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Divisive politics wreak havoc on national future

The times are comparatively hard on Malaysia. We are fighting a battle. It’s war not with a foreign enemy but amongst ourselves. Why?

Not only have we to witness tragedies that affect our aero industry - what more the many lost and unaccounted lives, but we also have to bear with deep-seated divisiveness within and between political parties.

The most recent sledge hammering by Dr Mahathir Mohmad upon the prime minister of the nation, Najib Abdul Razak, has been met with equally divisive statements traded by supporters and loyalists of both personalities.

And just before that was the helter-skelter roller coaster politicking by the coalition opposition parties, PKR, DAP and PAS with regard to the Selangor menteri besar debacle.

There is in fact a long litany of sins against ourselves these past 30 years but suffice for the purpose of this article just the above examples.

And wedged between the divisive politicians and their so-called political strategies is our revered royalty and the subjects.

The ultimate victims are the rakyat - the slogging, working citizens.

Weak administration, lack of defining leadership and the race for power and control is plunging the political parties from both sides of the divide into deeper ravines of chaos. To think and argue otherwise is absolutely being naïve of the ground reality.

Just listen to the viewpoints and concerns being traded at warongs, corporate corridors and busy market squares. The on-line tweets, Facebook and blogs will tell even more.

Yes, Malaysia is beginning to see the effects of excessive power and control duress and politicians are getting deeper into the quicksand of greed and self interest.

Despite all the wealth of this beautiful nation; despite being a nation of people who have had no problems living and working and playing side by side as fellow humans; despite having lived our pre-independence and early decade of self-rule as a one-nation-people; despite our track record performance under foreign rule and having pledged upon our national blueprint for nationhood – our federal constitution, today we remain robbed and naked with greed, in-fighting, blaming, and worse, pulling the rug under each other’s footing.

Chaos is the ultimate prize

Yes, no nation that is corrupt; no people who are soaked in self-interest; no humanity that is blind to virtues and ideals, can keep growing in harmony. Chaos is the ultimate prize.

And so if we are witnessing political divisiveness and unnecessary heat generated by politicians from all sides, we can only be sinking further and faster as a nation into the perilous future.  

At some point all this madness must stop. At some point sooner too either the people or the leaders must have the courage and the determination to stand up and say “enough is enough”.

We need to pray, pledge and march towards purging bad politics and wicked politicians if we want to put this nation of right-minded citizens and virtuous leaders to build that dream ‘Malaysia for all Malaysians’.

Yes. Malaysia does not belong to any race, religion or political party. The nation is and must remain protected as a gift for all Malaysians for all times.

It appears that when politicians fail, the last bastion must be the rulers and the subjects, for Malaysia is still a constitutional monarchy.

Can we bring back the brave tiger, the once rising star of Asean, Malaysia, to be a beacon of hope, pride, joy and peace not only for Malaysians but also for the world to celebrate?

Or is it plain foolish to even harbour such dreams?

Let this 57th Merdeka anniversary since that glorious hopeful 1957 be a defining moment for Malaysia and all Malaysians. Let it not just be a display - a fanfare of flag hoisting and showcase parades, but a real moment of defining change for the better of citizens and rulers and nationhood.

We need a leader. We need followers. We need peace. We need each other for that last-chance-way-forward before we end up living to regret lost times and opportunities for real changing for the better.

We need honourable politicians and virtue-centred followers who can stand tall and brave without the race and religion cards of divisiveness, uncorrupted and principle centered.

Or shall we all just carry on with that brazen badge of who-the-hell-cares and sing along with come-what-may-let-me-make-my-money-first?

What shall our Merdeka-57 resolution then be?

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