Take
a stroll around the streets of KL these days and you'll know notice
something quite peculiar. They're much more colourful. Why? Because
there seems to be an abundance of flags strung up about in various
places. Close your eyes and walk around for about 15 metres, you're
bound to run into one these strategically placed party insignias.
So
each flag is armed with their different agendas and 'manifestos' if you
will. Naturally humans are different, and disagreements are all part
and parcel of life. But what's unacceptable is when you hold a different
opinion to your so called 'rivals,' and go overboard in terms of your
support.
It's
a sad scenario when you see people from all quarters publically
resorting to personal attacks, and it always seems to be a case of who
can dig up the most dirt on their opponents. Why can't we keep things on
a rational and intellectual level? Is this the kind of message we'd
like to send to future generations? The principle that if you're
contesting anything, it's acceptable to do absolutely everything to win?
Yes,
winning is important. But let's not indulge in any soul-blackening
smear campaigns because in the end everyone's human, and we definitely
wouldn’t want anyone airing our dirty laundry in public. I truly believe
we’re all intelligent and reasonable enough to take a much more
dignified route, without resorting to ‘dirty tactics’ when we pursue any
of our goals.
Last I checked, among the hallmarks of a Malaysian citizen were; gentle, polite, gracious and patient. Let’s keep it that way.
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