Phenomena repeats itself

The upcoming election fever is around it makes me feverish already. Party talks and repercussion easily dominates news headlines throughtout mid last month, each throwing words at each other like Clinton and Obama. One thing Malaysians are not good at is being calm and professional. We are easily trapped into pointless debate and makes the talker look foolish. It looks exactly like children quarelling. They get upset with the tiniest accusations and looks for higher authority.

I could easily cite the conversation between an Al-Jazeera corespondent with a Malaysian minister concerning protest in KL recently. Did you hear the contrast of the 2 speaking? One was defenitely under stress, pressure from answering to the media and the other, doing her job. A simple conversation turned into a one-sided argument that left the correspondent rising up to her professionalism to stay calm and ask the questions while the minister diverted many of his answers to accuse back Al-Jazeera from say.....no where? To me, it shows how unprofessional some of us are, even to the highest level. Not to mention, his english wasn't of the highest quality. It felt like a primary school child protesting innocence to his parents. Don't get me wrong, but i felt embarassed when the best our representative could answer to international media was of that kind of quality.

This part is where readers go, "Jeez, you shouldn't have said that, its sensitive". Well let me say this for a fact, that sensitivity comes from being closed-minded. A taboo's existent is baseless just because one said its sensitive. Understanding and knowledge is more important.

Sadly, people like ex-health minister Datuk Chua Soi Lek became victim to Malaysians incapacity to sincerity and understanding. Many were against the act that he should continue though there were scarcely a few who saluted him. I personally saluted him as well. He stood up like a man with more than 2 balls and told the truth. Malaysians used it against him instead and comdemned him. Why does the past matter more than the capability? It shows how closed-minded majority of society are. How many of you out there can do that and tell your parents you stole their car at night and go drink at pubs? Yeah, exactly.

As for the elections, which i'm trying to be completely oblivious to it, all i can say is, vote for leaders with your head, not with your heart. A leader should be able to inspire CHANGE for the better. Not continue the stablity that brought minimal impact on its constituents. The party they represent are nothing more than sport houses they compete in. Would you select Rooney just because he plays for Manchester United, or would you go for Defoe from Pompey because he can utilise the penalty area?

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