Holier than Thou

I have a personal beef against people who exhibit a ‘holier than thou’ attitude. This stems from my belief that there is no such thing as a universal moral code and that we are all sinful creatures. Therefore, there we should abstain from judging the actions of others simply because there is no benchmark or standard to judge someone against.

That is why I don’t get what is up with these MCA people. Chua Soi Lek is the ultimate political comeback story. Caught red-handed being adulterous, resigned from his cabinet and party positions, cast into the political wilderness, made a bid for the deputy president and won it. While raising the issue during campaigning is probably acceptable, I think that the rest of the MCA should just let it rest now.

I think that his conduct once he got caught, is commendable. Not many people in his position of power would willingly resign due to an affair. Personally, I think that this is a private matter between him and his family. If his family can forgive him and move on, I don’t think that it is the business of anyone else to pick on it. I guess that the rest of the grassroots believe in the same thing and decided to move on and pick him for deputy president.

However, some people will say that he is a morally flawed man. If he is able and willing to have an illicit affair and betray the trust of his family, he can definitely do something else that betrays the trust of the people. While this is also a valid argument, it is one that is cloaked in fear. I will now say that I do not put my trust in any politician and everyone else would be wise to do so. The key thing is to constantly keep and eye on him and to check his work.

Personally, I feel that there are not many people within MCA who are as capable as him. This was evident during the campaigning period where his strong track record never came into question. Nobody dared to challenge him on his capabilities. The only barb that they could pick on was the adultery. Since nobody is perfect, you just need to make a judgement call and put the right person into the job.

Chua Soi Lek has gotten a baptism by fire and this actually gives him more power than before. The rest of them at the top are probably equally as guilty, including the one who dared to campaign on a clean platform. They have just not been caught yet. Personally, I believe that all politicians are corrupt and I have yet to meet one who is not.

The one thing that saddens me when I look at the MCA is that it claims to represent the Malaysian Chinese people but honestly, it is irrelevant to a number of us – the ones who are English or Malay educated. The MCA fights on issues that we don’t really care about. I liked Chua Jui Meng’s idea of a more inclusive MCA but too bad he lost his bid for the presidency.

To those sore losers who think that they deserved to be deputy president, just get back to doing your work and if you have a good track record, your time will come.