The history of our universe and of our Earth is also a history of having avoided extreme scenarios. For life to have developed on Earth, we needed the so-called ‘Goldilocks’ conditions – not too hot, but not too cold, just right.
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The history of our universe and of our Earth is also a history of having avoided extreme scenarios. For life to have developed on Earth, we needed the so-called ‘Goldilocks’ conditions – not too hot, but not too cold, just right.
These individuals, who share a belief that Malaysia should be a prosperous, kind, inclusive, caring, sustainable nation, are Malaysia. And it is in these individuals that the true power of the nation resides.
I would argue that greater transparency of information arms individuals with greater capacity for self-determination, increasing their bargaining chips and reducing leverage mismatches.
Blaming the voter base without understanding why they voted the way they did is arrogant and presumptuous.
The reason that the election manifestos are so far apart is not because the Median Voter Theorem does not hold but rather, it is because there is incomplete information and different presumptions by both parties as to “who” exactly the Malaysian Median Voter is.
I believe there is another way that is largely untried in civil society in Malaysia. It is not a direct form of engagement but I think, in the long run, it will be the most successful.
The 13th General Elections is a wathershed of sorts as elections tend to be, and we would like to share some common views of how we move forward from here.