DEAR MALAYSIANS ...wherever you are..
Many of you are probably in the same frame of mind as I am now..feeling nervous and jittery about September 16.
I have been told about people stocking up on food. Reminders not to be in the City tomorrow. That there will be roadblocks ...So, instead of our Malaysia day being a day for celebration, for taking our families out for meals, to go to the malls...to do window shopping...in short to enjoy the holiday ..we are of two minds about whether to shut ourselves in the house, or risk getting into traffic jams and confronted by roadblocks.
HOW ON EARTH HAVE WE COME TO THIS SITUATION ?
The emergence of the divisiveness of the " US " and "THEM" & the " WE " and "THEY" syndrome.
If you dare voice something not seen to be aligned ,wth what is determined "acceptable" ,however rational and correct what you said may be, it will be DEEMED as " in opposition " and therefore " against" whoever it is directed to.
THAT has now snowballed into groups of "THEM " and "US"...made worse by racial undertones and insinuations.
Can constructive criticism and voices from the heart NO longer be tolerated ? Must there always be the cattle herd mentality, that follows blindly without rationalizing and understanding of all things before us ?
Must we propagate a new culture of personality cults, and relegate the Nation to a low priority ? Must it always be "either you are with us or you are against us "...reminiscent of Bush , who eventually triggered the havoc that continue to plague Iraq ...and the neighbouring countries.
When people decide to demonstrate through group action, it is vital that they fully understand WHAT EXACTLY it is that they are trying voice out, and demonstrate against..
It SHOULD be about issues that are important to the country and to the vast majority of Malaysians..
CERTAINLY NOT merely in retaliation to something others did...and worse still to use the race card as the excuse.
We are living now in confusing, worrying and troubling times..
And there are still those who seem rather callous about calling for a halt to actions which can only worsen the situation.
Is there such a dearth of Leadership which can guide people to do the right things...to prioritize the interests of the Nation..and the interests of the majority of Malaysians? Leadership which UNITES rather than DIVIDES?
Leadership which calls for calm and reason to prevail...strong enough Leadership to remind everyone to preserve peace and respect each other.
Its not the colours of the shirts of the groups that matter or the manner in which muscles are being flexed to show the difference between "Them " & " Us"..
It is the VALIDITY and the CREDIBILITY of the RATIONALE for the group action.
Some said it is about " permainan politics"..." the political GAME"...which I am NOT capable of understanding.
I confess ..I DONT KNOW HOW TO "PLAY" POLITICS ..AND I NEVER PLAYED "POLITICS"..
POLITICS is much too serious to subject it to the frivolity equal to playing some game.
We need politics of DEVELOPMENT OF NATION AND COUNTRY..POLITICS TO MOVE MALAYSIA FORWARD ...AND POLITICS TO ENSURE MALAYSIA SURVIVES WELL IN THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT..
It is NEVER about the politics of individuals, of minority vested interests.,or the politics of one upmanship...and politics of continuing to separate between "THEM and "US "..
RATHER it should be POLITICS OF OUR MALAYSIANS TOGETHER, FOR NATIONAL INTEREST.. the POLITICS THAT FOSTER AND FORGE UNITY AND UNDERSTANDING.
Many of you are probably in the same frame of mind as I am now..feeling nervous and jittery about September 16.
I have been told about people stocking up on food. Reminders not to be in the City tomorrow. That there will be roadblocks ...So, instead of our Malaysia day being a day for celebration, for taking our families out for meals, to go to the malls...to do window shopping...in short to enjoy the holiday ..we are of two minds about whether to shut ourselves in the house, or risk getting into traffic jams and confronted by roadblocks.
HOW ON EARTH HAVE WE COME TO THIS SITUATION ?
The emergence of the divisiveness of the " US " and "THEM" & the " WE " and "THEY" syndrome.
If you dare voice something not seen to be aligned ,wth what is determined "acceptable" ,however rational and correct what you said may be, it will be DEEMED as " in opposition " and therefore " against" whoever it is directed to.
THAT has now snowballed into groups of "THEM " and "US"...made worse by racial undertones and insinuations.
Can constructive criticism and voices from the heart NO longer be tolerated ? Must there always be the cattle herd mentality, that follows blindly without rationalizing and understanding of all things before us ?
Must we propagate a new culture of personality cults, and relegate the Nation to a low priority ? Must it always be "either you are with us or you are against us "...reminiscent of Bush , who eventually triggered the havoc that continue to plague Iraq ...and the neighbouring countries.
When people decide to demonstrate through group action, it is vital that they fully understand WHAT EXACTLY it is that they are trying voice out, and demonstrate against..
It SHOULD be about issues that are important to the country and to the vast majority of Malaysians..
CERTAINLY NOT merely in retaliation to something others did...and worse still to use the race card as the excuse.
We are living now in confusing, worrying and troubling times..
And there are still those who seem rather callous about calling for a halt to actions which can only worsen the situation.
Is there such a dearth of Leadership which can guide people to do the right things...to prioritize the interests of the Nation..and the interests of the majority of Malaysians? Leadership which UNITES rather than DIVIDES?
Leadership which calls for calm and reason to prevail...strong enough Leadership to remind everyone to preserve peace and respect each other.
Its not the colours of the shirts of the groups that matter or the manner in which muscles are being flexed to show the difference between "Them " & " Us"..
It is the VALIDITY and the CREDIBILITY of the RATIONALE for the group action.
Some said it is about " permainan politics"..." the political GAME"...which I am NOT capable of understanding.
I confess ..I DONT KNOW HOW TO "PLAY" POLITICS ..AND I NEVER PLAYED "POLITICS"..
POLITICS is much too serious to subject it to the frivolity equal to playing some game.
We need politics of DEVELOPMENT OF NATION AND COUNTRY..POLITICS TO MOVE MALAYSIA FORWARD ...AND POLITICS TO ENSURE MALAYSIA SURVIVES WELL IN THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT..
It is NEVER about the politics of individuals, of minority vested interests.,or the politics of one upmanship...and politics of continuing to separate between "THEM and "US "..
RATHER it should be POLITICS OF OUR MALAYSIANS TOGETHER, FOR NATIONAL INTEREST.. the POLITICS THAT FOSTER AND FORGE UNITY AND UNDERSTANDING.
POLITICANS THINK OF THE NEXT ELECTIONS, STATESMEN THINK OF THE NEXT GENERATION.
Geronimo,Rafidah Aziz is one of the best wanita leaders Umno ever had.This lady is smart,got real balls and it was the talk then that when she stared at her Umno male counterparts,they would wet their pants.It was an open secret that if she was wearing pants,she could have been a potential PM.
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