1. Most newly independent countries chose democracy as their political system. They believe fondly that they would get good Governments as the people would choose the leaders to rule their countries. The people must surely choose good leaders.
2. However many now rue the day they chose democracy. Studies have shown that the system is very open to abuse and the wrong people may be elected who will not only abuse the power conferred on them, but who are able to stay in power for decades. Effectively these leaders would become dictators.
3. What usually happens is that once these elected leaders gain control of the machinery of Government, they would be able to manipulate elections so that they or their party would not be defeated.
4. Changing the boundaries of constituencies is one way. Control over the counting of votes offers many ways of cheating. Voting slips can always be shuffled, added or lost. The identity of the voters may be changed so voting twice or three times at different voting stations can be engineered.
5. Voters may be moved from strongholds to weak constituencies. The marking with so-called indelible black ink can be washed out.
6. Then of course the voters can be corrupted with money or gifts.
7. The opportunities for the Government Party to cheat is far greater as it controls the whole voting machinery. The staff would usually be recruited from serving Government staff. They may be bribed or threatened with some kind of punishment.
8. It is noteworthy that when the counting is repeated, the results are never the same. If may be human error or it may be deliberate. The Government party has the possibility of changing the results despite there being observers from the opposition.
9. Sometimes foreign observers are invited to oversee the election process. They may find something wrong. But unless the cheating is blatant, their reports are not likely to be respected.
10. Some countries have adopted electronic voting. Perhaps they are less open to fraud and manipulation. But they are not fool proof.
11. We are seeing in many new countries the incumbent rejecting the results if he loses. There may be riots and violence when this happens. This would give excuses for the Government to call in the military or the military would actually take over and form the Government. Once this happens the people can kiss good bye to democracy.
12. Political parties by themselves cannot seize power. But if the military or the police are prepared to back the dictator, then the seizure of power by a political leader would be successful.
13. In one country a dictator lost because the armed forces and the police which were backing him switched sides. The dictator was overthrown. But where only the military leaders did this, the police may find much to be gained by backing the dictator. The switch is unlikely, to happen. There can be prolonged violence.
14. Obviously a democracy is not a guarantee for good governance. It works in most of the western countries because of the culture of their people. They are much more mature and experienced. They know the price they and the whole country would have to pay if they choose the wrong person to lead. But as we all know even the seasoned democrats can make mistakes.
15. The culture of corruption is not as rampant in these countries. The separation of power between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary is respected and observed. The wrongdoers in any of the institutions cannot hope to get away with their misdeeds.
16. But in the young democracies, disregard for the essential elements of democracy is the norm rather than the exception. It is not unusual for the chief executive of the Government to control all three institutions through corruption or other means.
17. Democracy is a great system but it is not perfect. If the people do not assert their right it does not take much for a democracy to become a kleptocracy; a Government by crooks.
Ingatkah anda tentang tragedi 13 May?
Agak mudah apabila membuat geng red shirt…
Apatah lagi beberapa rombongan camouflage untuk menjadi pelakon2 rombongan penyokong ahli pembangkang atau yellow shirt…
Kalaulah perkara ini berlaku semula di zaman kehidupan Tun Mahathir…
Siapakah yang akan menguasai Malaysia ini?
Hishammudin bukan?
Khalid Abu Bakar?
Pendek kata…
Mereka akan tetap berkuasa jika kita Rakyat Buta dan tidak mempelajari sejarah Negeri ini…
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Assalamualaikum,
It is never smart to give cash handout to poor people. It will make them dependent and rigid. It can reduce the poor to a beggar. If the people elect such leader that can give them free money, it is understandably the nature of people itself to live on handouts.
Smart people and leader will choose to become productive and empowered. In this context, people need to have a sustainable and productive environment, a robust economic activity and good government initiative to grow their business. More job opportunity if I may add.
Smart leader will want to have a country that can produce their own rocket scientist, fortune 500 businessmen, internationally recognised academician as well as world class sportsmen.
Capital flight in turn is a strong message to the government that the country is no longer viable and conducive to do business. This is contributed by higher production cost, weaker market sentiment and higher taxation. For domestic business forex will kill them if they don’t hike the price because what used to cost them RM3.80 per item has not become RM4.56. This is not inclusive of GST.
