Thank god the much controversial Bersih Rally has ended,
but not without some "collateral" damage. Hundreds complained of missed appointments due to severe traffic jams while taxi drivers and store vendors suffered business losses.
Well at least the ones involved in the 9th July rally are happy with the outcome. Members of Bersih declared themselves winners saying that they still managed to stage the protest and reportedly mobilise 50000 protesters despite the police's lock-down on the city. The authorities also say that they've won this round because the rally turn out wasn't as great as expected, purportedly an estimated 5000. Wow, maybe Malaysians are bad at math. Or they're making those numbers up to make themselves feel better.Well, I feel sorry for them.
Here count! Maybe you're better at math.
Also, there seem to be this obsession with the colour yellow. Bersih members worship it while the authorities on the other hand treat it like some kind of federal criminal. Apparently, even the DiGi yellow man was arrested. Anyways, I think whoever believes that a colour can start a revolution or well be a threat to national security is just plain paranoid.
Moving on. There are dim witted dopes, then there's Ali Ibrahim . Oh boy, where do I start? After infuriating thousands with his bold speech about fighting fire with fire against Bersih, this face of Perkasa wasn't even seen anywhere near where the rally took place. At one point, he even claimed he could lead all 15000 Perkasa members in a contradicting rally at Stadium Titiwangsa but ended up "taking a stroll" in the park instead after failing to get a permit. Talk about a total embarrassment.
If he had the balls to show up, maybe he would've came in this.
Taxpayers must definitely be wondering why the hell is their money being spent on sending FRU teams into the city, and serving food buffet style to the protesters held when they clearly should be fighting crime. About the buffet, no wonder so many people took part in the rally. I mean party tents and clothed tables? It's no more different than taking a nice weekend stroll into the city for a 'kenduri'. See it for yourself.
I would have join the rally if I knew it'll end up like that.
About the electoral reform, I don't know. Is the rally really necessary? I mean Bersih should know that not everyone agrees with them and holding a rally isn't like having a private party. You can't just do it whenever you like, especially not when you're getting in the way so many city dwellers. You want your memorandum sent to the King? Well I'm sure there are other ways to get it to him other than bringing along 10000 people and congesting an entire city. Of course the authorities shouldn't have banned the rally, let alone yellow t-shirts. I would like to point out that democracy, is democracy. There's a limit to where you can make it your own, but after that, it's not democracy anymore. Human rights is an unquestionable part of it, and humans do have the right to hold rallies for example, well peaceful ones that is.
I think both parties could have resolved and responded to this matter in a much better and rational way. But sadly egoism blinded everyone. No one is willing to take a step back or to give in, and that, is the biggest problem Malaysians are facing. Why do you think traffic jams are so frequent? Don't blame the road systems. Well, that's pretty much what I thought about the rally. Malaysians are definitely still young and have much much more to learn.
