HINDRAF – the modern day bashing boy with a tinge of conscience
Wouldn’t you agree with me? Everything they do seem racial-based or does not fit the agenda that we hope to achieve although their actions have been the catalyst for us to actually think and act.
We had Semangat 46 in the early 1990’s, then we had Reformasi in 1999, and what happened? Nothing happened. It was good old BN and the people continued to accept and brood in silence. Then you had MGG Pillai, MKini, Malaysia Today and yet nothing happened because in 2004 BN still triumphed over us.
If you had been thinking and acting all these years, how far did it go? Question yourself. Get real as you are the unleashed devil within yourself and have only survived for your own individual needs.
Hey!!! I am not gloating about HINDRAF, but it is a simple fact that holds true that they are fighters for the underclass because they are truly the voice for the voiceless.
Today, the main media is having a field day because HINDRAF challenges DAP on the Kampung Buah Pala issue which sits comfortably in the seat of the BN. Suddenly, BN seems to be on their side, naturally for their own political gain. But the sad part of the whole affair is, you the so called public and bearer of justice, conscience and what is rightful will defend the opposition who is in control on what can be done, why it can’t be done, rule of law and the endless parade of justification for your own dome. It is not you, who have been displaced, but some 300 villagers who have had their ancestral homes demolished.
We, the so-called great minds, can throw our words and not mince them. Yet, because you are not in their situation or predicament, you do not understand this as a cause for humanity and conscience for the betterment of the society that only HINDRAF would pursue.
Balance and objectivity creates an idea where both sides are balanced. Yet, when we know no such thing exists in Malaysia for the society although it may exist for yourself, then you must realize that profound changes can only occur in a crisis to invoke the truth and conscience that lies within us.
HINDRAF is a crisis because it can go in either direction as long as the truth surfaces to assist the defenseless and helpless public. Whether it is racist or communal is based on your individual perception, as this is not an issue if we all decide to act humanely.
Effective communication within ourselves requires not simply an understanding of the facts, but how those facts will take place in our mind for the public’s benefit. HINDRAF’s communication, no matter how crude and bold it may be, is an act for a segment of the society that has been neglected for far too long.
Today, we all hope to seek social reforms that seek for truth and self criticism, yet it is only possible if individually we can decide on what is humane and just.
We don’t have to write, photograph, paint, sing, act, blog, video or film our anger and honesty, but only to act collectively.
The lines between artists, social activists and journalists have to be erased when we can actually act for a humanitarian cause without “much ado”. These lines diminish the power of reform, justice and an understanding of the truth for the truth will always be the truth. And it is for this purpose that these lines are there to dictate your action, or we will continue to live through another 100 years without a thought for the society.
As an individual, I try to think rationally as to what is just and fair, not to educate you, but what good is it if the truth itself defies you and will not set you free? Your own individual needs should not mean nothing more than merely commenting on this article. You are the change that you desire only if you choose to do it for the society.
R.Shan (Human Being)
