Psyche

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Maybe its time to abandon the "Mahatma Gandhi psyche". Instead, the Philippines may intensify the projection of the "underdog effect", by muddling the gray zone that China is exploiting to further its ridiculous claim. Its not their ubiquitous presence alone in the West Philippine sea that is of grave concern, it is also the escalating degree of physical violence that they brought, both to civilians and the maritime law enforcement vessels /personnel. So far, the "Mahathma Gandhi psyche" has garnered the Philippines a respectable number of allies. But sooner or later these allies and alliances would wane like a lukewarm water, if the Philippines would continue to behave like a helpless sheep in the middle of the desert, despite the assurance of support by like minded allies. The Philippines may need to assert itself as a beleguered protagonist within the bounds of the grey zone, amid China's push, that is now more than a shove. It must enable itself to utilize the same terrain and scheme that its antagonist is employing to display an active resistance. If you want to catch a wild boar, you have to smell like a boar, so to speak. While we kept on saying that China's actuations were illegal, the arrogance was allowed to continue with no concrete reciprocation. All the time, Philippine vessels would call their home port black and blue, methaporically. It must change. Police action is a logical alternative. Boarding, arrest and prosecution need be made. Erring vessels necessarily must be impounded or destroyed. These will show a little guy punching back, while the big guy's palm is all over his head. They will not go to war over the South China sea.They will not dare. Its all bullying. They knew that it is far more devastating for them than the rest of the world. They would rather save their strenght for the invasion of Taiwan. Moreso, war could mean the end of the CCP, given the widespread discontent inside China due to its economic freefall. Police action is law enforcement and runs parallel with the Hague ruling that was said to be final, legal and binding. It would not qualify as a military action, when executed properly by law enforcement personnel sans the military. There might be a few wounded or dead during the conduct of arrest, but sometimes it becomes an inevitable part of it. The law is the law, if the Philippines truly believe so, then there is no other choice, is there?

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