Social media won't change government

In my previous post, I emphasized my opinion on the Fahmi Reza's case. According to him, the reason why he performed such act was to defend his rights to criticize the corrupt rulers. I recently read an article titled "Social media won't change government" which was distributed by my tutor during critical reading and thinking tutorial. After reading the article, I do agree that voicing our dissatisfaction towards the government via social media is not going to solve the problem.

One of the way to voice our our dissatisfaction towards the government is during the election. In our country, we need to be at least 21 years old to register as a voter. In the article, the writer mentioned that many college and university students are not aware that in order to change the government, they need to register and vote during elections. I was surprised by the statement because as a citizen of this country, if we are not aware of those basic procedures, how can we bring changes to the country?

The second way is by protesting. As we are all aware, last year August , Bersih 4.0 took place. The purpose of the protest is to bring the spotlight to the mounting scandals surrounding the Prime Minister and also to send a clear message that 'we will not tolerate nonsense'. Protest like Bersih 4.0 is an eye opener for the government to rectify the current situation.

Comparing the both ways that i mentioned, election is the most efficient way in voicing our dissatisfaction towards the government. Election helps to revolutionize our country's political system in order to lead the country well and progress.