INTEGRITY – The Missing Ingredient in Malaysia’s National Recipe

If one observes all the goings on in government, Parliament and even in society it seems that integrity is a major ingredient that is missing in our lives.

In fact this ingredient is so rare that when a BN MP rose to support an Opposition’s motion to investigate a fellow MP’s improper behaviour it made national headlines and even now the ripples are being felt in the nation’s conscience.

But maybe our nation does not have a conscience. We have marginalised so many of our own citizens with affirmative policies that somehow empower the rich to get richer while the poor just look on in despair.

It is a debate whether an MP has to do the “right thing” by voting with his conscience and upholding his personal integrity or “doing things right” by blindly following the party discipline without even any consideration of the issue.

For those MPs who want to learn about integrity, this is a useful reference.
If MPs cannot debate issues on integrity, how in heaven’s name will they be able to discuss issues of grave importance?

We are at a crossroads of sorts. People need to claim back their rights and our MPs are our means. Otherwise Malaysia as a nation is headed to the grave.

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