Politics Without Principles Will Impoverish Malaysia

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By




 JD Lovrenciear



 -1 Mar 2020
Graphic: vonyaglobal.comPrinciples are the fulcrum for people and politics, writes JD Lovernciear

So we have a new man at the helm as our eighth prime minister. Will the dust settle from now? That is probably the most debated question in Malaysia now.We need to pause and reflect as the nation remains embroiled in a tense, unpredictable, unsettled faux paus and political quagmire
Between the people and politics rests principles – the fulcrum that drives the future across the world
So let us take a clean sheet of paper and list the following:Support the struggle to build a New Malaysia based on Justice, Freedom, Solidarity:
Sign up for Aliran's free daily email updates or weekly newsletters or bothMake a one-off donation to Persatuan Aliran Kesedaran Negara, CIMB a/c 8004240948Schedule an auto donation to Aliran every month or every quarterBecome an Aliran memberWhat are the principles by which we as a nation of people live by
What are the principles that drive our business communities from the solo trader to the boardroom of powerful directors and oligarchs
What are the principles that hold each community of believers of the various faiths as they profess to journey with fellow citizens of differing faiths
What are the principles that professionals to blue-collar workers, NGO activists and politicians hold on to, fervently
If these principles are not in sync with the universal truths that accompany the journeying of all of humanity, then we will be in perpetual crisis as a nation
If universal principles – truth, justice, honour and dignity of life and governance, upon which every spiritual tradition draws is tenets – are ignored, and no matter what politicians and religious leaders promise and what people chase for, we will never realise a blessed nation
So what are the answers we can courageous list? What exactly are the principles that best describes the soul (or conscience and consciousness) of Malaysia

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