On 25 Aug 2019, I wrote a similar headed article to counter the disappointment the Raykat felt over the performance of PH ministers in the 16 months (then) of power.
I had lamented that the mistakes of these 16 month old babies will be used to "punish" them in GE15. My fear is now a reality where both the BN candidates and some disappointed Rakyat, are using to smear PH candidates. So I thought for GE15, I will now write a piece on this topic....again. But since everyone here is aware of the many good reasons, politically and economically, of the parties standing for GE15, I will pen this merely based on an analogy.
To start, let's just assume that the "baby" is the 22 months novice PH and the Grandfather is 65 year old BN. I'm not going to be bothered about the former (aunty divorced him) Uncle PN and the pesky Great grandfather GTA who just won’t die. These two relatives are turning up uninvited to spoil my tea party.
Let's put this into perspective:
We have the baby (now a toddler) asking us to be allowed some space so that he can grow up and become a youngster. He has all the energy required to grow up and indeed, become a productive adult who can be a useful human being for the benefit of the Rakyat. Yes, being a toddler, he will still tumble and fall sometimes but he is agile enough to pick himself up quickly and move fast. Besides, given his youth, he can afford to fall a few times and each time, he will learn to balance himself better and become steadier. This is afterall, how life progresses.
On the other hand, the 65 year old Grandpa still wants to run the country. The only advantage that he has, insofar as walking is concerned, is that he has been walking erratically for 62 years. Now remember, we have had this old fellow falling down, walking into potholes, walking through the backdoor and more. Even worse, Grandpa has consistently walked into the potholes deliberately ignoring warning signs. It's almost as if Grandpa couldn't give two hoots to his family’s warning. In many instances, Grandpa has been found sneaking around at night and stealing cookies from the family jar. If anything, most of his trips in the past 62 years have been pretty dismal....leading his family further downhill.
If we let Grandpa roam freely again, Grandpa will most definitely take his "keluarga" deeper down into the Rabbit Hole. Family experience has shown that Grandpa has become an incorrigible old codger who cannot be reformed. There is no doubt that he has expired his lease and should now be put into the old folks home for good. We, his “keluarga”, can visit him from time to time. Incredibly, we are now asked to consider giving Grandpa another go to repeat his mistakes just because our Toddler fell a couple of times?
Granted, the Toddler, being a baby, has made some blunders. Just like all babies and youngsters do. Considering that even older adults make frequent mistakes, one should not simply whack the baby learning to walk. What does a parent do when the baby stumbles and falls…..we teach them how to get back on their feet and encourage them to walk again.
Choose whom to support wisely folks.
