Friday, November 16, 2007
Endorsing Corruption
Malaysia lives under state of emergency - EU envoy
"The extension of Bumiputra-based discrimination and preference in public procurement -- which is massive in the Malaysian economy -- has worked to the disadvantage of foreign players in particular and has become a vehicle for officially acknowledged corruption...," Rommel said.
My take:
Every Malaysian knows corruption is rife in the country, not only the outgoing EU envoy. The question is why are we tolerating it and still vote BN into office in every election?
Yes, we can argue that there are no fair elections under BN. But if corruption is really an issue to the public, then it is only natural that there be a massive shift to the opposition during elections that even all the dirty tricks wouldn't be able to stop the tide. Obviously, this hasn't been happening at all in every past election.
If the majority of Malaysians still continue to vote for a party that is corrupted, it can only mean that corruption is not a major issue to them but stability, economy and their livelihoods are. That is democracy for you in a way. So, whether it is me, you or the EU envoy who is complaining, the fact is, a vote for BN is the choice of many, many Malaysians.
"The extension of Bumiputra-based discrimination and preference in public procurement -- which is massive in the Malaysian economy -- has worked to the disadvantage of foreign players in particular and has become a vehicle for officially acknowledged corruption...," Rommel said.
Extract of news article by Mark Bendeich from Malaysia Today
My take:Every Malaysian knows corruption is rife in the country, not only the outgoing EU envoy. The question is why are we tolerating it and still vote BN into office in every election?
Yes, we can argue that there are no fair elections under BN. But if corruption is really an issue to the public, then it is only natural that there be a massive shift to the opposition during elections that even all the dirty tricks wouldn't be able to stop the tide. Obviously, this hasn't been happening at all in every past election.
If the majority of Malaysians still continue to vote for a party that is corrupted, it can only mean that corruption is not a major issue to them but stability, economy and their livelihoods are. That is democracy for you in a way. So, whether it is me, you or the EU envoy who is complaining, the fact is, a vote for BN is the choice of many, many Malaysians.
Labels: Corruption
# posted by Malaysian Abroad @ 11/16/2007 
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