Where's the EDSA spirit in us?

I was watching "V for Vendetta" last friday and I can't help but compare the fictitious state in the movie with the current state of our country. In the movie, US was already non-existent and Great Britain is under an Orwellian regime ran by a high chancellor who rants via a giant screen (reminds me of Big Brother in 1984). People are cowered to toe along party lines by maintaining an atmosphere of fear. Fear of being arrested in the middle of the night by policemen in masks. News was under government supervision and the print media as well.

It was strikingly similar to what is happening to my country these past few days. Although I am not physically in my country, I know that a state of fear is creeping across the country. Our "president(???)" seem to have found the perfect tool to instill fear into the heart of the country: PP1017. We've seen the numerous arrest done by virtue of this proclamation. Unfortunately, our people have succumbed to fear emboldening those in power to continue trampling on our rights. Look at what is happening these past few days: Secretary Soliman getting arrested for organizing a peaceful assembly along Baywalk, Sheila Coronel of PCIJ being sued in court by a person accompanied by no less than Mike Defensor (what happened to this guy? he used to be promising), "ngayon na bayan" getting kicked off in the air and the Batasan 5 still holed up fearing arrest. I am not a big fan of these 5 congressmen and in fact I hate the leftists and the principle that they fight for (Can't they see that communism is dead!). But I believe that the military-left conspiracy that the administration wants us to believe is just pure horse-shit!

The question now is: what are we going to do about it? In the movie, V was trying to blow up parliament to signal the downfall of the regime. But in the very end, he let Evey (Natalie Portman) make the decision whether to start the underground train that will blow up the building. He said that the future belongs to them hence they must decide the course of present events since it will affect the future. I am not suggesting we go blow up Malacanang. The last thing I will become is a radical. But lets try to at least do something to change the system. We should not leave the fight to those who are in the twilight of their life (like Pres. Aquino and that old lady who is in the forefront of any Gabriela rallies). Organize a weekly red shirt day or a 5 minute noise barrage or even a walk-out. The more we live in silence, the more embolden the administration becomes in terms of violating our rights: free speech, freedom for peaceful assembly, etc. We may say that it is none of our business coz it doesnt affect us but if not now, when? Are we going to just sit there and wait till one day we wake up realizing that our country has become the next North Korea?