When the news about Zaid’s consumption of alcohol was being spread, his reaction was surprisingly straightforward for he chose to admit his misconduct at the first place, unlike our beloved YBs Khairy and Hishammuddin who denied straightaway as their picture of taking alcohol uncovered. From the media, most of us would have heard in the past, 4 of our Prime Ministers did drink before. In fact, we cannot accuse anyone without any solid evidence, even though some may seem very suspicious. However, it is not wrong for us to have our personal assumption with all the rumours we heard.
At this juncture, the most crucial thing that concerns the voters is not the issue of whether a politician has taken alcohol or not because for the people, this has nothing to do with future of the country. Nevertheless, this incident has successfully brought out an important criterion which everyone wants to see, that is integrity in politician. By admitting own mistake, Zaid Ibrahim had proven his integrity and great courage to the people in Hulu Selangor. He even gained the forgiveness of many Muslims for his willingness to repent and acknowledgment of his wrongdoing. In contrast to that, some of the patriotic bloggers, full of wisdom, chose to manifest their integrity by showing pictures modified with Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator to convince the people in Hulu Selangor.
Alcohol is tempting, so is corruption. Personally, if I were to make a choice between taking alcohol and working together with corrupted people with no integrity and principles, I would rather be indulged in drunkenness.
That is the voice of the people.
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