RESPECT MUST BE EARNED by Malaysian Youth

Political cohorts will continue to set the narrative for this country. If Pakatan leaders are not able to get their act together, it does not matter who is the Captain of the ship in the absence of a destination.

The Opposition failed in their bid to reject Budget 2021 despite their tenacity through countless voting at the Committee stage. We cannot deny of a moral dilemma by rejecting it would further delay the assistance for the people in facing Covid-19 pandemic. Our socio-economy needs to be prioritised over a political play of denying Perikatan Nasional its numbers.

Malaysians may have stopped debating the legitimacy of the current government, but it does not mean that we are ignorant. Everyone is mentally drained from watching the political drama unfolding like a bad script from a Netflix series. It looked more like a bad remake than an original series.

What were the key points from Budget 2021? Are there new economic policies to help reshape our economy during this unprecedented time? Is there enough money allocated to incentivise frontliners for their national service? Will the Malaysian government fund vaccination for everyone just like Indonesia? Endless questions regarding Budget 2021 as debated by several MPs but backbenchers were defensive in their narrative that it should not be leveraged as a way to denounce the legitimacy of the PN government. Even the excuse by some MPs in their absence or abstaining to vote was baffling.

We speak of youths being the future of our nation and yet their voice is being sidelined or considered unpolished when it comes to criticising leaders. Although it must be acknowledged that bashing senior leaders in Whatsapp groups stems from ignorance by exposing yourself to the Devil’s advocate. Frailty of human nature when it comes to the game of power subjects the oblivious to be manipulated for another person’s agenda.

The national agenda should be unity, and this must be shown from both factions. Clearly PN is still figuring out their ‘toxic’ marriage and PH with our strange bedfellows is not helping at all. With one suicide case happening every day since MCO was first implemented, political suicide is the only thing that these leaders care most.

Malaysians are begging for leaders to not hang their dirty laundry in public or at least show some solidarity for the sake of rebuilding our nation. We do not want half time superstars in the court, but a GOAT leader who can even charm the opponents by earning their respect.

Aidi Amin

Malaysian Youth