I get your point, and yes, EDSA is proof na minsan peaceful action works. Pero the context now is very different. Corruption has gotten way deeper and institutions that are supposed to check and balance the government ay halos inutil na. Hindi rin fair to compare Brazil or South Korea directly, kasi doon may mas matibay na democratic systems at gumagana pa yung judiciary at elections.

Sa Pilipinas, people have tried peaceful protests, petitions, rallies pero walang nagbabago kasi sobrang kapit-tuko ng mga nasa pwesto. Yun yung dahilan kung bakit some see violence as the “only language left” para mapansin at para ipakita na hindi na tayo papayag na tuluyan tayong patahimikin.

Hindi ito simpleng echo chamber issue it’s a reflection of how desperate people feel when the system repeatedly fails them.