PM: Choose BN or Choose Chaos

Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in his 9 pm TV polling-eve
message said:

"You have to vote for our future. You have to vote for our children…

"What will happen if there is chaos and there is instability?"

Abdullah got only the first part right, that Malaysian voters must vote for
their future and their children.

He got the second part completely wrong – as the choice before the Malaysian
voters is not between Barisan Nasional on the one hand and chaos and
instability on the other.

This is a false choice.

Source: Lim Kit Siang

Malaysian voters (and non-voters) on my MSN are skeptical about change, and Badawi pushes this button frequently to woo voters. All have expressed fear of the opposition ruling our states and bickering in our Senate, so naturally any talk about 'instability' sends ruffles through the people. The thought of how change is brought about by a new government completely eludes them - "Aiya now got opposition then we sure die lah", and "How now later got more riot, May 13 then how".

Who's to say that voting the opposition will send us into chaos? Countries and governments are in constant disequilibrium - ever changing and ever evolving to achieve more. Any country that reaches stasis is effectively dead; think North Korea.

Malaysians have no faith in change. It is much easier to wallow in their own self pity and complain about every imaginable topic over their teh tarik.