Okay ... for once, I am not going to write about what the heck happened in my life ... but will post something serious like some other people's blogs ... where they crap to all about some serious issue!
Hah!
But first, you need to know that at the ripe old age of 40, I am NOT a registered voter ... for 2 reasons. One: both opposition and federal government are generally uninspiring ... and I would not know who to vote for ... Second: I was away for 12 years abroad so voting was not that big a thing when I was abroad making my measly savings
Okay?
Now, this round of elections. The people in-charge are BN and the opposition, PR. I noticed, thanks to FB, that a number of my mates are supporting the opposition. No surprises as they are more "Chinese" and from "Penang" or "Selangor". See? It's all about race politics
The really sad thing is that this time around, supporters of political parties are behaving like bullies and religious fanatics whereby they trash you and call you out loud if you are not supporting them. If you support BN, you must be hoodwinked or still conned. How can they honestly believe that an entire political party that consists of humans as well can be "saintly"? Please give me a break. It's politics. Grow up!
Next is internet. Do people realize that just because you can now put things in writing and forward to all and sundry, the internet is not the same as sitting in coffeeshop and airing your opinions? You are putting things in WRITING. And a lot of the shit that they are forwarding are unsubstantiated trashing of BN. I mean, if you read them, you will laugh. Basically, in their minds, everything BN does is wrong and if BN doesn't do it, then they fail to do it ... a case of damn if you do and damn if you don't!
And this is from some of the generally more rational people I know!
I am honestly shocked at what is going on. Here are a few examples:
1. Opposition is putting out posters to demand lower fuel (we are already subsidized and they should go Singapore or Indonesia to see!) and lower car prices. Well, if you want government to subsidize and yet you demand either lower taxes or abolish tolls and what-not, then where is the revenue going to come from???
2. There is a picture of Indian men in blue T-shirts and the hate posters go from saying they are foreigners being given citizenship to racist rant against foreign workers. Firstly, they are Indian looking men. How do you know they are NOT Malaysians? Next, even if they are foreigners, how do you know they are illegal? Third, if they are legal, maybe they are not given citizenships but paid to put up the flags and what-not. What's wrong with hiring labour to do such work?
And to all the haters of foreign workers, do you want to build the roads, clean the rooms, clean the gutters etc? Because, hey, Malaysia DOES NOT have enough workers like it or not
3. Lots of advice given to people that you will find your name missing from electoral rolls and what-not and that if this happens, it must be BN and you should go to DAP to help you re-register. How do they assume that it must be BN? This is merely wild speculation with no grounded proof
And these are the nicer bits. If you troll the internet, you will find it gets just plain nasty
Why do we NOT debate on more facts? Figures and numbers do not mean it is right. We all know. Why is the opposition not focusing on what they have done in the years they were in power and what they would like to offer if they are given the chance? What are your plans?
And does anyone still believe that if Anwar loses, he will step down and be a lecturer? Remember the last election even after losing, he keep on saying he has another deadline where people are going to jump party to join him so he can take Putrajaya? And when each deadline goes by, he says something or other?
Come on, people, are your memories that short?
And as for the opposition being united? What unity? PAS is going on its version of Islamic agenda, DAP is doing its old job of being opposition by merely objecting to everything the government says and Anwar's Keadilan was set up to free him from prison and now that he is free, their only thing is to get him to be PM. So each has a different viewpoint and that's why wherever they campaign they have FOUR types of flags on display! Not the PR but FOUR - joke I tell you!
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