The only thing that UMNO has it correct right now in managing the country is that they want to have free money and so does the majority of people who elect them. The different is that the leader will have billions in their personal account whereas BRIM receiver will have only RM1,300.
This is not smart, this is nearing doomsday.
Saya berpendapat… Najib sebagai seorangPM, langsung tidak bertanggung-jawab dan tidak jujur dalam serba-serbi tindak-laku beliau, baik sebagai pemimpin, President Party, maupun ketua keluarga.
Jika beliau bertanggung-jawab terhadap Rakyat tercinta yang beliau ‘dahulukan’, sudah tentu Rakyat diberitahu apabila beliau mahu pergi bercuti Krismas/hujung-tahun ke-luar Negara, hampir setiap tahun. Sekurang-kurangnya Rakyat tidak akan terasa diperdayakan seolah-olah beliau masih berada dalam Negara dan menguruskan Kerajaan demi kesejahteraan Rakyat tercinta.
Mengapa, saban tahun menjelang Krismas, Najib & keluarga, seolah-olah pergi bercuti ke Negara Kapir secara senyap-senyap?
Apakah yang mahu rahsiakan?
Untuk mengelak dari diculik atau diserang penganas Daesh?
Ataupun… mahu mengelak persepsi-buruk akibat membazir WANG & asset Rakyat, penginapan di hotel mewah dan sessi mega-shopping tahunan seisi keluarga di Negara kapir, guna jet-mewah Kerajaan dan pada masa yang sama mengalakkan pengaliran-keluar ringgit?
Radio & TV juga, seolah-olah bersubahat untuk me’rahsiakan’ percutian Najib & Rosmah dengan melaporkan berita yang dipetik dari laman FB atau Blog-Najib seolah PM sedang bertungkus-lumus, siang & malam ‘berkhidmat’ demi kesejahteraan Rakyat.
#Hidup UMNO-Najib… Hidup Jho Low, Razak Baginda, Deepak Carpet & Peter Sondakh.
Article is well written and describes our nation’s dilemma well.
Assalamualaikum wbt Tun.
Saya sangat menyokong cadangan sdra Ismadi. PH harus telah berusaha menerbitkan risalah2 mudah dan ringkas sebagai bacaan dan rujukan mereka di Kamping2 malah pekan2 kecil.
PH masuk Kampong patut sudah bergerak cergas. Jgn lupa Pekan. 1Msia masuk Pekan mesti diusahakan ie pelbagai pendokong PH dari segala pelusuk Msia harus dihantar utk berkampung di Pekan utk perlahan2 mengempur kawasan Najib MO1….
Assalamualaikum wbt Tun
Bersatu sudah rasmi bersama dlm PH. Syabas dan tahniah. Diharap, segerakan kemasukan Warisan ke dlm PH. Soal
PAS mahu turut serta atau tidak, buka saja pintu kpd mereka sampai bila2. In Shaa Allah jika kita benar dan jujur dlm perjuangan, pasti
Allah akan bersama kita. Kita usahakan sejujur dan sekuatnya usaha menyelamatkan Negara ini, apapun hasilnya nanti kita serahkan saja kpd Allah.
(2) Tun pd hakikatnya sudah merintis satu sejarah baru dlm mewarnai politik Negara. Kita harus membina satu alternatif yg kukuh kpd sistem politik yg ada. BN harus diberikan cabaran hebat dgn kesatuan parti2 selain BN ke dlm PH. PH mesti menjadi saingan sihat BN. Rakyat Msia harus punya pilihan tentang siapa dan bagaimana Negara ini harus diuruskan.
(3) Rakyat harus berpeluang utk terus menerima pengurusan Liberal-Kapitalis Najib MO1 (atau BN) atau memilih Demokratik-Islami tunjangan PH. PH harus menjadi pelopor dlm pembinaan sistem politik Demokratik-Islami bagi Negara ini.
