Comments on: oi, wat’s pakatan doing now?

By: fred

fred — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:10:24 +0000

Hi Karcy. In respect of what citizens expect from their leaders, I disagree a little. The fact that leaders still benefit from associating their platforms with religion is a sign that the moral imperative - at least insofar as leaders are seen to adhere to it - is important to people. I’ll not condone a child molester or a serial rapist to represent me, to take an extreme example.

I’ve been thinking about the promises that they’ve made, and frankly, I’m still as disgusted then as I am disgusted now that people actually need such sweeteners to be convinced. Pardon the strong feelings about it, but if people are swayed by promises of this or that short-term subsidy or payout, it’ll be perpetuating the sort of paternalism and pork barrel politics BN is famous for.

And, I mean, what does it say about the voters themselves?

By: ylchong

ylchong — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:52:39 +0000

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By: Karcy

Karcy — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:42:46 +0000

Well, the PR made some daring promises prior to the elections — vote for change, etc — they have to be able to fulfill it. 100 days is too much to ask for radical change, but they do need visible progress. Some visible progress is evident, but it is never enough.

The simple truth about citizens is that citizens do not care if the people sitting on top is a corrupt pig. The only thing they care about is who gets the job done. If this pattern continues for the next five years, I can assure you that voter turnout during the next elections will be at an all-time low.

By: fred

fred — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:05:09 +0000

Don’t know, man. All this reaching for instant gratification is, well, a sign of the times - it’s just what everyone expects, I suppose: instant solutions. The “I vote opposition, I expect results” gander. The fact that the calls from those who voted opposition in the recent days has been increasingly insistent says either one of two things, in my opinion:-

1. We’re all still politically immature, and woefully so; or

2. The rakyat are still heady over the power they wielded on 8th March 2008.

By: Jhose

Jhose — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:58:58 +0000

When I read your headline, I was amused. What about BN’s 50 years in power? So many complaints, the list will fill 50 encyclopaedia’s and put 1000’s under ISA and jail.

By: Vin the kacau man

Vin the kacau man — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:36:07 +0000

Wat u said is true and so long BN in power, nothing wil change, and that’s already began in Penang as u seen yesterday.

Next? Selangor? I don’t think so bcos Selangor is the most advance state and major income. They r playing it close to their chest and hope to breaking up PR’s resilence.

Anyhow, I don’t care who’s the opposition and I wil js cast my vote to non-BN bcos Babi Negara don’t do things rightly!