Thursday, November 17, 2005

Felt for self-interested

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender. ~ Henri Frederic Amiel

The idea that people act to promote their self-interest is not surprising, but what is remarkable are Malaysia Parliament's deliberations that the actions of these representatives, driven by the desire to make themselves better off with media exposure, result in nonsense welfare.

"MPs slam ad as mocking monarchy" and "DAP's rocket symbol sparks off war of words" reported by TheStar today, has proved to be a remarkably coffee shop convention, forming an unsavory characteristic of Malaysian Parliament. Yet still cannot shake off that nagging shit patent!

Some of them have turned our House into a chi-chat hall. We can't make the nation strong when it is held together with self-interest and folderol. Too often they think that democracy is only in terms of getting one's right. There are a lot of social and economic issues holding back for resolutions. But instead, many oddly issues such as public toilet, tudong, college ranking, English teaching etc ... have become hot topics. I wonder can't it be productively put on resolutions towards social illness, financial order and nation's living standard.

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