Kleptocracy, also known as the democratization of authoritarianism (semi-authoritarianism).
"A young and unstable democracy struggling toward improvement and consolidation is usually not classified as a semi-authoritarian country. Rather, the term "semi-authoritarian" is reserved for stable regimes that combine democratic and authoritarian elements. Most of them are dominant-party systems - that is, states where opposition parties are allowed and free elections are held, but where the opposition has no real chance of winning. Sometimes the dominant party maintains power through election fraud, while other times the elections themselves are fair, but the electoral campaigns preceding them are not.
The late 1980s and early 1990s have seen the demise of many different kinds of authoritarian governments: communist states in Eastern Europe, right-wing military dictatorships in Latin America, and various others in Africa. Often, the governments that replaced them declared their allegiance to democracy and implemented genuine democratic reforms in the beginning, but eventually turned into semi-authoritarian regimes." (wikipedia.org)
"The first principle is that all members of the society have equal access to power and the second that all members enjoy universally recognised freedoms and liberties" (wikipedia.org, on principles of democracy)
Which fits the bill? You decide. How is it possible to have democracy, but not to be free? Ask us, we did it. Let me explain this in a simple way for you.
We have three glasses.
The first one, you're able to see through, clearly. The second one, you know there's something inside, but you don't really know what. The third one, I could tell you that the same toy is in the cup, and you may or may not believe me because you can't really see through.
The first one is transparent, the second one translucent, and the third one opaque. Transparent matters CAN turn opaque, under certain circumstances. It will reach a point where it is neither transparent nor opaque. You can see through it, but you really can't tell what you're seeing. It's almost like going blind. At one point, you just won't be able to see anything anymore.
Democratization of authoritarianism is just that. You can see through, but you can't really see what's going on. This seems to be the reverse here, literally speaking. People here don't bother covering up their acts these days. They either think we've all gone blind, or they have complete faith that their opaque little cup that they think no one can see inside. Question and be prepared to be slandered. Raise your hand and be called a traitor. Think and be called an extremist. That is the system. So, where shall we put our education to use? Maybe in the toilet, use your strength, to push out the shit, calculate how much strength you need for one shit to come out, time how long it takes for the shit to drop, and of course which kind of smoke with chemicals strong enough to mask the smell. Where else? I believe we're all miracle workers, living in democracy with no freedom. They'd laugh, but we tell them, we've done it. It's not impossible.
There is no politics in this.
Just today I was watching the 8pm news, and of course, the whole world has their eyes on Anwar's case now. The irony is the news that followed Anwar's was of Raja Petra. Funny how cases with opposite facts have the same side being arrested. Funny, what SOME say, to justify other's act. Funny, how other people have to justify other people's act when they aren't really involved. Funny, if I didn't know better, I would say it was the same war, fought in all different angles.
And of course, we have our parliamentary debates, still ongoing, still the same. Although Darwin's theory seems to have a reversing act here, with people jumping up and down, asking others who merely raised a hand to shut up, and of course, the ever-famous name calling. One can only wonder, if these name callings are really whom these people are. And of course, the mind boggling thought of why would a village of people be unhappy towards a resolution put forward in their favour? It's as if someone's giving you gold, and you're not only declining, but using it as rocks to throw back at the former.
They have this old saying "Hujan emas di negara orang, hujan batu di negara sendiri, baik lagi negara sendiri", I don't know why someone would make that up, but right now, I rather have the reverse. Why should I wait till it's too late? It's not like anyone's going to take care of our well-being, it's always been every man for himself. At least that's what I believe, and may I remind you that I am currently of an unsound mind. Although, it is understandable that if you've left your child in the care of someone else, your own flesh and blood, it's only natural that when you come back to get the child, the caretaker will hesitate, and at times, put up a fight. What can we do? In the bible, it says that God has created a new world, ready for those who believe in Him, He has created a new heaven and hell. This old world is only temporary. It will be destroyed (as if we're not destroying it already). Remember that we came into the world with nothing. We survived. And if we go out into the world with nothing, we will still survive. There's always a thing as starting over. But of course, if you've been pampered your whole life, generation after generation, your chances of surviving would be way lower.
Not my two-cents, but non-sense.
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