Drivers starts flashing at you along the fast lane albeit you driving at 110kmph. Aiyah, this is Malaysia-larh!
Slowly and pathetically, I curse under my breath having to drive through massive pot holes, swerving left and right while going at 10kmph. Aiyah, this is Malaysia-larh!
Everyday, our newspaper headlines are filled with our MPs involved in scandals, or slandering each other, whilst provoking the public, so that the opposing parties do not get votes. Aiyah, this is Malaysia-larh!
Everyday in coffee shops, we see patrons, chatting loudly of how bad the government is, complaining and critiquing whatever the government is doing, blindly fed with news or hearsay, not bothered investigating the truth of those sources. Aiyah, this is Malaysia-larh!
We hear how much the people say the incumbent government should be ousted while electing the Opposition. When polling day comes, no one does so, just because they’d lose their sources of financial gains. Aiyah, this is Malaysia-larh!
And during the General Election, the government would win just because there were dirty tricks, the Opposition would win just because they gained enough sympathy. Aiyah, this is Malaysia-larh!
Of course the best of all, no one would dare voice their opinion unless in riots, just because they would bear repercussions not just on themselves but the whole family. Great.
And so, this is Malaysia.
Every country has equally nasty politics anyway and the citizens have their own nasty habits. Like the Liberal & Democratic party and their rows at each other.
Frankly speaking I think Malaysia’s actually pretty good in terms of wealth distribution between the rich and the poor compared to countries like America and UK where they even have sites where the homeless camp at. Though Malaysia has funky antics like re-paving old roads and stopped when the road reaches the opposition’s zone but rather than observing pot holes, we’re pretty lucky we do not have ghetto neighbourhoods or ones that are prone to shooting incidents. Know of a person living in a lower SES neighbourhood at where study and he witnessed a shooting while he was at the train station. Furthermore, a lot of items are subsidized like diesel here is RM1++ but in even in poorer countries like Cambodia, diesel per litre is RM5++. Unless it’s Sweden we’re talking about which have brilliant equity.
About electing the opposition, I reckon it could be both the pros and cons of a new government that makes people think twice about voting for opposition despite not being too happy about how the government runs certain things. Those stops on peaceful rallies etc, doesn’t just happen here, happens first world countries too. Every country is equally as bad, just in different ways and some worse than others.
Just a piece of my mind from personal experience and stories from friends in different parts of Europe and Russia.
Good thoughts though, gave me quite a bit to think about at 12am (after someone nice k.o-ed).
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