As commented in response to Tony Pua's blog article (highlighted in my previous post)
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I think that the public will give recognition if it is due. Somehow though, I cannot help but agree with you ... the whole concept that is currently being pushed forward sounds really nice like a rather expensive advertorial but fear that the actual product does not match the description. The whole concept is good but the manner in which Perak was handled and peaceful dissent clamped sends out opposing messages. PKFZ -what's the latest dig on this? - UMNO seems to bulldoze through many other policy matters without considering the views of the component parties but does not offer any assistance to OTK? Our "favourite" Umno politician, KT of Selangor getting away with all his excesses also leaves the public feeling short changed and angry at his blatant disregard for public opinion and accountability. The MACC and police force is more a convenient and selective tool used by the government to serve its needs rather than an institution that the public can believe acts with integrity and independence. The whole point is that when the actions do not match the rhetoric, Malaysians will end up with a product which doesn't deliver but costed alot to advertise. I would rather they focused more on action and less on the packaging. Just got my first dose of propaganda on TV ..... looks nice but......Still, I would rather not continue to rant but will give the benefit of the doubt (yet again), watch and wait. Can someone explain more about Equinas to me?
1 Malaysia can only come to pass if we can be willingly embrace and accept one another's differences and not tolerating our differences.
ReplyDeleteThanks Eugene. The new generation of voters are different from the previous generation. Speaking on behalf of the non bumiputeras - We were all born here and many of us cannot understand why we are always treated like "pendatang". Many of us were also brought up and educated under the govt's policies post 1969....
ReplyDeleteI agree that politics in Malaysia is complex but that complexity may have been brought about by policies that were developed way back then. I wonder if history would have taken a different path had Onn Jaafar and TAR been successful.