Increasingly I find myself wondering this question. Where are the voices?
Is the world really so blind?
In response to the taxi fare hike in the 1980s, there had been a boycott of taxis. Many people refused to take taxi, and soon the taxi companies gave in, reducing the taxi fare. There was still a voice then. The public still assumed accountability; they knew that the voice of the people will triumph.
Fast forward to the present, and I cannot help but wonder, “Just where had the voices gone to?”
Are we too blind to see? Too oblivious to the things this government had done?
From the absurd pay-check, to Mas Selamat escape, to the police force arresting people who were simply exercising their human rights by a peaceful protest, to the unjustified GST hike, to the lack of accountability to the public.
Are we really so blind to see? Are we really too nonchalant to speak?
As I sit here now wondering, I can’t help but wonder one thing:
Will my opinions change a single thing?
I do not think the PAP should be overthrown or anything. To me, I think they are capable of running the country (in fact, the most capable out of all the political parties so far), but they must be accountable to the people. Oppression of the individual rights need to stop. Self-serving policies must stop.
But will what I say change anything?
I am sure that is what many people out there, who had not spoken, think. Yes as an individual your voice may not change things. But remember, freedom and democracy are not simply paper-talk; they are ideas and perspectives, and they are given power by words.
One may not be good enough, but speak out and let your voice be heard. The like-hearted will come.
And the voices will return slowly.
The people should not be afraid of their government- the government should be afraid of its people.
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