To Vote or Not to Vote

Sejarah Yang Cuba DiPadamkan

Saya baru sahaja memetik tulisan blog terbaru REVERT yang membicara tentang orang yang sebenar yang bertanggungjawab di sebalik kejayaan ekonomi Singapura. Mengikut REVERT, Albert Winsemius adalah "architect of Singapore's glory" walaupun berita-berita di seberang Tebrau cuba menonjolkan nama "Goh Keng Swee".

Tulisan REVERT kali ini menarik perhatian untuk saya petik di blog ...L I S T E D !!! kerana ianya dilihat sebagai suatu cubaan untuk memutarbelitkan sejarah, memadamkan sejarah atau menulis semula sejarah dengan menghapuskan fakta asal lalu digantikan dengan suatu "dongeng". Generasi baru yang tidak berada di lingkungan zaman fakta asal akan mempercayai "dongeng" yang ditulis dan akan menganggapnya sebagai fakta sejarah yang sebenar.

13 Mei baru saja berlalu dan memang ada kedengaran orang-orang yang mempunyai agenda tertentu telahpun cuba melakukan perkara yang sama, iaitu memutarbelitkan fakta sejarah atau menulis semula sejarah 13 Mei, agaknya dengan harapan supaya fakta sebenar 13 Mei akan tenggelam dan terhapus.

Hari ini, secara ringkasnya kejadian 13 Mei itu berlaku setelah pihak pembangkang memenangi beberapa kawasan pilihanraya. Kemenangan ini disambut dengan perarakan haram yang dipenuhi dengan celaan, maki hamun yang dilemparkan kepada penduduk tempatan di samping memperarakan bendera negara China serta gambar Mao Tze Tung.

Sebuah analisis oleh Jebat Must Die mengenai kejadian 13Mei ini boleh didapati SINI. Beliau juga menulis "May 13th 1969 - The Correct View" - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 dan Part 4.

Berbalik semula kepada "Sejarah Ekonomi Singapura", diperenggan akhir REVERT memetik:-

"...It is senseless to launch an economic development programme in a country which lacks political stability and does not have a government that sticks to that programme in the knowledge that, one day, it will be recognized and rewarded by the voters..." 

Perenggan tersebut telah menimbulkan persoalan-persoalan ini kepada saya:-

• PM sedang melancarkan MEB sekarang ini. Ini kenyataan terbaru yang dipetik dari Pribumi Perkasa ketika ini. 
• Adakah keadaan politik ketika ini semakin stabil dan mengukuh ataupun disebaliknya? Kini kegelisahan Orang Melayu terhadap pemimpin nampaknya semakin disuarakan.
• Adakah kerajaan kini terkenal sebagai kerajaan yang tetap kekal patuh kepada apa-apa program yang dilancarkan? Adakah pemimpin serta kerajaan kini begitu menghayati serta mengambil berat tentang Rukun dan Perlembagaan Negara?
• Siapakah pengundi yang memberikan undi kemenangan sebenarnya? Majoriti ataupun mereka-mereka yang kuat bersuara serta mendesak? 

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Akhir sekali, kerajaan cuba memberikan penjelasan mengenai lesen judi yang terkini "dihalalkan" operasinya.  Biasalah, penjelasan politik yang panjang dan berbelit-belit. Soalannya masih tetap lagi "Adakah atau tidak lesen judi itu diberikan?"

Kerajaan dulu boleh berikan lesen itu dan kemudian membekukannya. Kerajaan kini boleh meneruskan keadaan sama, menarik balik atau memberikan lesen itu semula, bukan? Soalnya, apakah kerajaan mengambil berat serta menghayati Rukun & Perlembagaan Negara? 

Percaya kepada Tuhan, Islam agama rasmi negara, malahan agama-agama lainpun tidak menggalakkkan judi, tetapi kerajaan?

Today You Voted

Lesson to be learnt as a voter....

While walking down the street one day a "Member of Parliament" is tragically hit by a truck and dies.

His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.

'Welcome to heaven,' says St. Peter.. 'Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you.'

'No problem, just let me in,' says the man.

'Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.'

'Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,' says the MP.

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'I'm sorry, but we have our rules.'

And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.

Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.

They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.

Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly; nice guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go.

Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises....

The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.

'Now it's time to visit heaven.'

So, 24 hours pass with the MP joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.

'Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity.'

The MP reflects for a minute, then he answers: 'Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.'

So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.

Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.

He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.

The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. 'I don't understand,' stammers the MP. 'Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time.. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable.

What happened?'

The devil looks at him, smiles and says, 'Yesterday we were campaigning... ...

Today you voted.

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