(4) Setelah memerhati pergerakan Tun, Bersatu n PH saya dapati:
(a) Gerakan bersama PH dlm ertikata yg sebenar belum ketara. Saya terus melihat PH masih bergerak secara fragmentize, ie setiap Parti komponen terus bergerak sendiri2. Penyatuan tenaga, kepakaran dan sumber2 lainya secara menyeluruh khusus di peringkat akar umbi belum saya rasakan.
(b) Sejak 2009 banyak isu yg telah dibangkitkan. Namun, semua itu seperti belum mengetarkan @ menyentuh nurani rakyat. Rakyat terus kelihatan masih dlm keadaan selesa dgn segala jaminan Najib MO1. In another word, the rakyat still can’t feel the threat of what has, is n going to happen. Saya berkira, Tun, Bersatu dan PH belum menemukan “the Breaking Point” yg boleh dijadikan landasan utk menguncang nurani rakyat dan seterusnya menyediakan “the Big Bang” bagi memindahkan sokongan rakyat kpd PH. Saya berkira kita belum menemukan cara yg terbaik yg boleh menyentuh hati nurani rakyat dlm cara kita menebarkan isu2 yg ada. Saya melihat, cara kita berhujah, banyak yg menghiris hati rakyat ie pengundi. Makanya, mereka menjauh @ “malu2” utk bersama kita.
(5) PRU sudah mendekat. Maka PH khususnya Bersatu harus menumpu kpd gerakan bersama dlm PH utk mengempur setiap kerusi UMNO dan mempertahankan kerusi2 yg sedang diduduki oleh komponen2 PH. Satu gerakan mantap PH bersama Warisan di Sabah perlu digerakkan segera.
(6) Strategi2 dan gerakan unique bagi negeri2 tertentu spt Kelantan, Trengganu, Perak, Melaka, NS dan kawasan Felda perlu dirangka dan gerakan segera. Samalah, strategi khusus juga harus digerakkan bagi mengalih sokongan penjawat awam kpd Kjaan BN.
Semoga Tun dan semua rakan2 seperjuangan terus dlm peliharaan Allah utk cekal dan ikhlas berjuang.
PPBM should start campaign against the thief from now. Najis is borrowing more money from other countries to spend and bribe during next election. Thief is getting more sophisticated now with alms from China and Japan.
Malaysia Boleh.
So can Malaysians live in a society free of corrupt practices?
Nak seribu daya tak nak seribu dalih.
Saya minta maaf Karl…
Saya minta maaf pada semuanya terutamanya Mahathir dan Najib… Serta penyokong2 Mahathir dan Najib…
Im so sorry to all of you readers in this blog…
And tq if some of you read what i write…
Writing something and doing something is two really different things…
May God always give you all mercy, deen and knowledge… Dont care which side you are on or support…
At the end of the day… No Najib and Mahathir will standing next to you when “That Time Comes”
Recitation is nothing without understanding…
I know… Almost all of you muslim readers in this blog never read the Quran translation from the start till the end…
This is the last from me… May Allah give us guidance and hidayah… To all Najib supporter and Mahathir’s…
“Do not be fooled by the one who recites the Quran. His recitation is but SPEECH, but LOOK to those who act according to it.”
Umar ibn al Khattab r.a
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Just ignore Iskandar…
You are soo intelligent to elaborate all those things about people need Br1m and you democracy… I guess you are God n Najib is God… None of what you do and say is wrong.. i guess never wrong… So what other people tell, think and said are all wrong… I guess you are God that never went wrong huh…
If you are so intelligent about Brim and Democracy…
SO Tell me KARL THAR NEVER WRONG… Why the government didnt use the BR1m budget money to subsidise the mother f#$?king COOKING OIL???
