I was called a keyboard warrior today.
This was of course due to my rantings on the petrol price hike today which almost everyone else in the land is ranting about too.
I firstly had put blame on those who supported Barisan Nasional in the last elections because its all like clockwork and as predicted. Win the elections, fuel goes up.
My second argument was, that most rich people (ie. people of high places, like ministers and CEOs) don't actually pay for petrol. They either have someone else pump the petrol for them or they claim it as part of a mileage perk. The poor people on the other hand, will get cash handouts in the form of the infamous BR1M although its not actually a monthly thing, so I don't see what the joy is all about. So its the middle class people like yours truly, who have to pay high taxes, pay for our own petrol and at the same time try to make a living and raise children, who are most effected by these price hikes.
Fine, its just a 10% increase and maybe (or maybe not) prices of other stuff will probably be raised by 10% too. So for some, its not that hard a pinch.
But compensate it with something for God's sake!
I'd be happy if the public transportation was more comfortable and clean, and had better reach to all corners of the cities and suburbs. For example, my residential area has no feeder buses to larger stations (bus or lrt) and getting a cab is a nightmare. The upcoming MRT service, there's not a station nearby where I'm staying and I can only hope, some kind of feeder bus infrastructure will start to send me to the nearest MRT station or hub.
Lower our taxes too, and with the impending decision to implement GST, this really has to happen. A friend was talking about it yesterday and mentioned that they should also raise the cap of annual income that needs to be taxed, which I think is a good idea. And what has the GST have in store for the poor? Definitely more problems
So back to the point of the accusation I was posed to. Does a ranting citizen really need to be into politics and fight for the people every time he passes a comment towards the ruling government? Is it wrong to be a keyboard warrior because you know about all the shit that it takes to be a politician? All the money involved?
So I think its a bit low to pose such an accusation as its akin to ranting about football frustrations and then being asked to go play or go be a manager
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