Whose lives are better now?

The Opposition shouted “ Change”. Yes, they wanted the Sarawakians to use their votes to change the Government by voting out the Barisan Government. However, this time, they failed and failed badly. They will try it again because “ change “ is an ideal weapon to convince the voters.

The slogan “ Change” has been used by the Opposition for ages as it is a psychological warfare and easy winning points for the campaigners during the election campaign. People like to change be they are rich or otherwise. People like to change be they are professional or otherwise. People like to change be they are illiterate or educated or otherwise. They want to change for the better.

After experiencing all the elections, have the voters really asked themselves who have or have been changed for the better? Of course, it is very obvious that the campaigners have themselves changed for the better even though they are not able to form the government. These campaigners either state assembly men or parliamentarians have enjoyed better lives with new houses and new cars, contrastively with a little or no change on the lives of the voters. This is what happened in Penang.

Therefore, it is quite clear that the opposition has been misleading and cheating the voters by shouting “ change” and using the slogan “ change” because at the end of the day, they gain much and most. In Penang where the opposition formed the Government, the people are suffering. The Penangites are now paying higher water rate, revised assessment, increased rate of parking fees with extended parking hours. Housing developers are building high priced apartments and houses without caring those from lower income group. The state assembly men enjoy higher monthly allowances and other revised benefits. These are the so-called “ change “ shouted by them.

With less than 2 years for the 14th General Election, slogan of ” change” surely will prevail . The emotions of the voters are easily played up during the election campaign and with lack of observation and analysis, the voters will once again vote in the campaigners solely on their slogans of “ change”.