"All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing."
“The most we can do is to accept the situation and hope that it will improve.”
Linora Low, on what can be done to improve Malaysia.
Really?
Linora Low, on what can be done to improve Malaysia.
Really?
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But anyways, I'm just dropping by to say hi :)
To Su: That's a long hi :> I think going abroad is fine, so long as people do it for the right reasons. If it's to 'escape' the country, for example, I think if they've tried everything they can to improve things, but if it's ineffective, then it's natural to think that the grass is greener on the other side. But if they jump in straight abroad without trying to effect a change, then I don't agree with that.
After all, you'll be moving to a country where you don't even exist in the political system. Which...well, it has to suck, I should imagine :>
Not much good ever comes out of politics talk over coffee.
But as a character from Star Wars once said...well begun, is only half done. :> The question is desire, and the will to see it through. If people don't have any ideas, or aren't willing to try and affect change in the small ways that they can, then they have no right to criticise. We're talking in the context of government here, but that also applies to many other things in many other countries.
Rawr.
But by the same token, the sort of change that I think you're looking for is total and immediate. Nothing ever happens that fast, even in countries like America or Australia. Perhaps people in governments might not listen, but there are always others out there who might share the same view. The things that we can do is not much compared to others, perhaps, but it is something. We can vote, and by voting for the party you believe in, you have a say in the running of the country. That's one small thing that we can do, and the bigger picture is always made up of the details. Let's put it another way: I don't think things would have turned out the way it did for the blacks in America if Rosa Parks gave up her seat on that bus.
And fighting a losing battle? Who wants to win a battle, anyway? I'm fighting to win the war :)