In order to convey a message effectively, one must always repeat it many times. Now let's say it together: APCO APCO APCO APCO. Again! OK that's enough. How many times have we heard this four letter word lately? A hell lot, of course! Before I proceed, let me tell you that I may know the least bit about this APCO affair, and so do most of us. So come on lah, the government wants to clean up it's image to garner support from the people. I say why not? In fact, I think (and I believe everyone would agree) a strong majority is what a country needs to progress. Let's say our voters are divided 50/50 between PR and BN. Can you imagine what would happen? Well perhaps we don't have to imagine that kind of situation anymore - our close neighbour is already making enough headlines for us to see.
So does this mean we should all vote for the same party in the next election? Obviously not, because we still need an opposition force to create a system of checks and balances. However, democracy is not about tearing down the establishment - as what our left wing friends are keen to promote.
I just read a post from a blogger who calls himself a failed government experiment. True to the nature of his left wing ideologies - that (almost?) everything the government does is reckless - the post I read (Thursday Jottings) was nothing more than a rewritten old script of our left wing politics. I think whatever was in that post was BS. Now why should I care about what someone would like to write, or rewrite on his own blog? The answer: as much as left wing commentators are free to write about the mishaps of our government and pander to our dissatisfactions with government services; I believe it's time for us to get disillusioned from their September-16-manifesto.
As a rule of thumb, for them, everything that goes wrong in our country is the government's fault. From economic crisis to road traffic accidents, from blackouts to influenza H1N1. Am I exaggerating? Of course not! Why don't you visit Malaysiakini, Harakah Daily, Malaysian Insider; or buy a copy of Suara Keadilan from a nearby newsstand, and then tell me if I'm wrong. Take the post I just read as an example: the blogger blames Tun Dr Mahathir for our societal ills 'as encapsulated by AF'! After all, Mahathir was the PM for an overwhelming 22 years - he must have had plenty of time to make everyone behave properly. Oh how criminals would love to hear that our PM is partly responsible for their heinous acts. Perhaps they could split the prison time with the PM then?
Hey, I'm not campaigning for any political parties here. I'm just championing the stability of our country, promoting peace, and supporting our socioeconomic progress. When it's time to topple the government, the majority will know and they will act accordingly. This brings us to my final say on the absurdity of our left wing friends: Who makes up the majority? To me, it's simply any group of voters with the most members - we must trust our fellow countrymen to decide our country's fate.
Instead, our left wing friends usually act as though other Malaysians have no sense of reason. They form mobs rioting on the streets; they have high tolerance of ruckus in the Parliament, and pander to our emotions with lies and deceit - never fail to blame whatever it is wrong with our country on the government. Again, if I must repeat, we the People can choose whom we want to govern us. So don't put the blame on Mahathir who stayed in office for over two-decades, but blame it on most of us - the Malaysian majority - who have allowed him to do so.
haha.. spot on there. semat2. sudah2 la accuse things, xbest la bca akhbar politik. entah betoi entah tidak.
ReplyDeleteanyways, agreed with ur opinion, we must have the opposition and the reason behind it. but the people must be wise to judge, not blindly follow and being 'kuda tunggangan' the politicians..
I wish our opposition parties prove to us that they can act professionally, and instead of becoming an 'alternative' to the current government (pointing out all the current gov's faults), why don't they become a 'better choice' for a government (proving to us that they can manage our country better).
ReplyDeleteAlas, even their own reps are leaving them (so how can I be sure that if they form the government, the next day they won't lose the majority because their reps have already left them).
So for now my wish has just got to wait.
I don't think you fully understand what left-wing means. BN has plenty of left-wing members too imo. In fact, I think political parties in Malaysia are divided not based on political ideologies but rather on ethnicity. Alas that is the sad truth.
ReplyDeleteDear Anon 10:46,
ReplyDeleteReally? Based on ethnicity? And yet there are countless parties representing the Indians, for example; the Malays have UMNO or PAS. If we are not divided based on political ideologies - but on ethnicity - then we have only one party for each ethnic group. Why it isn't the case, my friend? Or maybe I misunderstood the term "ethnicity".
Leftist movement seek to promote 'equality' - to the extreme (until a child doesn't need to listen to his guardians, because he's an equal to them). It's an extremist view, that's why it's a problem - just like the Rightists.
I find it amusing you opined that 'political' parties are not divided by 'political' ideologies. My friend, even an ethnic group, say, the Malays, are divided over several political ideologies. That may not change.
What I hope can change, is that we can bring more stability, peace and development to this country we call Home - despite all political divide.