Bersih 2.0 never had the domestic undertone. The first impetus in 2007 was the entertainment of 50,000 like-minded people who were yearning for the change in the way the choosing routine was conducted. They were concerned citizens, voicing their reservations during irregularities obviously authorised for by the Election Commission. This was the mount for satisfactory as well as free elections, to have sure which each opinion was accounted for as well as not merely used to serve the domestic ambitions of the few.
Bersih 1.0 was the success, in which it gave bland Malaysians the platform from which to take partial in nation building.
The second installation of Bersih this July 9 will accumulate even some-more like minded people with various NGOs as well as domestic parties already committing numbers to the march. The antithesis has taken to heart this march, enlivening their members to be partial of history whilst the BN federal supervision has been quick to condemn as well as demonise the march.
It was the BN supervision as well as their supporters generally Perkasa who slapped upon Bersih their domestic undertones even to the border of painting the Bersih's Walk for Democracy the pierce to topple the government. Ibrahim Ali combined the extremist tune to the total have the difference by revelation the Chinese to stay home as well as batch up upon food, or risk the reprisal of the ethnic clarification which took place upon May 13, 1969.
Both Prime Minister Najib Razak as well as his emissary Muhyiddin Yassin have called the Bersih impetus the threat to national security though they remained wordless up! on the a lternative two rallies - Perkasa's as well as UMNO Youth's. Both have been marching upon the same day though not together with Bersih, as well as Perkasa has already finished known the intention t! o stop B ersih.
What the mockery then for the PM as well as DPM to paint the polite movement the security threat whilst they ignore two alternative politically-motivated bodies formulation counter-marches to the Bersih's.
Good thing Big Bird is not in town
Meanwhile, military have been already impediment anyone who happens to be wearing the yellow shirt (good thing Big Bird is not in town or it would have been nabbed too!). Police roadblocks have been already in place to check the movements of Bersih symphatizers upon their way to roadshows across the nation. Yes, the military have been bustling rounding up Bersih marchers whilst thieves, rapists as well as poison throwers have been still during large in the country.
Pro-UMNO NGOs as well as even people affliated with MATTA have come out to issue statements which the Bersih impetus would be bad for commercial operation as well as shock divided tourists from visiting the satisfactory country. A days impetus does some-more repairs than RM1.8 million spent upon environment up 6 Facebook pages by the Tourism Ministry? A days impetus does some-more repairs to commercial operation in Kuala Lumpur than spending billions upon submarines which have trouble diving?
With all which starting opposite it, none of the Bersih detractors have been unequivocally saying anything about the genuine reasons for the march. No-one is commenting upon the 8 points Bersih is marching for. Not the single of the critics, whether it is UMNO, Perkasa, Najib, Muhyiddin, Ibrahim Ali or Khairy Jamaluddin have brought to the table what they dislike about any of these 8 points which Bersih is handing over in the form of the chit to the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong come July 9th.
And this is because Bersih is important. It is the impetus! to defe nd polite liberties. A impetus initiated by the people, organised by the people as well as participated by bland Malaysians. It is the impetus by Malaysians to ensure the improved as well as some-more matured choosing process.
It is only judicious which when the complement is broken, the complement needs to be fixed. The people of Malaysia know the total choosing process, the complement is damaged as well as it needs to be fixed.! So what is wrong for like-minded people to impetus as well as benefaction their ideas?
Too most ignored as well as damaged promises
If the Election Commission counters as well as says which it has supposing avenues for Bersih to hold discourse in the closed setting, then the subject to ask is - this has been finished before, the discourse over long ago as well as yet, what changes have we seen?
Case in hand - Point 3 of Bersih's 8 demands: The use of memorable ink. This idea was brought brazen to the EC in March 2007. It is right away 2011, as well as the EC has the gall to contend the use of memorable ink requires the change to the Federal Constitution! Since when did putting ink upon someone's finger require amendments to the Federal Consitution?
And even if there is the pellet of truth to this, then rectify the Constitution - the parliamentarians should discuss this as well as opinion upon it as well as decide once as well as for all the prerequisite for the use of memorable ink. The thing is, will such the suit be authorised to get past the Speaker of the Parliament. Now, you know because citizens contingency come out to the streets as well as accumulate peacefully upon July 9. BN lawmakers do not respect their wishes.
How hard is unequivocally to listen to the people as well as have their wishes the reality? For the duration which the UMNO-BN supervision has held two thirds infancy in Parliament, the Federal Constitution has seen no reduction than 650 amendments. How most mistreat can the single some-more! legisla tive addition have when the current Federal Constitution is the shade of the original, due to the inclination of the UMNO-BN government.
Malaysians contingency retrieve their own rights
The Bersih impetus is not partisan, nor does it have the domestic agenda. No doubt, it is upheld by the Pakatan Rakyat who have most to benefit from the cleanup of the system. But if Pakatan against as well as refused to send their members, Bersih would still go on. Ambiga would still chair the committeee as well as exhort Malaysians to mount for their rights.
Malaysians contingency understand as well as not listen to eit! her BN o r even Pakatan. The quality of their lives is in their own hands. And until they realize this as well as retrieve their rights, no the single can help them - they have been during the forgiveness of the BN. But this nation is their country, they have been the trainer as well as BN, Pakatan as well as all the others have been merely elected flunkeys.
It is the people who get to choose who they wish to represent them as well as not be forced to accept whoever is selected for them. And this is because they contingency turn up upon July 9 as well as once as well as for all, force out which square of dirt suffocating the complete nation as well as their lives.
Bersih is the impetus which lives within the spirit of polite liberties. It allows the usual citizen to come together as well as voice their views. It allows Malaysians to mount as the single for the eminent cause as well as for this Malaysians should not be fearful of their government.
'People should not be fearful of their governments. Governments should be fearful of their people.'
- Malaysia Chronicle
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