For the fifth time, people in YELLOW marched in major cities in Malaysia on 17 November 2016 to make a public stand on key issues affecting the health of the nation and the future generations of the country. Bersih 5 was a peaceful democratic protest calling for Free and Fair Election, Right to Dissent, Strengthening of Parliamentary Democracy and Empowering Sabah and Sarawak among others.
In KK at the Ujana Rimba Tropika, we saw old familiar faces as well as new faces.
The silence of many to join the march is understandable. Some may hold the view that nothing would come out of this. Some were unable to make a public stand because of a variety of reasons - being a member of the civil service, working in the GLC's or are currently having a government contract......
But the most disappointing of all is to find familiar individuals who are very vocal in private chat groups against the misdeeds of the current national leadership. Strong statement such as "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" has been prominently posted. But sadly when challenged to make a public stand of their disgust in such opportunity like Bersih 5 protest, they were conspicuously silent! They are at best armchair warriors and at worst grand actors!
1 comment:
wouch. walk the talk.
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