"What Can I Do?"

"What Can I Do?"
Colleagues recently approached me during lunch time , asking "what can I do?" At first I thought the person was seeking advice about a choice of foods. But I soon realized the question was larger than that. It was: what can I do about the way things are going in our community, city, state and country? People who voted for Pakatan fall into one of two camps: Trusters, who are basically believer, believe in Pakatan and think they are trying to do everything they can to change the political situation. And 2nd group of people who are basically - cynics, who have become disillusioned with how the things are being done.

In my view, both positions are wrong. A newly formed government -- even one as talented and well-motivated -- can't get a thing done unless the public is actively behind him. As FDR said in the reelection campaign of 1936 when a lady insisted that if she were to vote for him he must commit to a long list of objectives, the candidate FDR said to her I want to do those things, but you must make me. We must make Pakatan do the right things. Email, write, and phone them.

Do the same with your members of Parliament. Round up others to do so. Also: Find friends and family members in BN controlled states or constituencies who agree with you, and get them fired up to do the same. For example, if you happen to have a good friend or family member in Johor, you might ask him or her to write to the MB and tell him they want certain changes to be done.