
Honestly, I do not know what to say.
I do not know how to react.
Anger? What's the point?
Disappointment? I expected it.
Disbelief? Oh yea - we had better brace ourselves for the worst is yet to come.
Hope? Can there be hope when the path and destination is known even before the journey started?
Can there be genuine democracy in Malaysia?
Democracy can be effective only if power is vested in the people. But what happens when that power is taken from people in strange ways that the natural mind cannot accept? Democracy does not emerge simply from an interest in universal suffrage and the redistribution of wealth. It emerges from a struggle for democratic freedoms that go far beyond the right to vote.
Throughout most of human history, despotism and autocracy have prevailed. This was not simply because elites were able to repress the masses. The fact is plain and simple for all of us to behold in stupor. Citizens lack the resources and organizational skills needed to seize democratic institutions, and obtaining democracy has not been their top priority - not when so many have been apathetic and don't vote, have never voted, will not vote or have not registered to vote. Still, how many gave their support in tangible terms to the situation throughout the painful journey?
The writing is on the wall. Unless people realize their role in democratization, we are doomed.
People, it is time to empower ourselves, to be part of civil society.
We cry today but we will soldier on tomorrow for a better nation that is yours and mine.
Do leave a comment if you wish to share your thoughts and views.Take care and keep up the good fight. Have a restful evening.
Anonymous sigh...sigh...SIGH !!