Good Luck, Malaysia!
Saturday, 19 September 2015
The
idea of Bersih has been somewhat being politicised, or indeed, “racialised”.
Being a participant of Bersih 4.0, I can understand how certain parties politicised
the ideology behind for a cleaner, fairer, and accountable
government. For example, to have a more accountable government does not simply
mean Anwar Ibrahim must be released or the release of Anwar Ibrahim does not
necessarily prove or demonstrate that the government will be accountable to the
people. Also, there is no one Prime Minister that has so many scandals than the other.
Bersih goes far
beyond politics and race; it fights for the real democracy that every Malaysian
and indeed, the government ought to be supportive of. Put it simply, if
a government is accountable and credible, it should not be worried about Bersih’s
objectives, and indeed, should be supporting it. Sadly, this is not the
case. The government has politicised and indeed, “racialised” Bersih 4.0 as a
desperate attempt to save its accountability.
I do
not blame the individuals that went out the street on 16.9.2015; they probably
do not know and are clueless on what they are doing. Even if only Chinese is
fighting for a cleaner, fairer, and accountable government (via Bersih or
otherwise), how can this threatens Malay’s supremacy? This colour-blind
ideology would ultimately benefit all Malaysians and at the end of the day, the
Prime Minister, the Chief of Army and Police are all Malays and we
are not fighting to change that. The Malays would still have the affirmative
rights which in the other parts of the world and if not, most countries, are
for the minority, and not the majority.
Malaysia
is going backwards by engaging in racial politics - the government has
politicised and indeed, “racialised” the concept of cleaner, fairer and
accountable governance, as its desperate attempt to save its accountability.
Be that as it may, Mr Prime Minister, I know you would not step down but I urge you to stop "racialised" all Malaysians and start doing good for the country.
Be that as it may, Mr Prime Minister, I know you would not step down but I urge you to stop "racialised" all Malaysians and start doing good for the country.
Good
luck, Malaysia!
Labels: Malaysia
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