With the General Election coming closer and closer, political
parties in Malaysia are working a lot harder than usual. Even though no one
really know the exact date, but from the behavior of these politicians, it
seems like it would begin even tomorrow.
Pakatan Rakyat, as a party who does not need to be responsible on
just about everything has now began their campaigns although they actually have
been doing it around the clock. PR is trying their best to convince their
supporters that they could win this time around. They even speculated that they
should have won big before this, if the elections were just and clean.
Many were fooled with the dirty election propaganda which was
brought by PR, including the Chinese who previously do not really care about
street politics. The Chinese usually focuses on politics that could strenghten
the economic status of their race. But, due to constant lies, many Chinese were
fooled with the opposition's strategy in which they try to tarnish the
government's image and that now they are starting to believe that the situation
of Malaysian electoral system is in a dirty condition.
Most of them had made Malaysiakini and other Chinese newspapers as
their reference and they would not accept any explanations made by the EC nor
the government. From there, they are providing full support towards the efforts
in 'cleaning up' election system via BERSIH.
Without them realizing, they have been used by the opposition to
sabotage the country, thus, to themselves. They then decided to follow Ambiga
even though they knew that the government had offered a stadium for them to
hold a peaceful demonstration. The government had tried to put a sense in them
by providing explanations that BERSIH 3.0 is not necessary, but they simply do not
believe any of that.
Until Anwar ordered BERSIH 3.0 participants to start causing riot,
then the Chinese suddenly stood in silence. At that moment, most of them
decided to go home with rage because BERSIH had been taken over by the
opposition. All of the things that the government had explained to them were
true.
The Chinese might be smart in business, but that does not mean
that they are smart in everything. Whether they realize this or not, their race
can be easily influenced by those with interest by using the subject of racism
which the they have in order to destroy their own country.
In the context of our country, the Chinese are told to believe
that the government do not really care about them. They are also taught to deny
all of the chances that are given to their race and the ability to practice
their own language and culture in different schools, as a proof that the
government really care. They are told to make selfish demands which does not
translate unity and national interest. All of those, for the purpose of
weakening the country's structure so that it would make it easier for our
enemies to infiltrate this country.
That is why, whenever anyone mentions about the government, EC,
MACC or even the police, the Chinese would translate it as 'Malay'. That is why
they really hate Malays, they simply cannot see any good in Malays. They became
blind, and they decides to believe every single bad things that are said about
the Malays without even considering any other factors.
So, it is not surprising if they still believe that this country
is not clean, only because people told them so. When the government or the EC
provide facts and figures to deny those claims, they would not accept any of
it. Instead, they would believe every single thing that are 'fed' by others who
wants to tarnish the government and EC's image, even if those' fact and
figures' do not even make sense.
It is hard to make them realize that they are in the wrong
direction, but that is how Malaysian Chinese are today - they are prejudice
towards the government and anything that has the word Malay in it.
But, it seems that BERSIH 3.0 had given them a blow. now, most of
them are starting to realize that BERSIH is only the opposition's tool to gain
power from the streets. Due to that, most of them are keeping themselves away
from PR and chooses to be undecided.
However, the Chinese are still too arrogant to admit that BN
government, under the leadership of the Malays are not as bad as how PR have
been telling them. In average, it seems that the Chinese are still keeping
their race and political stand. They still could not accept the fact that the
success of their race in Malaysia is assisted by the leadership of Malays in
UMNO-BN.
It seems that the Chinese still could not fathom that without our
leadership, they might have not gotten to where they are now.
As for now, they had taken the best measure which is to get away
from PR, but they need to realize that it would only be better of they stick
with BN. - BB
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