南洋商报《道不远人》第廿二篇
上个星期我在另一日报写了一则《危机未必是坏事》的文章,文中我说:“政府在设法避免因大集会而可能产生失控方面所作出的间接与直接、软硬手法交互使用的监控斧迹相当明显,直到元首声明的急转直下,让紧绷的气氛立即舒缓,加上纳吉适时释出善意让净选盟在体育馆从早到晚集会到满意为止,并同意改善选举制度,可以说首相在处理这项危机上顺利的过了第一关。”
事实上,当首相宣布让净选盟在体育馆从早到晚集会的时候,许多对大集会存有疑虑的民众都大大的松了一口气,首相也因此挽回了一些掌声。当时大部分人民希望看到的局面是大集会顺利在体育馆和平举行,可惜双方最终还是因为地点的选择问题而争持不下,街头集会的局面还是出现了,而且所引发的后续课题至今延烧不已!
如果说“危机也是转机或是良机”,显然的,政府错过了在第一轮就赢取掌声,为争取和净选盟坐下理性探讨如何改进竞选机制的良好机会。
有位朋友告诉我:“如果我是政府,集会当天我会沿途派发矿泉水,让大家在炎热的下午享受政府所赠与的一股渗入体内、心内的清凉与关怀感。”可惜的是政府的回应手法虽然较之以往温和,却是笨拙的。
处理危机需以正面回应、承担、解开问题死结的方式缓和局面,进而反败为胜,甚至超越的这个道理政府内的衮衮诸公没有理由不了解,可惜的是多年来养成的威权管理心态与习惯还是在最重要的时刻透过笨拙的处理手法展露无遗了。
如果说净选盟是非党派的组织,政府的处理手法不但让已逐渐为人民接受甚至欢迎的多项政府改革光芒为愤怒之火所掩盖,把净选盟中实事求是的中立派推向民联,在政治现实上的此消彼长定律下,也等于自己把更多的选票送了给民联,推高了民联的支持率,下届大选,国阵“寒意”更深。
政府必须接受由于选举制度不完善与不健全导致净选盟赢得群众共鸣的事实,既然已宣示国阵是一个以民文本的政府就不如爽快的附顺民意,和人民一起落实“选举自由及公正”的理想。
以赵明福事件为例,如果一早就成立皇家委员会,把事情摊开放在阳光下让大家看得清清楚楚,民联那有机会无限玩弄?
如果在等待司法行动前立即运用党的机制冻结涉嫌贪污者的党职与党籍,人民那会不服?
既然已答应改善选举机制,就别再花时间耍嘴皮子说什么净选盟的要求等同威胁选委会等不讨好的废话。最近大家动不动就抬出“皇家委员会”,显然对皇家委员会有信心,那就立即成立一个把国阵与民联排除在外,具有公信力的去党派皇家委员会吧!
理性、透明的从学术与实践角度探讨改善选举制度是当前急务,既然早做迟做最终还是不得不做,不如立即放下我执、消除敌对、立即执行,堵住不满的蔓延,别再拖拖拉拉了,拜托!
把危机转化为良机,时机是关键! “以民为本,立即行动!”口号已喊得震天价响,讲多无谓,认认真真落实才是上上之策!
周美芬15/7/2011
1 comment:
When a decision is made for the people and supposedly to put people first, suddenly turned around to give excuses after excuses, simply assumed the people will keep silent and quiet about it, and sending out so many silly threats, with lies after lies, people are so fed up, they are still upset with the manner things are governed. The main issue of why a Member of Parliament in Kapar needs to win with 120,000 voters in the constituency while putrajaya has less than 8000 voters, that is so obviously unfair and ridiculous! Malaysians are better educated and more informed, and people are not going to allow lies after lies to let those greedy leaders to get away. MCA is also showing lousier and lousier ways, with a president so tainted that you chose to quit your MCA wanita chief post, you are braver and more sensible than all those current MCA ministers, they are just not like you!! You find less than 10,000 Chinese students are interested in 20 public universities, and many chose to serve outside Malaysia especially helping Singaporeans more and more by working there. You better leave MCA and join the third force if any.
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