Thursday, March 29, 2007

Stand up!!!

Ladies and gentlemen.
We all have heard about it. We have seen it. We can figure it out. We KNOW about it.
What am I referring to?
This Govt's mismanagement of our country and our funds.
We have bitched, and heard others bitch, about it too many times.
All this while, we don't, and can't do much, due to it being non election time, and that our means of changing the govt are restrained.
But.
We live in a democracy. In a democracy, you have a right to vote. This is your one and only chance of fixing what is wrong with our government. This is our one and only means, short of something illegal.
We have bitched about it enough. We have heard others bitch about it. Now, we finally have the opportunity to do something about it. So are we gonna lie down, and forever whine, or at least try to take the initiative to do what we can, regardless of the outcome?
Now, we can do something.
March 30th is the last day we can register as a voter. So, if you can still make it, go to any post office, bring along your MyKad, and register as a voter. The short deadline is yet another tactic to minimize the number of potential voters, because the govt knows that it has done like s#!t, and it will not do well this next coming GE. And thus this tactic will minimize the number of new, potential, savvy, young voters. The registration deadline is not even publicized.
Register! So that when the next General Election rolls around, which shouldnt be too long now, you can vote. We might not be able to kick the ruling party out. But we can
(1) Scare it enough so that it cannot blatantly fuck around with us
(2) Reduce its mandate so that it doesnt have the majority two thirds, so that at least whatever harebrained ideas and schemes it tries to push through, the opposition has veto power. Currently, they have this 2/3 majority, and the opposition is totally powerless to stop their stupid policies. All we are trying to do here is deny them this 2/3. Thats it.
So guys. Instead of sitting around whining, lets do something about it. If you tried to change things, but it didnt work, you still have a right to bitch. At least you tried. But for those who arent even gonna register and vote, please, forever, hold your peace, coz you blew your chance so forever lie still, shut up, and take what is dished out.
Remember. Do not think that "oh we can't win, so I shan't bother to vote". Thats not the mentality. You have a right to vote, so do it. We arent gunning for the win. Just deny them the 2/3. Thats all.

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