We are living in exciting times as polls are nearing. I have been given hope and I have been disgusted as well; by both sides of the political divide. I believe that it is beneficial to the country and its citizens if the ruling government and its opposition counterpart were to receive near-to-even support from the voters. Therefore neither side would dare to do anything stupid due to the high risk of losing power. The fact is, people should not fear the government but the other way round, because the people who choose a government also possess the power to change it.
I have my own preferences as to which side should form government through this general election, but I would not want the other side to totally collapse. Both coalitions need to do a lot of "spring cleaning" and sort things out among themselves in order to serve the nation better and bring Malaysia to higher heights. In my humble opinion, both sides need to check and critique each other so that nobody becomes too arrogant and everything could be more transparent. It is never healthy for any government to be too strong.
Needless to say, I care about who wins in the 13th General Election but I care more about the winner winning by proper means because a fair electoral system is fundamental to any democratic society. And for a better democratic society, voters ought to stop casting their votes blindly. Time to start giving our support based on good judgment of the candidates' characters and careful review of their parties' plans for the nation.
Again I say, I do not wish to see either side of the political divide lose too badly because the truth is they need each other.
I have my own preferences as to which side should form government through this general election, but I would not want the other side to totally collapse. Both coalitions need to do a lot of "spring cleaning" and sort things out among themselves in order to serve the nation better and bring Malaysia to higher heights. In my humble opinion, both sides need to check and critique each other so that nobody becomes too arrogant and everything could be more transparent. It is never healthy for any government to be too strong.
Needless to say, I care about who wins in the 13th General Election but I care more about the winner winning by proper means because a fair electoral system is fundamental to any democratic society. And for a better democratic society, voters ought to stop casting their votes blindly. Time to start giving our support based on good judgment of the candidates' characters and careful review of their parties' plans for the nation.
Again I say, I do not wish to see either side of the political divide lose too badly because the truth is they need each other.
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