Descending into anarchy?

No not really. According to Oxford English Dictionary, this is what anarchy means.

• "Absence of government; a state of lawlessness due to the absence or inefficiency of the supreme power; political disorder."
• "A theoretical social state in which there is no governing person or body of persons, but each individual has absolute liberty (without the implication of disorder)."
• "Absence or non-recognition of authority and order in any given sphere."

In the Bible, the last verse of the Book of Judges has this to say, 'In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.' (Judges 21:25)

Well, we still have a Government. Laws are still being enforced. However, how many people still have faith in our Government and law enforcement institutions namely the judiciary and the police. How many of us still have faith in our criminal justice system where the Attorney-General is supposed to play a major role? Events of 10 years ago and recently must have certainly eroded any faith we have in those institutions and the people who are involved. I'm not sure there is a word to describe this kind of situation. Not quite anarchy but close. People do not have respect for authority anymore.

A friend over lunch told me that he heard from sources that Anwar did commit sodomy. Now this friend of mine is no diehard supporter of UMNO or our 4th PM. In fact he contributed financially to the Opposition campaign during the last election. I still remember one of my reactions upon reading Anwar's sodomy case few Sundays ago was, 'If he really did it, nobody would believe it.' Not after what they have done to him 10 years ago. Not after how the prosecution screwed up its case and yet got the conviction.

The events of the last few days only convinced more and more people that Anwar was also set up this time. Unless he confesses, not many will believe no matter what evidence is produced against him. As mentioned earlier, people have lost confidence in the system which is supposed to administer justice but is now viewed by most as a merely a tool to perpetrate injustice.

So do I believe Anwar did it? No, not at this point of time. Hopefully I still can be objective if there are new evidences that surface. But I admit it's going to be difficult when I have absolute no confidence at all with the present criminal justice system. It's also going to be difficult when I think Anwar is the only leader that can lead us out of our present mess.

I guess at this moment, we can only humble ourselves, pray and seek God, turn from our wicked ways with the hope that God will heal this nation. (2 Chron 7:14). Above all, pray for truth to be revealed.