YOURSAY | Gen Z, don’t give up, hope springs eternal

 

YOURSAY | ‘The biggest problem with M’sia is that it has lost its vision as a nation.’

COMMENT | Merdeka: A young man in danger of losing faith

COMMENT | We're doomed if we don't abandon political apathy

VioletBeetle7054: This is a well-written article by Gajendra Jeya Kumar. But it is a rather cynical one for one who is so young, with so many more years to grow, mature and face the trials and tribulations of life.

At the ripe old age of 58, I’d like to think that there is more to come for Malaysia; good positive things.

Yes, you’re right. The country has been dragged through muck by politicians, a lot of whom are as thick as two planks with hardly a brain cell between them.

Still, hope always springs eternal! It is now up to your generation to forge forward and to choose wisely in the next general election, to try and right the wrong and create a nation that we all can be proud of.

I can understand being dejected, sickened and saddened by what is happening to our country, but that doesn’t mean we give up.

GreenCheetah0027: Indeed, don't lose hope yet! The country is for young people like you to inherit and rebuild. The biggest problem with Malaysia is that it has lost its vision as a nation. Malaysians have lost their sense of purpose.

The changes that Malaysia needs include changing the way we vote in the coming general election. Here are five things to think about:

1. Vote for potential leaders, not politicians. Myles Munroe's three-minute clip, ‘Politicians are not leaders’, gives a good summary.

• A politician is focused on programmes, not vision.

• A politician's priority is securing the next election, not the next generation.

• A politician is preoccupied with promises, not the purpose.

2. Vote for the candidate, not their political party affiliation. The general election is a job interview of the election candidates. The voters are the employer.

If a company now expects an admin clerk to have a university degree, should we not require our parliament candidates to have the right qualifications, experience and capability?

3. Change our voting mindset: vote for a government instead of the opposition. The chosen candidate can only make a difference to you and the country if he/she is a member of the next government; to have the powers and resources to implement changes.

If your chosen candidate ends up in the opposition, he/she can make a lot of noise but will be ignored.

4. Choose a political party that is pragmatic, not dogmatic. A political party with a vision and purpose for the rakyat will exercise enough flexibility to achieve its objectives; not stubbornly stick to its "principles" come what may.

5. Remember Albert Einstein? He said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results".

How is this applicable to Malaysia's political scene today, in particular, to our political leaders and political parties from all sides?

Steven Ong: If we just kept saying that the corrupt must be removed, even after 100 years, the corrupt will still be in power. If we don't clear up the swamps in every area of the country, these bloodsuckers will keep breeding.

We must find out the reason why there are so many corrupt people in the country and not just the famous court cluster. In every government department, if the MACC care to probe, they will find one or two corrupt people hiding inside and even a cluster, as the news sometimes revealed.

So why are those who pray regularly take bribes? If there are so many who can easily turn to corruption, then it must be our weak moral foundation.

If one is aware that what one is doing is wrong, then one won't do it.

Meow2: For the past three elections, I drove over 200km to vote for "change" and during the last election it materialised, albeit temporarily.

During the last election, the rakyat voted regardless of race or religion, but those "poor" and undeveloped states wanted BN/PAS because of its "ketuanan" approach and used religion as their weapon.

As long those people "cari makan" in the well-developed west coast states and go back to vote for the corrupt Umno/PAS/BN, this country's future remains uncertain.

Quigonbond: Minority votes are the icing on the cake. If the majority have not awakened and continue to think their saviours are the so-called Malay leaders who are actually thieves, the country deserves the leaders they elect.

IndigoHorse9495: The thought that flows in the minds of many is whether we are “Merdeka” when we are caught in a web of deceit, lies, greed and racial divides. These chains must be broken for Malaysians to rejoice in that true sense of "Merdeka".

Can we achieve this by looking at the current state of politics?

Maya: Do not lose faith. Just keep doing the needful and vote for the right people to power. This "Merdeka" we need to celebrate that justice is still alive in our country.

Sending the corrupt to jail, such as ex-prime minister Najib Abdul Razak means a lot.

Confidence in our judiciary is of the utmost importance to any nation. We can be proud of this achievement! - Mkini