then I would say that we would back to the olden days of the "state of nature" where might would always be right, and if that happens expect that many will fall to the pit of death because of fabricated evidences because the majority believes it. Expect further that the antique Roman Law will be implemented in the Philippine Islands since in Roman Law, every accused is "guilty until proven innocent".
If this would be the case then DEMOCRACY wil be abandoned and the once democratic Filipino people will form part to a state under ANARCHY, however I believe that they still would be enlightened for I believe that darkness cannot long last against the light of democracy that would reign supreme and that would guide and enlighten the people eventually.
I hope and pray that the people would not just follow what is popular since not all popular principles always hold water and not all popular matters are always right, but instead they should follow what is right, right principles may not always be popular but everyone must go and look for it for it is always there for the good of the people but the people have to discover it, since in righteousness there is truth and the truth will set the people free. Amen.
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