Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Malaysian politics... meh

I've never really believed in Malaysian politics since I was young, and I still don't. I realize that this is some contentious stuff, but bear with me for a bit...

MP for Kelana Jaya, YB Loh Seng Kok has been dropped from the candidates list for the coming general election (note, the papers say that he's "retiring", but then again, I don't believe everything I read in the papers anyway), possibly due to his speaking out against impending extremism within the BN ruling coalition, or just some silly power play or 'strategic shuffling' within the MCA. He's been a voice for the public, especially his constituency, and now he's being shoved aside for someone else (who is also a good public servant, wow, so rare these days) but still, the manner in which he is being put aside is shameful and shouldn't have any place in a properly run ruling party. This proves that Malaysian political parties don't really care about the people, they care about "toeing the line" and "not creating waves".

Who then will be a proper voice for the people in the parliament?

What? The opposition? The DAP is dropping Fong Po Kuan, one of the best and brightest young politicians in the country, so that someone's brother who's "higher up" can have that "DAP stronghold". Stronghold, my ass. The reason why they have it is because Ms Fong is a capable public servant who has build a rapport with the constituents and actually makes sure the peoples' concerns are heard. And now she is not going to contest that seat, so I'd like to see that "DAP stronghold" disappear simply because of their arrogance. This also proves that the DAP is not really interested in serving the public, but is only interested in grabbing as much power as they can, and sharing that power between themselves and their relatives or cronies.

Mind you, I'm not an MCA/BN or a DAP supporter. I would vote for anyone who is a capable servant who serves the people first and foremost OVER blind party directives and politics, whether it be someone from the BN or the DAP. But these recent issues only make the taste of Malaysian politics even more bitter. Who to vote for? Does it really matter since nobody really seems to care about the people now?

3 comments:

pneoxian said...

Keadilan?

enochho said...

Good point.

Those from my generation used to hate Anwar Ibrahim because of all the screw-ups he used to make during his tenure as education minister. However, it may be interesting to see if they can stay controversy-free this time around. If they can conduct themselves with integrity, they may prove to be a significant option to look at.

pneoxian said...

I have sources that depict mr. Beng not being as 'good' as he seems to the public, indicating that he may have something to do with the 'retirement' of mr. Loh