I guess you hav no balls to reply others…
So guys… Just ignore the pity attention seeker…
Tq
Out most important to Elect a Vote for Decision
On Govt , on United Nation decision
It must be clear , transparent & clean
from Corruption , personal Agendas for the benefits of Mankind
Failure of such is a Disaster to the Nation , to the World
Decision is for Mankind
Like we see in United Nation today
There is No point of sending Humanitarian Aids
IF UN turn a Blind Eye on Nations that sent their Fleet to destroy another Nation
Humanitarian Aids should be much practice due to Natural Disaster
When it is beyond Human reach , ability & control
For War , It is within Human Means
United Nation must ceased all Military Intervention
They are showing good deeds , nice words but indeed it is an
Evil intentions for one,s Agendas & Lust
Destructing , Killings , Bombing here & there
Then after sending Humanitarian Aids
Simply Does Not Make Sense , Its simply Inhumane
And United Nation consenting these incidence in their very eyes
Is a Corrupted Organizations and have to be put down
Its Simply Evil United Nation is Abetting to all Crimes committed
by Super Power Nation bullying a Weaker Nation
Then after everybody suddenly starts to pour Aids
When every one can avoid it in the first place
What Business have US in Syria, Libya ,Iraq and many more if its not Bullied
Iraq tell the World with UN inspectors on ground
They do not have Weapon of Mass Destruction
Yet US together with its Western Allies Bombs Iraq like nobody business
North Korea tells US off They have WMD and they threaten to use it
They always challenge US with their Missile Test whenever US speaks a Word
Yet US , known to be Supreme Military Capabilities
Chicken Out North Korea challenges
US balls shrink hearing China & Russia
So it was never about Democracy
It was about I have weapons. I am stronger than others
UN kneels to me & World cannot do anything
The facts that till today United Nation
Failed its Foundation to Sustain Peace & Harmony to this World
Salam Tun.
1. Kembali kepada kejadian semua makhluk-makhluk yang di jadikan oleh kuasa tuhan yang satu.
2. Kuasa tuhan yang satu (tunggal) pasti tidak berlawanan menguasai sepenuhnya alam semesta ini.
3. Justeru sistem yang terbaik adalah dari PERATURAN DAN PERINTAH (kitab) yang di wahyukan melalui manusia yang terbaik di pilihnya (Rasul).
4. Betul kata Tun sistem DEMOKRASI ciptaan manusia adalah selemah kejadian manusia itu sendiri.
5. Sedangkan dalam penyebaran agama Islam itu sendiri Rasul-rasul Allah s.w.t itu menghadapi masaalah pada awalnya dengan ahli kitab (Yahudi & Nasrani) dan musyrikin (penyembah berhala) serta golongan munafik dalam Islam itu sendiri.
6. Golongan ahli kitab , musyrikin , munafik Islam sendiri ini sukar meninggalkan PENDIRIAN MEREKA malah telah berpecah belah serta bermusuhan sesama sendiri bukannya TUNDUK bila BUKTI DARI AL-QURAN dibaca Rasul-rasul pilihan Allah s.w.t ini.
7. Di kuateri pemimpin ini telah di pesong oleh golongan Orientalis (tidak mengamal sunah nabi) ketika menuntut dulu di Universiti2 yang mengajar ajaran Islam menyikut acuan atau sumber yang di ubah dari sumber asli.
8. Pemimpin keluaran jurusan yang bersama dengan penyebar agama
tidak benar ini telah membelok cara berfikir sesuatu agama Tauhidnya dan tunduk kepada cara mereka berfikir, iaitu memisahkan AGAMA DARI DALAM KEGIATAN HIDUP, DAN MENGURUNG AGAMA ITU DALAM PUSAT KEAGAMAAN SEPERTI BIARA , GEREJA , MASJID DAN LAIN2 LAGI.
9. Walau bagaimana pun janji tuhan contoh tuhan agama Islam iaitu Allah s.w.t bahawa ganjaran kepada manusia yang BERIMAN (MEMATUHI PERATURAN DAN PERINTAH DARI PETUNJUKNYA MELALUI AL-QURAN) SYURGA UNTUK PERHENTIAN TERAKHIR SETELAH KEPAYAHAN BERJUANG PADA HIDUP YANG PERTAMA DI DUNIA.
WALLAHU’ALAM.
Assalam Tun Dad,
We can rest assured that democracy is still working here in our country at least in the general elections.
Malaysians are more matured now than before as proven from the last 2 GE’s where the ruling government suffered badly after half a century of good governance.
As you can see even with the sacking of a popular Deputy Prime Minister the good governance government lead by The Most Honourable and Distinguished Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad could still gained a two third majority in the 1999 10th GE.
