Malaysia General Elections 2013 (GE13)
By Lintang Bob Yong
For the past 10 days, I was listening, reading and
watching videos on GE13. So much so, every night when I went to sleep, I had
night mares and got up the next morning behaving like a zombie.
Politicians, like worn-out records repeatedly love to talk
about the same stuff when I hear them speak on Ceramah. Just like persisted
salesmen, but instead of promoting the merits of their products, politicians use
propaganda or instil fear as their objectives to win votes.
A few days before the polling, I put down my thoughts on
Facebook.
1. In the eyes of God, we are one
human race and equal. I pray God will lead and guide me to vote for a government
that has His vision.
2. Oh Lord, we don’t want Malay or Chinese or Indian
Prime Minister. All we want in this GE13 is a MALAYSIAN Prime Minister. So God
please help us, help our beloved Malaysia. Amen.
3. Promising any particular race a fair treatment and
policies is redundant and not necessary. All Malaysian citizens under the
constitution are to be treated fairly and equally. A true Malaysian Prime
Minister will see to it he does just that and this is the kind of leadership we
pray and hope for after the 2013 General Election.
I wrote
on the eve of polling day.
We, Malaysians,
pledge our united efforts to attain these ends guided by these principles:
Belief in God
Loyalty to
King and country
Supremacy of
the constitution
Rule of Law
Mutual
respect and morality.
On polling day, my family and I went to church before
voting. We pray for:
God’s purposes to be fulfilled
Results to be accepted by everyone
No violence and threats
Reconciliation
Now that the results are known, I wish that:
The executive, the legislature, the judiciary, the civil
service and the media must be allowed to work and act independently. The
Malaysian Prime Minister owes it to the Rakyat to observe and embrace these
tenets to ensure peace and prosperity.
The real test is after the election.
"When the people
fear the government there is tyranny; when the government
fears the people there is liberty." -Jefferson
