Sama sama lah, dia orang semua tipu ajah!

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Sama sama lah, dia orang semua tipu ajah!
This forum is one of the most active and vibrant one (for the youth) that i have come across. Many are actively involved in the discussion of politics, such as "All politicians are the same" or "They are all in the same boat." or "Malaysia is hopeless." or "Why should i vote?" or "They are all corrupt." or "Sama sama lah, only out to cheat."

Allow me to highlight certain things so as to bring attention to the youth and then they can decide what they want to do or how they want to vote. The bottom line is "nobody is insulated or can be separated from the politics and politics dictates our lives and our future through government policies such as economy,taxation, education, peace and security and the rights and liberty of the citizen. "

Below are some of the core issues that we have to look at in deciding which political party to vote and which to "drop" :
1)The people should look at the policies of the BN versus the Pekatan Rakyat's. A good example is the allocation to the Chinese schools. Perak government allocated a 10,000 ha of land to the Independent Chinese Schools while the Penang government allocated RM1 million every year to the same. What has the BN done for 51 years?
2)The statements of the BN leaders such as the "Chinese are Squatters..." The UMNO youth Hishammudim raised the Kris and warned the non-bumi etc etc. how can the country be divided and ruled by ethnic backgrounds?
3)The corruption issues of the country. The country is almost bankrupt with so much corruption and thus it has to raise the fuel price by 78sen and RM 1.0 for petrol and diesel, who suffer in the end?Over the last two decades, corruption has cost us some USD 100 billions(according to one international investment banker)
4)The land issues such as the payment of land premium up to 50% in Sarawak. Ordinary people can only afford to buy a house and yet the Sarawak state government wants us to buy it back after 60 years by making the landowners to pay the land premium.
5)The fuel prices, "Should the government reduce the fuel price by 15sen or more?" Can't we maintain the oil prices when we are the net exporter and make a windfall when the price of oil rise in the international market?
6)The inflation issues, "Should the government put in more effort to reduce inflation such as control the ceiling price of basic food items?" What has the government done? It told the people not to raise the prices when it knows perfectly well that the fuel prices hike will bring about the inflation spiral and the people will have to increase prices of goods and services in order to survive.
6)The economy policies such as the New Economic Policies, should it be discarded or should it be replaced by the policies of meritocracy and policies of Malaysian First?
7)Should the judicial system be reformed to give it the Independent and Autonomy that is essential to the justice of the country?
8)Should be maintain the ISA, the Press, printing and publication Act and the Official Secret Act? All these were utilized by the powers of the day to STOP and SILENCE the oppositions to speak out for the people. Why the BN wants to keep them, is it for the security of the nation or is it for the security of the leaders only?

The above are some of the things that the people should pay attention to and see why there is such a difference between the BN and the oppositions' government. Then we can decide whether we should allow BN to continue its dominance or let there be a bipartisan system of government in Malaysia just like the US, the UK and most of the most advance countries in the world.

One final words of advise, you don't have to like the opposition but you can "use" them to control and check the government of the day. Remember that COMPETITION brings out the BEST!

David Wong
05-09-2008