The country will change when there are issues of bad governance beginning GE 12 and getting worse in GE 13 and will be worst in the next GE14.
We can also rest assured that the recent Sarawak’s state election and the last 2 by-elections will not be the barometer for the growing support of the whole nation towards the kleptocratic government comes the next 14th GE.
However base on the well planned manipulation the present undemocratic government will still stay in power with a slim majority in the next GE 14 and losing more states to the opposition and there will be a lot of instability politically and economically until the following GE 15 only then the opposition will have the chance to govern these failing state huhuhu..
We better do something ourselves for our immediate family now to face all these expected difficulties and work really hard to ensure that they are able to get good qualifications and find opportunities abroad.
We may then follow suits and stay abroad with them and return after things are getting much better – God willing.
Wasalam Tun.
Assalamualaikum wbt. dan salam sejahtera.
Itulah sebabnya adanya Raja Berperlembagaan, ada Agong, ada Majlis Raja-raja dan, adanya Raja-Raja Melayu agar tidak dipersoalkan iaitu, yang tidak sama seperti negara luar, yang tidak langsung boleh disamakan/dibandingkan kerana negara mereka dah maju lebih berabad lamanya.
Malaysia belum sampai umurnya 99 tahun merdeka, jadinya usahlah hidup menongkat langit yang pastinya tongkat akan patah, umpama baru tersedar langit itu tinggi rendah yang tak tercapai dik angan-angan berdemokrasi yang kononnya berhasil tapi, hasilnya politik berpolitik mempolitikkan menghasilkan kebinasaan.
Dunia tahu dan Malaysia pun dah tersedia maklum bahawa kemerdekaan ditunjangi oleh bapa kemerdekaan iaitu; Almarhum Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj yang ber-ibni-kan “Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Shah” yang wajib diketahui asal usul terciptanya negara agar tidak pula dijadikan perumpamaan bila dah kacang lupakan kulitnya, hah itulah jadinya dan mersalah.
Memandangkan berkomen tidak mendatangkan hasilnya dan, tidak pula dapat merasa dedak yang ditabur, rasanya setakat itu sahaja yang termampu dijadikan komen, lagipun butiran mutiara amat tinggi nilainya yang tidak sesekali dibazirkan hanya dengan pendebatan atau perinciannya.
Sekian, salam hormat.
Karl, to my surprise, excellent commentary !!
However, it is not the Rich,……. but
….the “ASSociated Rich” that prefers the latter,
I mean, those who like to ASSociated themselves to Najib.
In summary, under Najib, we are doom….
May Allah bless us All.
Ingat Akhirat
tiada diktator yang kekal sepanjang usia bumi ni…
firaun dan namrud pun tumbang…
kalau diperhalusi dan diambil secara positif apa yang berlaku sekarang ada kebaikannya kerana para pemikir dan pengatur boleh mengetahui banyak loop holes dalam sistem kewangan, politik, kerajaan yang boleh dimanipulasi secara maksima dan boleh hilang tanpa dikesan sampai ke sudah (pesawat,duit,orang)…
Malaysia dilihat sudah melepasi ‘point of no return’, baik dalam sistem politik atau sistem ekonomi kerana salah tabdir urus, ‘kegagalan bertindak oleh mereka yang mempunyai kuasa dalam sistem demokrasi raja berperlembagaan’ dan pihak berkuasa yang gagal dalam menjalankan tugas seperti yang sepatutnya…
siapa jua yang bakal meneruskan pemerintahan selepas PRU14 dilihat mempunyai tugas berat untuk ‘membersihkan’ sistem dan pelaku yang korup dan melunaskan hutang2 negara yang teramat menakutkan angkanya…
negara pasir berdengung pun masih ada pokok lagi kalau nak duduk lepak…
siapa yang bakal menjadi penyelamat negara…
No system is perfect
Human technology can never lasts yet it has its defects sooner or later
Democracy is The right to vote
The right to vote for a good government
But when the right to vote is corrupted by $$$ , Money , Favor ,Sex in Favor
You my friend , oh that Datuk is my uncle
today I scrath yr back , tommorow you scratch mine
The Right to Vote is not voting The Right Man
Like wise Tun pick on Najib just because Najib is Tall , Good Build
his late father Abdul Razak have serves Malaysia before
That is not the Ingredients for selecting a Leader
Of such this is the end results of selecting the Wrong person
A Monster Ruling Malaysia
Likewise the vote on United Nation
If most of the vote is Not based on Right & Wrong
Do’s & Don’ts , Rational to all interest based on Human Judgement
World will NEVER be at Peace
Today World is Not at Peace and will never be
The Foundations of the UN is Corrupted by US , String attached by Israel
supported by West Allies just because they are their named friends
World are Fooled by United Nation with Lies & Continued Lies
World will never be at Peace
Like Today We see Disaster everywhere
Because United Nation failed to be a Body of its Own
With the foundations of Right & Wrong for Democracy & for Human Rights
As United Nations have been Corrupted by
Lies manufactured by United States of America
Design by Israel for Israel
Marketed by the West Allies & West Media with Lies
Fooling United Nation thus Fooling the World
No wonder the World is not at Peace till today
The people chose a rep to rule for their real, basic existential needs.
