I signed up for UMNO membership during the time of Tun Razak. That puts me in the veteran category now. Over the years, I observed changes among the polticians. In the begining they were nationalistic committed towards the welfare of the rakyat. Tun Razak was one such person.But today's politicians are not so. They are opportunists committed towards the aqusition of money and power. Related problems crop up. One of them is money politic and the other one is jump ship like people in the private sector who "Jump Companies". One moment they are with Esso and the next moment they look for openings in Petronas. They don't care for Esso or Petronas. What they care is the money they can make. Some politicians are like that
UMNO politicians generally love the good thing of life such as branded cars, palatial homes and in some cases, new wives. Ahmad Said is one such person. I don't understand why they need a RM200,000.00 car to go around or a RM2,000.000.00 house to sleep in and a new wife to sleep with
UMNO politicians are treated almost like royalty. Once I attended a get-together at a kampung in Terengganu where politicians were guests of honour. They arrived in a convoy of branded cars and welcomed by bearers of bunga mangar, kompang, bersilat and even a red carpet. They were over doing it. High living, display of wealth and VIP treatments fail to bring about endearment of the people. The 'Us" and the 'Them" mentality develop. No amount of talk on national development can erase that mentality. It is this endearment that wins elections. BN fared badly in the last election because of the lack of this endearment. The outcome of the recent KT by election was also bad and it was due to the same reason. So Najib please take note
UMNO politicians generally love the good thing of life such as branded cars, palatial homes and in some cases, new wives. Ahmad Said is one such person. I don't understand why they need a RM200,000.00 car to go around or a RM2,000.000.00 house to sleep in and a new wife to sleep with
UMNO politicians are treated almost like royalty. Once I attended a get-together at a kampung in Terengganu where politicians were guests of honour. They arrived in a convoy of branded cars and welcomed by bearers of bunga mangar, kompang, bersilat and even a red carpet. They were over doing it. High living, display of wealth and VIP treatments fail to bring about endearment of the people. The 'Us" and the 'Them" mentality develop. No amount of talk on national development can erase that mentality. It is this endearment that wins elections. BN fared badly in the last election because of the lack of this endearment. The outcome of the recent KT by election was also bad and it was due to the same reason. So Najib please take note
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I think it boils down to the people, the voters whether it is at the general election or party (any party) election at all levels. If you vote in the wrong people then you will suffer the consequences. The ordinary members should not vote in people who are known to be playing with money politics or who demand red carpet treatment at functions - at branch, division or the state levels. Sometimes it is the members themselves who offer red carpet treatment to leaders. But a real leader will decline all that. I think the voters should look for leaders who are NOT ONLY close to the ground but must be able to identify and bring forward and solve the needs of the common people on the ground. If you look at Seberang Takir now especially where people buat keropok, ikang kering ikang bilis and belacan there is no diference from the old Seberang Takir of the 50s and we have the control of our own destiny 50 over years ago. The industry and the people there remain the same. There is a dire need for change. If you go to Jalang Tanjong you will notice that a lot of changes have taken place BUT is it the kind of change that we want?. I can see the original people of Tanjong are gone. So are their lands and holdings. And this is the pattern that you can see everywhere in towns. It is really sad to see that Jalang Tanjong does not really reflect what we want to see THAT the people who own land and properties there should remain there and THEY should be part of the development which is taking place. Mohd Som your classmate
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