Why “F**k Politics” is Just a Shallow Statement
We have been taught since we were young that politics is bad. We have been brought up in an environment where the most (in)famous politicians are the ones jabbering and harping on religious, racial, ultranationalistic and dogmatic views they cling to.
So it’s kinda logical that our generation, the Youth, are deeply disinterested in politics. There are those of our age who are interested in politics, but don’t their self righteous, holier than thou attitude kinda make u sick? Instead of making us being more open to politics, they made us loathe politics even more. The constant bullying ala the SS and SA are a constant feature of a deeply politicized university.
And so we hate politics. And people scorn at the word political science. Surely, there’s nothing scientific to it aside from the constant application of psychology in it. And all the political theories – are they not just platforms for fucked up people to gain some sort of leverage by dooping the people? Democracy is practically non-existent, as those who vote are those who are as fucked up as their political master. All are skullheads and bimbos. Therefore, our conclusive and reasonable answer to any form of politics is: NO, WE ARE NOT JOINING POLITICS! Politic’s a game for the rich. Politic’s are only for politicians.
Thus Spoke Zarasthura of The Young.
But is it really as bad as we perceive? Do we know not that we live in a democratic country, where ALL of us have the responsibility to choose OUR leader?
If we have a stupid MP representing us in Parliament, wouldn’t he or she be OUR MP.
If we have a stupid Prime Minister leading our country, wouldn’t he or she be OUR Prime Minister?
If we have a stupid Government doing fucked up works in the Ministries, wouldn’t they be OUR Government?
We are not living in a dictatorship, where we the People can simply wash our hands of the atrocities and mismanagements done by the government. We cannot just simply blame the politicians and government if we did nothing in intervening the state matters, i.e. voting in the elections.
Malaysians are suffering from “academical smarter than thou” syndrome. Where we only know how to criticize and blame others, especially the government (may they be from BN or PR), when things started to go bad. We think that we are smart by pinpointing the mistakes done by others. We think that we are contributing to the birth of a better, newer and smarter Malaysia by doing so.
But what we are doing is nothing more than just eradicating a lousy structure of ideology and replacing it with nothing for shelter. We oppose, but we did no counter-proposal in its place. And even if we do, we would always think that the professors and researchers are bribed somehow. Which explains a lot of conspiracy theory on both sides of our political spectrum.
We need a fixed pole to guide the people. To stir them away from this terrible politics of ours
(to be continued)
