We need to best to lead us, not the worst! Thoughts of the month.

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I haven’t blogged for a while because like the majority of the population, after the PRU-14 buzz, we all have to get back to our day job and move on with our lives. Like many of the ‘ordinary’ citizens we still keep up with the news, and sometimes make comments here and there but no longer religiously. When ‘Malaysia baru’ happened, I found that initially it was mostly ordinary citizens making comments because it was pure and intelligent but as time goes on, there were less intelligent comments and more propagandist. Nowadays, it feels like often the comments were 'planted' and is a waste of time to respond to. I don't know maybe it is just me. 

Just to highlight one thing because I am finding lately, within the last few months that the media is spewing up lots of misleading headlines, sensationalizing headlines and the news. I think Malaysians are really NOT into sensational journalism. I hope that the Malaysian journalist will stop emulating the British tabloids. It is not in our culture and perhaps it is not even in the British culture, I don't know. Perhaps many British people are also fed up with that sort of journalism. 

However, as far as Malaysians are concerned maybe Mak Ciks love to 'membawang' but when it comes to reading politics, people want facts and truth. No more hiding or treating the public like children who can’t handle bad news. We want to know the truth about 1MDB, the government debt etc so when the new government exposes certain things and then certain 'people' from the previous government start to criticize and to act like how they used to when they were in government, they say things like 'Don't expose...hush! hush! and don't frighten people'. It makes me wonder, do they even know why they are no longer in government?  

This is why we voted for change. We want to know the truth and how the government as well as the people can fix, improve and make things better. We want solutions. We do not want to sweep things under the carpet. I believe there is at least one person from the previous government who realizes this; and I hope that the others will follow his lead because ‘Malaysian baru’ will not happen with a new government but an opposition with an old mentality. People have rejected that brand of politics. The previous parties that make up the old government can still stand firm with its original objectives and it doesn’t have to change its philosophy but it needs to change the way in which it achieves the objectives. People have rejected the politics of deceit, self-gratification and grandiosity. People want an accountable government. 

So, no telling the people ‘if you can’t afford a house, go and rent’ or ‘if you can’t afford chicken, don’t eat meat’ or ‘if you’re not happy with the way the stewardess dress, go and look somewhere else.’ No matter how ridiculous the complaint is, as a government you need to answer wisely and intelligently. You need to educate the public and to address their concerns. We need the best of the people to lead us, not the worst!