Dirty Politics

Normally, I stay away from political affairs as much as I can. However, this is really near impossible since every person is a social (political) being. Whatever happens in the realm of politics affects everybody.

I wrote this in my journal for awareness. What is magical about politics anyway?

Politics is about a choice. It is a concrete manifestation of our free will. Who will be elected in the office would largely depend on each and everyone’s vote. A vote is a very powerful tool. A single vote may make or break the political career of an individual.

What makes me decide to write about politics? Lately when I opened my Facebook account, I found something in the wall that triggers me. It was posted by a teenager, giving some negative comments about a certain politician who is running for president. What is worst is that the statement was allegedly found in the Holy Bible.

We are always complaining about dirty politics. We complain about politicians cheating during election counts, violence and vote buying. However, we fail to reflect and ask ourselves what are our contribution to a clean election. Negative propaganda (“black propaganda”) is part of a dirty election. Its objective is to shatter the credibility of a politician to give rise to another. And most of us are guilty of this. We say bad things about another politician to promote our bets. The rule is, “If you have nothing good to say about somebody, don’t say anything at all.”

What angered me most is that people are involving religion in the process. We must try to realize that everything about our religion, especially the Sacred Books, should be respected. We don’t use our religion to propagate “black propagandas”. It is wrong in two sense. One, it is a sin the society to participate in dirty politics. Two, it is a sin in our religion to use the sacred item in wrong ends.

For us to have a clean politics, let us actively participate in a clean one. I know that it is not an overnight process yet if we commit ourselves in having a clean election... then it’s a start.

Please vote wisely.