In a viral video first posted by the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses to Malacañang (Carmma) in their Facebook page, the millenials met human rights victims during the Martial Law under the Marcos regime.
The video opened with the millennials, ranging from the age of 19 to 22 and who are registered voters, being asked about what they think of Martial Law.
Their answers painted Martial Law under a more favorable light as they said how disciplined people were and how good the government was, even comparing its strict rule to that of strict yet loving parents.
So it wasn’t surprising when they said that they are also in favor of Martial Law.
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And this is when the twist comes in.
The older people they were talking to were actually Martial Law victims – Danilo Dela Fuente, Lourdes Victoriano, and Marie Maiso – whose experience ranged from being verbally abused and raped to being electrocuted and experiencing other means of torture.
One of the millennials cried and even asked to embrace the victim, while the others asked for understanding and apology, saying that they really never knew much about Martial Law and how they heard a different thing at school.
According to the Carmma staff, the millennials in the video didn’t know who they were meeting and what’s going to happen when they signed a waiver, explaining why they were shocked and emotional after the revelation of the victims.
Before the video ends, there is a call to “rewrite our history books” about Martial Law.
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