Tuesday, February 07, 2012

POLITICAL SIGNALS

Malaysian drivers are known for not using their vehicle signal lights wisely. In fact, I remember how a friend even suggested this: vehicles in Malaysia - especially cars - do not have to be equipped with signal lights because  no one uses them. Never mind. Leave that to the Executive and Judiciary branches. Signals are important in politics. Politics include signals which are interpretable and are used interchangeably - and perhaps more often than not, misunderstood - with 'propaganda'. Depending on the intentions and contexts, words uttered by politicians bring different meaning to different individuals. Manipulations and exploitations of thoughts and ideas transformed into weapons of minds destruction. Some people are made to believe that some things , like a program  or a certain public policy, are good for better living. Some however, were forced to accept 'the fact' or 'the fiction' presented before them by 'leaders' which are signaled and transmitted electronically - blogs, vlogs, twitter, etc. Take for example, the 'third force' as coined by many - politicians, analysts, scientists and what not. Also, look at how people are told repeatedly about issues that are categorised or sanctioned as being 'true, accurate and reliable'; or perhaps the recent threat of possible strike by the Israel against Iran as reported worldwide. At the moment, I am more interested in reading all the signals transmitted by all parties in Malaysian politics regarding the coming General Election. It has been interpreted that the coming election will be held in mid March this year. Ya, why not? It is perhaps the best time for a general election to be administered. The signal from the Israeli's quarter pictures it quite clearly - at least from the US's point of view - that Iran will be their next target sometime in April this year. Putting all the signals together, wouldn't it be nicer, and better, for a general election to be held here before April 2012? Lets continue looking for more signals!