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Not satisfied with the general election result? Go to the streets and protest!

Discontented with the government? Go to the streets!

Unhappy with the price of fuel? Go to the streets!

Disagreement over water and land issues? Just go to the streets!

Can't accept defeat? Go down to the street to seize back your power!


What kind of a culture is this? There are many ways to channel our complaint over anything rather than taking to the streets and challenge the law. We have enough avenues for such complaints, and we have the courts and specific law to seek justice.

Why must we turn into monkeys by holding demonstrations and rallies when the Constitution and existing laws are there to protect each and everyone's rights?

The 13th general election result, for instance is being made a ticket for the opposition and anti-government groups to chant 'democracy' slogan all around.

But what is the type of democracy that they want when they themselves failed to substantiate their allegation? PKR's Rafizi Ramli has been shouting like a monkey, claiming he got this and that proof of election fraud but has yet to take it to the Election Commission.

He and the rest of the opposition leaders also ignored their rights for petition - the lawful practice throughout the world - but chose to go to the streets instead.

And how could the law protect people like him and student leader Adam Adli who incited the public to take to the streets and topple the legitimate government, the one chosen by the voters?

Without any check, they may go overboard, believe me. They are so obsessed by the Arab Spring and Tahrir Square uprising, the cues that would not only bring down the government but the whole country under bloody riot.

What would become of the country under such a circumstance? And who would want to rule in a civil war torn country? Is Pakatan Rakyat willing to take over?

But what if the 'war' rages on after they are in power?

A good question, right? Of course, they will have to come down hard o n dissidents, barring public rally and street demo, haul up the opposition leaders and put them behind bar as a method of containment.

What actually do they want? Power? War? Or foreign intervention?

I personally believe they just want to be heroes of themselves, not for anything else, just like the monkeys swinging from a branch to another without any specific objective!


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