People Power 2 People Power 2 was not the victory of mob rule, it is the opposite – it was a victory against mob rule. Mob rule is what Estrada had hoped would be his salvation; mob rule is what, to a lesser extent, would have been the case had a new generation of Filipino communists and socialists achieved their historical dream of storming the presidential palace. This is what made Estrada evacuation of the Palace and the …showed first 75 words of 318 total…

…showed last 75 words of 318 total…side refuses to play the game as the game should be played and that side happens to have tremendous resources but to rally. As people rally all over the place all the time. It is what happens when leaders like Joseph Estrada pin their hopes on mob rule. Perhaps the problem of the Filipinos is this: he has an instinctive understanding of justice, and does not like to be made a fool of. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**