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Don't play dumb and self-righteous. Wake up to reality!! Corruption, cronyism and nepotism are everywhere and it appears in different forms. In some manifestations it is legalized and hypocritical while in others it is outright straight-in-your-face and you cannot do anything about it.
Let's face it - be it socialism, communism or democracy, it has and it always will exist. A simple favor can equate to corruption, cronyism and nepotism and thereafter evolves into larger things. In a democratic system however, it appears to be most prominent due to market forces driven by want of material & power. Some of these practices have been made into law while others are accepted as common practice i.e. it was always done that way, so we shall continue doing it the same way. The more laws one has the more corrupt the country is. Are all these laws actually protecting the man on the street? I don't think so. I can safely assume 95% of us don't even know how the laws are enacted or why it was enacted or whether our so-called representatives actual work to enact these laws to benefit the public. Corruption exists to oil the gears, to make it easier to get what you want without going through the correct channels. It has become, in Malaysia, what we feel we ought to do to resist unjust law and unjust governance. For example, to someone who does not want to be cheated out of a contract he thinks he ought to receive (sidelined perhaps by the NEP), he may resort to giving higher sales commissions (bribery) to agents (saboteurs). This means Malaysians have learnt to cultivate, respect and adjust for unjust governance and laws. We see that these laws only govern our body but through corruption, cronyism and nepotism, we can do what we assume to be right for individual needs. And what is so wrong with this, right? No one seems to be protecting our rights for us, so isn't it right that we should protect ourselves? Why should we complain that there is something wrong with the system when we continue to practice the very elements that feed them their power? We ourselves are not resisting corruption, cronyism and nepotism, so why should we expect better of others? People like RPK and those in Hindraf capture our imagination because we are depending on them to put things right. To make things go OUR way. To get what we think is rightfully ours - whether we deserve it or not. We do not see that we ourselves are creating a thicker wall, preventing them from breaking through. Hindraf and RPK are battling for us out of their own consciences and humanity. But as long as we fail to distinguish what is right and wrong, our moral lines will be blurred even further. If this is the direction we want to continue heading, then why not just legalize everything and make it easier for everyone? Everyone does it anyway, and has been doing so since time immemorial, so it is already considered common law. The government is said to be the voice of the people. We have formed our government based on self-interests. Our laws exist to maintain the status quo and with no thought of whether it is moral, right or humane. If this is what we have chosen for ourselves, then we have nothing and no one to blame but ourselves. And since we do not want to blame ourselves, we should therefore just legalize corruption, cronyism and nepotism and leave those idealists for conscience, morality and humanity in Kamunting to rot. R. Shan (Human Being)
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My mother said I should help people
To be courteous and be humble at all times
To respect our elders and take care of them
Do not hurt other people feelings
She also said I must study hard
So that I may become someone one day
Work hard so that I may live a peaceful life
Because god gave us this earth our home
I told my mother when I grow up
I want to become a lawyer
And help those unfortunate people
To give them hope to live
After a few years as a lawyer
I will join UMNO and become a member
To serve my country for the good of all
And also to bring happiness to all
When my hard work is seen
I hope to become a Member of Parliament
UMNO will let me contest in a state
And people will know I am trustworthy
When I win, I will tell my PM
To give me a minister work
So that my knowledge will be used
For all to see I am good
I will make the country better
The people will enjoy good things
Their life and mine will be peaceful
Because they have everything
People will come to me
To put my name in their company
So that they can help the country
With my name there to make it easy
It is good for everybody
Since I don’t pay a single cent
But get so much money with my name
So my name is very useful
But I will continue to work hard
For the people and the country
And also to my UMNO from this company
Not forgetting my family, brother, sister,…
If the company is losing money, it is okay
Because the government will help
I will continue enjoying my money
Because they belong to me
Then I will leave this company
So that I can help other company
This company will pay me to go
And more than what I expected, wow!
Because they say I am good
The money is for me to enjoy
I will keep them all in another country
To help that country also
As a minister, I get to buy things
Good things for the people to use
Because I say buy, people sell
They come to me with their goods
They give me money
So that they will make more money
Cannot tell people this money
Must be careful of thieves
They will see I am sincere
Because I tell them so
And the country will be better
Everyone life will improve