𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥-𝐖𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐬

Peddling a champagne supernova lifestyle to a nation running on sago-gulaman cash

They’re the self-appointed megaphones for "drug liberalization" in the Philippines, drooling over the Netherlands, Portugal, and their ilk. Another lazy policy fantasy from the liberal-woke kakampink crowd, blindly assuming every society’s the same—like you can just copy-paste Dutch drug laws onto Manila’s streets. Delusional doesn’t even begin to cover it.

I’ve lived in the Netherlands for a decade. Let me break it down for you: this won’t work in the Philippines, and here’s why it’s a pipe dream:

Independence isn’t just a vibe—it’s a system. In the Netherlands, kids are out of the nest by 18—working, earning, and owning their choices. If they snort their paycheck up their nose, that’s on them, not Mommy and Daddy’s savings. Now tell me: at what age do Filipinos cut the cord and fund their own vices? You already know—most don’t. In the Netherlands, it’s personal responsibility; in the Philippines, it’s still a family burden. Good luck selling that "freedom" to a culture where the wallet’s shared.

Rehab’s not free, and neither is survival. In the Netherlands, if you spiral into addiction, the state’s got your back. A 2021 Irish Times report pegged the Dutch tab for drug-related costs at €4.1 billion a year. That’s €250 million (15.4 billion pesos) just to treat addicts—equivalent to the entire 2025 budget of the Philippine President’s office. Can’t work because you’re in detox? No problem—here’s €320 million (19.8 billion pesos) in unemployment benefits. Disabled from your habit? Add another €200 million (12.3 billion pesos) for insurance. Total: 47.5 billion pesos annually to cradle 18 million Dutch citizens. That’s half the 2025 budget of the Philippine Department of Agriculture—for a population one-fifth our size.

Who picks up that tab in the Philippines? The families, already bled dry paying for the drugs of their drug-dependent family members in the first place. Adopt this Western-liberal fairy tale, and you’re not “saving” anyone—you’re bankrupting the poor, bleeding the working class. The elite kakampinks pushing this? They don’t care. Their trust funds can handle it. The rest? Tough luck.

More drugs, more drug syndicates. Liberalize drugs, and demand skyrockets—supply follows. Basic economics, not rocket science. In the Netherlands, the 2021 Irish time report continues, drug syndicates thrive, violent and relentless, costing €1.1 to €1.6 billion yearly (68–111 billion pesos) just to keep them in check—and they’re still losing the fight. That’s nearly the entire 2025 budget for all Philippine state universities (122 billion pesos). Imagine that chaos in a country with weaker institutions and deeper poverty. Your “progressive” utopia doesn’t tame the beast—it feeds it.

Source: Guardian

The Netherlands also spends €82m euros to prevent youths from joining drug gangs, which are very lucrative. That's about 5 billion pesos, that’s about twice the budget of the Philippine Science High School System for 2025.

So, dear liberal-woke kakampinks, your ideals are Instagram-ready—shiny, pretty, and hollow. But ideals aren’t free. You’re peddling a champagne supernova lifestyle to a nation running on sago-gulaman cash. The Philippines isn’t the Netherlands; it’s a gritty reality you refuse to face. Keep dreaming—meanwhile, the rest of us live in the real world.

But I am open-minded, sell me your ideals, but I'll ask how much will it cost before I buy it. But hey, I am the idiot who thinks you're selling something the people cannot afford and would bankrupt the Philippines. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

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