When the ppl need money, like BR1M, and they get it, then the leader is correct by both intent and action in giving out, in distributing the money. As far as the people is concerned, this is how democracy works.
Only a people-powered smart govt can do and manage that, to give to the majority poor without causing too much trouble to the rich minority. It means not cash, but People is King.
It may not appear fair in the short run that the rich have to support the poor, but only for the greater good of the nation. Wisdom cannot be rushed in but will prevail with time.
Otherwise, the next option would be a mob rule, by collective anger, social chaos and anarchy like what happened in the aftermath of the Arab Springs.
The rich will endure it or leave. Capital flight is one way to protest and detest. Another way is to pressure the govt via economic sabotage, making life hard for the common people and put the blame squarely on Najib.
The rich would prefer the latter, operating under a hidden oligarchy and political cronyism, and that is the meaning of democracy in their flavor.
As Salam Tun,
I see that the people awareness is far behind against kleptocracy.
The Najib regime has so hard twist the fact and okaying on all embezzlement and robbing the Country.
They kept on borrowing.
In making sense on their doing, Najib regime said Tun Mahathir has also done this and that during his tenure as Prime Minister.
They played well with the help from Media Arus Perdana. Rakyat cheated or allowed themselves to be cheated.
To overcome this, let BERSATU go small campaigning into kampong and selected anyone of kampong folks as BERSATU representative. Feed this kampong folks with daily updating news, make him understand so that he can daily shoot of continous stories at any coffee stall.
These small leader of kampong folks need to be called on weekly basis to BERSATU headquarters at the nearest point.
Do this and BERSATU will go stronger and famous in 3 months.
The old and still the current style of UMNO is to call some few thousands at any of their organising ceramah.
Yes, BERSATU may follow this once in a while whenever the small leader at kampong tell that they are ready.
if we are gonna to surprised UMNO, we should not follow UMNO style. Create our own style, slowly, steadily we go for it.
Thank you Yg Berbahgia Tun.
[27:14] Hadis riwayat Abu Hurairah r.a, dia berkata, Rasulullah saw bersabda,
“Bacalah ayat berikut ini kalau kalian mahu: Maka apakah kiranya jika kamu berkuasa kamu akan membuat kerosakan di muka bumi dan memutuskan hubungan kekeluargaan? Mereka itulah orang-orang yang dilaknati Allah dan ditulikan telinganya dan dibutakan matanya. Maka apakah mereka tidak memperhatikan Al- Quran ataukah hati mereka terkunci.” (HR Muslim, 4634)
Assalamualaikum,
1. Rasanya Malaysia perlukan “The Silent Majority”
2. Ramai yang hukum Tun Dr Mahathir kerana keluar fatwa.Jika benar mereka
kata bukan rasuah. PRU akan datang kita jangan undi Barisan dan UMNO.
3. Saya jumpa seorang tua di kampung , dia kata kalau nak matikan pokok , akar
racun dulu.