The latest significant development with regard to the Bersih Rally scheduled for tomorrow is the lock down of Kl .The measure seems right for now because it will now make it difficult for people to get to any part of the city leave alone to gather for an assembly .
Whether there will be enough police or military personnel to effectively enforce the lock down is another question .It is going to be difficult but not impossible . The lock down , if it is successful will be a solution to the problem only with regard to the holding of the Rally .It is only the removal of the symptoms . The main disease remains potent and serious .The cry that we all should heed is therefore not for the holding the Rally but the cry is for the need of an electoral reform .
This is the daunting task of the Government of the day that subscribes to the fundamentals of democracy and to the belief that it obtains its legitimacy to rule from the people through a General Election . A government that is strong and popular will not hesitate to go back to the people for their mandate through an election but a weak and an unpopular government will probably be not so eager .
Does this amply describe the present position ?
It's a totally new experience for Malaysia. People don't listen to the news because it's unbalanced; so people listen to blogs and internet news. Unfortunately the internet allows one to choose the news that they want to hear, thus we end up believing khabar angin spread to us from the people we know.
ReplyDeleteSadly, our people are unable to take a step back and evaluate the news they get. They listen to what they want to hear and spread that as gospel. Who can we trust? The internet does nothing more than speed up the dissemination of disinformation.
With the demonstration ongoing now, its probably unlikely that the government would dispact their military there. If it would, it would cause deeper fear for safety and more attention from the international countries. People should understand that there is no such thing as peaceful demonstration. There will always be a judas in the group that would cause up the stir and makes matters worse.
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