I may come under fire for saying this, but it’s nothing new to me so I shall say it anyway – certain Malaysians have been protected and sheltered by the government for far too long.
For the past goodness knows how many years, these Malaysians have enjoyed perks and special attention that have made them lazy and complacent. And what is happening today is just too much for them and they are lashing out grumbling and wallowing in self-pity.
We have sadly become a nation that always waits to receive and when things are bad, we have a government that tells us to tighten our belts and just take it. Malaysia has never been one to encourage foreign investors – for years we have always had one telephone company, one internet provider, one water works establishment – you get the idea. It was only a few years ago that other parties were allowed to set up similar businesses providing us with other vendors to choose from.
Malaysia does not like competition – and it has always been a country that encourages her people to be comfortable with what they have. In a time when the government should be suggesting ways Malaysians can get better by being more competitive, we are instead being told that we should be prudent.
How in heaven’s name can you be prudent when every damn thing is so expensive? Can you go to the supermarket and tell the cashier to give you a 50% off your bill because the government wants you to be prudent? Sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? Well that’s because the situation is ridiculous. By telling Malaysians to cut back, the government might just as well hand out some rope to go with the advice so we can hang ourselves.
By trying to protect us, the government has done more harm than good. Do you hear Singaporeans grumbling about the oil hike? No. Because it was already up there to begin with – so this is no big issue for them.
The government should stop pulling wool over our eyes and condescend us like we are five-year-olds. Look at what happens when they do. We don’t want to be pampered – we want to be treated fairly with equal rights for all.
We as Malaysians deserve to be prepared for what’s to come. Springing unpleasant surprises like the price hike may toughen a select few who will use it as a launch pad to success. Others are not so fortunate – something like this can break them or even worse, kill – and that’s as real as it can possibly get.
2 comments:
As the truth have been told. Well said as we need to be ready to challenge ourself and not to get spoon feeding anymore as what we have live with comfortably over the years.
That's right. Because of all the spoon-feeding which is really rotten food, now certain people are suffering from severe cases of food poisoning - is the government going to give them medicine for this? I don't think so. They will create a mess and then we have to clean up the crap individually.
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