THE PARADOXES OF CHOICE
EXCEPT for the CHOICE to be born as a particular gender and into a particular family, race and/or religion, ALL of us who are born into this world are endowed with multiple FREEDOM OF (personal) CHOICE in life including an ungodly CHOICE of dying by suicide.
From the statement above, reader(s) may ask why I choose to mention and write something about CHOICE herein and what is the relevance?
I choose or my CHOICE to mention something briefly below about CHOICE is because a CHOICE is about achieving ones’ objective(s). CHOICE also makes the chooser its servant to live by the CHOICE he/she already made. On the other hand, CHOICE may and can also ‘enslave’ a chooser to become abusive and destructive.
In leadership position for example, leadership’s CHOICE to stay and sustain its ruling and/or dominating position (in government) is always crucial. Good intentions and the CHOICE of sound policies and good governance can and may slip-off or side-track toward nepotisms and cronyisms by which power-greed and self-enrichment breed corruptions and political oppressions.
Since an established ruling group has the democratic legitimacy of control over the state machineries and instruments, their natural CHOICE is to maximize and expand the use those machineries and instruments to formulate and implement policies or programmes toward positional entrenchment.
It is a natural CHOICE for people to group together to oppose nepotisms, cronyisms, corruptions, and political oppressions when they feel the effects and impacts on their livelihood and the nation.
It is the CHOICE of Bersih Group (in NGO’s style) to proceed OR not to proceed with its plan to hold peaceful demonstration (as scheduled on 09.07.2011) nation-wide. Either one, the CHOICE will have the immediate intended as well as far reaching impacts on the nation’s future. For the Bersih Group,it seemed that the CHOICE of peaceful demonstration is about achieving its ‘legitimate’ objective in “shaking” the authority in power from the allaged “deep denial-syndrme-slumber ” - "To have clean and fair election".
It is also the freedom of CHOICE of individual members of Bersih Group to stick OR back-out from participating in the planned demonstration.
It is also the most important CHOICE of BN leadership within its means to warn, discourage and contain the demonstration if and when it does take place. The leadership position of Najib-led BN is being challenged seriously outside the election process publicly by the CHOICE of a group of the country’s well-known professionals to lead and participate in the intended demonstration who seemed to be well prepared in facing the consequences of their CHOICE.
It is also the CHOICE of the Police to act reasonably and humanly in handling the demonstrators within the laws with professionalism in accordance with the Police Act and Regulations.
It is also a wise CHOICE of the Patriot Group to take heed of the kingly advice from the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong to refrain from proceeding with ‘counter-Bersih-demonstration’ or adding insult to injury to worsen the situation.
WE (all) are either MASTERS or SLAVES (or victims) of OUR OWN CHOICE(s) in achieving our objective(s). Hence our respective attitudes are also being shaped and guided by the respective CHOICE(s) we do make.
THE CHOICE AND CHOICE OF METHODS TO FORGE CHANGES IN THE ELECTION SYSTEM IS OURS WITHIN, AND NOT COERCION BY OTHERS FROM OUTSIDE MALAYSIA.
THE PARADOXES OF CHOICE(s) ARE EITHER BLESSINGS OR CURSES TO OUR SELVES AND OUR COUNTRY.
ADDENDUM #1
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ADDENDUM #1
After reading today’s Borneo Post this morning (6th July 2011), it is my CHOICE to include new information below. The objective of the CHOICE is to update readers on the latest development regarding the issue of such national importance.
It was a wise CHOICE of Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan (the chairperson of the demonstration) in seeking audience with the Yang Di-Peretuan Agong in order to resolve the matter. It was kingly CHOICE of the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong for consenting to meet with the chairperson.
The CHOICE by the organizer to call-off the street demonstration was in response to the offer made by the government to have the rally held in the indoor Stadium.
It was the government’s CHOICE to response affirmatively and transferred the burden of ensuring peaceful assembly to the organizer. The CHOICE was for the organizers (on behalf of themselves and participants) to keep their words in keeping peace throughout the period of the rally.
It was the government’s CHOICE to response affirmatively and transferred the burden of ensuring peaceful assembly to the organizer. The CHOICE was for the organizers (on behalf of themselves and participants) to keep their words in keeping peace throughout the period of the rally.
The outcomes of the CHOICE to compromise for both parties (the ‘demonstrators’ and the ‘government’) are crucial.
For the ‘demonstrators’, the new CHOICE of holding the demonstration indoor is about satisfying the effort and objectives in organizing the demonstration.
For the government, the CHOICE of allowing the rally to proceed indoor was a strategic response to control law and order as a matter of priority while promoting and maintaining democratic freedom.
The CHOICE seemed to be a ‘WIN-WIN’ situation in so far as the plan to hold and control the rally in-door is concerned.
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ADDENDUM #2 ( Thursday 07-07-2011)
Late last night, I watched televised discussion on Bresih-intended rally. One of the three speakers was Dato’ Sharil Samad. It was suggested that the rally be shifted from the Federal Capital to Shah Alam in Selangor.
The CHOICE is facing three main problems.
(1) Getting Police permit to assemble. The application for an assembly requires a minimum period of seven (7) days
of submission before the event. However, under special circumstances, the period may be lessened.
of submission before the event. However, under special circumstances, the period may be lessened.
(2) Bersih is said to be ‘unregistered NGO”. If that is so, Bersh has no locus standi to make an application to hold
the assembly.
the assembly.
(3) What is the alternative CHOICE ?
A CHOICE or DECISION is indeed critical |
It follows that every individual CHOICE or decision we made and will make for ourselves (our families ...government, organizations...) shape and guide our actions AFFECTING our own lives and that of others (consciously/unconsciously) beneficially otherwise detrimentally. |
Life is full of CHOICES A CHOICE IS NEITHER ABSOLUTE NOR PERFECT But one has to make many CHOICES in one's life time. |
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