What Independance means to you?
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
When we talk about freedom, Independence will always be there. Every year we celebrate the Independence Day. Government pours millions in budget just to make sure all of us get “Jalur Gemilang??? and flags it at our home. You see, this is very, very important so that it can bring the nationalism in our people. This way will make our people respect among each other, values the importance in the phrase of “living together in harmony???. After all, we should be because we’re a multi racial country.
But what am I trying to point out is that,???What happens if the Government itself didn’t have the nationalism for its own country???? History speaks for itself. A quote says:
“When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
-Thomas Jefferson, (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) Third President of the United States, political philosopher, primary author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
These days, did people fear of the government or the government fear of the people? If this government is from the people, by the people, for the people. Then why we still have things as such toll increment, electric Tariff increment [soon water will too] and many other increament that matters our money? This so-called very very very essentials, important things for us is on the hands of the who at the same time can gain control of our financial power in our daily life. Where did the fear go? To the government or to the people? You answer yourself as a true Malaysian. Is there any liberty that u can see?
“In the old days you need to conquer a country with military force and then u can control their country. Today it’s not necessary at all, you can destabilize a country, make it poor and then make it request for help. And for the help that is given, you gain control of the policies of the country. And when you gain control the policies of a country, effectively you have colonized that country.“
-Dr Mahathir Mohamad (25 December 1925 -Present) on his reaction to IMF during his interview to Commanding Heights(6th episode) by Daniel Yergin. This is done due to the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997.