IS MALAYSIA A GONER? By Ranjit Singh Thind

This is written by a reader Ranjit Singh Thind. Thank you.

"When democracy and meritocracy are absent in the Malaysian political parties, can Malaysia ever see true democracy and meritocracy in the future?"

IS MALAYSIA A GONER?

One must always reflect on the failure of a venture. It is to help one find the causes of that failure and rectify everything by seeking possible solutions that may or may not work.

The recent developments taking place in Malaysia’s political leadership scene point to a disastrous future. The political leadership in Malaysia has failed to deliver and it will fail to deliver what the majority of Malaysians truly desire: political and economic stability.

The instability in the political leadership scene affects the economic stability of Malaysia as well. They are two sides of the same coin. In fact, economics was known as Political Economy in the earlier days.

Ever since its independence, Malaysia has been practising the “one man” or “one party” rule. In this “one man” or “one party” rule, only one leader or one political party calls the shots concerning the governing of the country. The rest of the political parties which represent the other races in Malaysia and which make up the ruling coalition bloc are subservient to the “one party” rule. Hence, the “one man” or “one party” rule is akin to TOTALITARIANISM. 

The Totalitarian Mentality has permeated the thinking of the members in the various Malaysian political parties till today. As the recent events in Malaysia’s political leadership show, the Totalitarian Mentality still exists and will continue to exist among the politicians in the future. Such a development in Malaysia’s political leadership foretells a very different and difficult journey for Malaysia and its people. The journey concerning the political and economic instability is becoming more dreadful each passing day.

Politicians from all the political parties are to be blamed for the current political and economic turmoil unfolding in Malaysia today. In thought and practice, most of them exhibit the “one man” or “one party” rule.

Just observe closely the members of these political parties. Some of the political parties are run like DYNASTIES. One can find teams composed of a father, a son and a grandson or a mother, a daughter and a granddaughter. One can even find brothers and sisters as members of these political parties. These dynasties which practise the “one family” rule in the political parties grow at an alarming rate, and therefore the “one family”-run political parties resemble THE MAFIA. The diktats issued by the members of the “one family” must be fiercely obeyed by all the others in the political parties. 

When democracy and meritocracy are absent in the Malaysian political parties, can Malaysia ever see true democracy and meritocracy in the future?

• As such, the majority of Malaysians end up with third-rate politicians who possess low intelligence and questionable calibre. 
• In short, Malaysians are led by politicians who are not fit to be political leaders in the first place. 
• These quack leaders are just useless talkers and not doers. 
• When the time comes for them to perform and deliver in the political leadership scene, they will falter terribly. 

And that time for Malaysian politicians to perform and deliver is NOW. 

The global economy is sinking. While the leaders of many countries around the world are preparing their nations to steer cautiously IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC MASSACRE, Malaysians are being entertained by charlatans, lackeys and nincompoops in the political leadership scene.

Is Malaysia a goner, politically and economically?

Ranjit Singh Thind
Ipoh, Perak.

My comments :

The fault is ours and ours completely. We elected them.  

The saving grace I see is this - we can also kick them out. 

And kick them out we did in May 2018. 

Then we kicked them again - in FIVE by elections after May 2018.

The pain is waiting for FIVE years before we can kick them out again.  

And who knows the new set may be yet another group of buffoons. 

But we have little choice. This is how democracy works.

The most important thing is to educate ourselves. 

In the movie Terminator the computer program Skynet became "self aware" and started taking over the country (US).  That was a movie about a futuristic and malicious software.

Malaysians too need to become 'self aware'. The Malaysian public - Malays, Dayaks, Ibans, Kadazans, Dusuns, Chinese, Indians (which includes you Ranjit Singh Thind) 

must become 'self aware'.  To become aware of the real good versus the bad.

If they perform then vote for these politicians. If they are clowns, fools, crooks, liars or all of the above then do not vote for them.

There are only three years left before the next general elections. 
Lets educate ourselves.

Let us also help educate our neighbours - politely and with respect and care.

No Malaysia is not a goner. Not yet.

Ranjit Singh Thind is here. 

So am I. 

So are we.  

Lets pull together. 

Never give up.