The ex-MB of Negri Sembilan has won the by-election with a landslide victory. His win was not unexpected given the size of the postal votes. But what was unexpected was the margin of of the victory. It is more than 2 times the previous majority.
It goes to show that the people does not mind someone who is corrupt as long as he can deliver. Is this true only of Bagan Pinang or it's true for rest of Malaysia? I don't know. What I know is it doesn't bode well for Malaysia. From bribing over traffic offences to approval of projects, corruption has became very much a part of our lives. Now the signs the voters from Bagan Pinang is sending out is that it's OK to have corrupt people representing them as long as he takes good care of them.
A society that tolerates corruption will soon become enslaved. Its people will not only become slaves to corruption but slaves to others as well. When the country is bankrupt, its people will have no choice but to become migrants in other countries, becoming slaves to their host countries.
Of course, one can view this humiliating defeat of PR positively. Hopefully this is a wake up call to the PKR, DAP & PAS to stop all their internal bickerings and to start behaving like a government in waiting.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
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