It’s not business as usual

The question is the same wherever you go. Everybody is very concerned , but they have the best of intentions. 

All they want is a better future for their children.That's not too much to ask, is it?

The  current political happenings  in the country are not  giving them the confidence for the future.The consensus is that the distractions are really unnecessary when the focus should be on the economy.

Most are of the opinion that the government is still too arrogant.

They say look at the way the Police arrested Anwar sending  their personnel  decked up in balaclavas and all that based on the suspicion that Anwar might not turn up to give statement at the Police station. Anwar might be an irritant, but, he is not a terrorist. More respect should have been shown to him as a human being and as a citizen, they say.

Then Anwar's international friends do not help either. If anything that Malaysians really detest is the interference by countries such as the United States in our internal affairs.

So believe you me, Uncle Sam, whatever sympathy Anwar can still garner from the people will immediately evaporate if you are seen to be  siding with him too much.

I am not a fan but am a sympathiser of this rabble rouser of a politician. Many like me believe Anwar  can provide the leadership,of course many more think otherwise,  to stand up to  the arrogance of the BN government which believe they have the mandate  from heaven to rule this country anyway they see fit.

Many  also  look forward to seeing Anwar enter Parliament once again to  put the two -party system  in place for a better Malaysia, of course minus the baiting of the government MPs to join him.The mandate has been given to BN to rule again, so, please no back door way of taking over the government.  Just  wait for the next elections.

The people are fed up. Despite the results of the March 2008 elections, those in power think it's still business as usual. 

The average man on the street is losing faith that things can  change for the better, many see Anwar as the only hope. If he is put away again, the arrogance of those in power will know no bounds.

Like everybody else, my main concern is for our children to be able to compete in the global market  place and Anwar's sex life is the least of my concern. I prefer to worry about mine!

Then in this country,many people feel only people with the right connections have all the attention  and  the respect in the world and some even get away with murder.

While the spotlight has been on Anwar and all the other politicians, my question is do small people like Saiful, Anwar's  accuser of sodomy and  also people like you and me ever stand a chance in the scheme of things against the big players?

This is the crux of the matter, in this country the small people  feel they are not given the due respect as human beings unless you have power and position or you have the right connections. Hence, the general dissatisfaction with the status quo.

If we believe in fairness and justice, let's  respect  everybody so that we all can realise our true potential  and have our rightful  place under the Malaysian Sun.

Short of this, many  are keen to retire the present government.