YOURSAY | The trouble with our ‘honourable’ YBs

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YOURSAY | ‘Politicians whom we all think don't deserve to be elected are still being repeatedly voted in.’ COMMENT | Are our elected reps worthy of being called YB? MS: There are two connected reasons for the problem of having these “Yang Berhormat” (YBs) as members of parliament (MPs) which writer K Pakaran has described - ignorance and laziness. Most of the foolish representatives urban Malaysians have come to loath, get elected in rural and semi-rural constituencies where ignorance is endemic and feudal instincts are strong. In urban areas where there is really no shortage of information-sharing among a relatively better-educated population, the problem arises from the tendency of voters to blindly vote for the party rather than individuals. This is caused by the basic laziness of voters to probe and reject those unworthy of their votes. In many cases, the blind vote for a p…