Who is ruling - Is there any difference?
Look at the mess the fight between the ruling government and the opposition has caused. In the name of democracy, talking about the benefits of the people, these are the mess they have created. The once peaceful Malaysia has turned to what I used to see in my younger days where Indonesian mahasiswa protest against their government. And, have a look back of how the country fall into its economic crisis in the year 1997, after waves of protests causing the government to center its attention in handling these protest rather than on the economy itself.
Today's ruling government is viewed as the opposition when they opposed the British rule back in the 1950s. Being too long in power, of course everyone will slack and as a result, the purpose of being the ruling party is forgotten. Everyone will surely slack after being in their comfort zone after a while.
Here then comes the opposition, digging out all the faults of the ruling party and causing a great deal of it. Looking back in history, democratic government takes ages to grow into a developed nation. The Americans took more than a century to reach where it is now. Developed. Too much resources and people power is wasted in campaining, overthrowing government, coupe, whatever chaos a political turmoil may result.
On the other hand, look at China. The People's Republic of China only took a mere half a century to reach where it is now, the third largest economy of the world! Isnt that much more efficient. You tend to think why people in China doesnt get discontented with their government? They do. But the way the Communist government deal with things has its good side of it. It shuts all the discontent and take the whole nation's benefit as a whole. What for waste resources in overthrowing a ruling government? Look back at how the Chinese government deal with the TianAnMen incident back in 1989. Its effective even up to today. People now just dont care who the hell rules the nation. They only want a peaceful, growing nation which can provide them with a reasonably decent livelihood and peace! So, for a Malaysian citizen like me who is sick of all these shameful shit of protesting here and there, wasting time and resources, I dont really give a damm on who is ruling! Just give me a prosperous nation, be it a nationalist or capitalist!
What damage the opposition has did - an ignition of peoples' anger
Out of so many who protest in the streets, I guess if you grab a handful of them, ask them why are they really protesting, in the name of what and what makes them join the crowd, I guess 40% of them wouldnt know why are there! THey just want to join the crowd. Some might have a mere little discontentment towards the ruling party, but being ignited and lead by these opposition leaders, they began to think that they are actually back by hundred of thousands, doing the nation a good act in protesting for the people! What the heck are all these?? You guys got nothing else better to do rather than shout in the street?
Opposition always triumph if the timing is correct. Timing here refers to poverty, economic downturn and jobless rate. Look at why the Third Reich/Nazi Germany triumph back in the 1930s. Its because of the poverty, the hardship of people's life that cause the party to triumph and to gain so much support. The Treaty of Versailles actually set the stage for another world war. Germany in that time was in desperate search for a leader to get Germany out of the depression that Germany is experiencing as a result of that Treaty. And that leader is Adolf Hitler. Hitler is just the right man at the right time and place. Without social unrest, he wouldnt have succeed in what he is being labelled today as the dictator.
Basically, social unrest only causes more social unrest. Its generically a cycle. A party nurtured up, rise to its peak and then downfall it comes.
A split nation cant stand
A nation with its people split cant stand by its own. Even our own Malaysian history shows us this with strong evidence and is taught in History throughout secondary education. The split among the people and leaders caused us to be colonised by the British, Portugese and Japanese for a few century. Arent you all sick and ashame of this colonisation? Think! Why does Thailand doesnt gets colonised throughout its monarchy rule even until today? Have you ever heard of Thais protesting against their own King? Never. Set aside the political unrest that is happening in Thai today. Its again a result of protesting in the name of Democracy!..A split nation will end up falling into the hands of stronger dominant powers. The legacy of British rule within our own nation reminds us of the days of us being colonised. Lest Not Forget those who fight for our independence by not fighting among our ownself. Protesting and not waging war is just a mere 'eye trick' or a more 'civilised' way of civil war. Eventually, violence will set in when peaceful manner fails to work with too much police intervention. Then, terrorist will take the chance to recruit its suicide bombers to act 'effectively' against the government by blowing up government buildings. Next, in the name of Global Security, dominant military power will come in and place military assets in the nation. Pakistan today is a good example of all these. The fight between the Islam and the Indians has caused the US to have drones flying in their airspace hunting down terrorist in the name of anti-terrorism. Do we want that in Malaysian soil someday?
Who will benefit ultimately
Stronger nations will ultimately benefit from this social unrest. Lots of precedence case to be referred to. From modern day Iraq, Pakistan to ancient day Malaysia, it shows that civil war and social unrest will only benefits foreigners, not the people who fight among their own. Although a physical colonisation is kinda impossible in this era where media and global critisism is strong, don forget we can be dominated by many terms. Economy and 'soft invasion', like military assets placed in your nation to have a constant check on your progress, like US in Japan.
Who will suffer
We, the people will ultimately suffer the most. Those who trigger the social unrest is intelligent enough to 'cabut' once they smell that things are going not right. They can easily migrate to another nation once things get out of control as they have all the financial capability. We will be left to rot here in their mess they have created. We want this? Look at Iraq. People are split, between the Sunni and Shi'te, blowing up among themselves with foreign created weapons. Who benefits? Security forces and bomb makers and those who colonised and suck the oil out of their nation!
Wake up people!! Don turn Perak into a WarZone someday till the King need to declare a state of emergency with martial law. By that time, who rules wont a difference.
