I object!!!

Well, I normally don't talk much about politics because I  think that they are absurd and nonsense. Politicians get richer, lay citizens gets poorer. They can give you 101 ways to fight jam or water shortage without even experience the citizens hardship. Well, Mr. Twain seems to agree with me (or actually I agree with Mr. Twain)

“Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.”

― Mark Twain


Today let's compare our opposition party with opposition party in other parts of the world.

As a Canadiophile, it is always a pleasure to learn about Canada. The fastest way is to study their citizenship guidebook and test yourself with their citizenship test. So I took an online citizenship quiz just to test my knowledge.

One of the question is "What is the role of the Opposition parties". The correct answer is "To oppose or try to improve government proposals". It is in their citizenship guidebook too. It's good to let their future citizens know that, voting for an opposition party is not a bad thing. And leader of the opposition party lives in the official house. Leader of opposition party lives in an official home! So, it's quite right to say, the ruling party and opposition party have the same right in Canada.

Well, over here, opposition party are viewed as bad, or unlawful, or (insert negative verb). National TV is controlled by the governing party, so most political news or advert are quite bias. And some of the civil servants are afraid to vote for the opposition.

Opposition party are supposed to keep the ruling party in check, And to protest any unconstitutional or unjust act done by ruling party. Otherwise, the governing party would turn into a dictatorship or totalitarian.

If this is too hard to understand, just remember yin and yang. You need both for balance.

Nope, I am not saying the ruling party is bad or opposing party is good. Just pointing out that, how different is our (the majority) attitude towards opposition and why we need an opposition party. And how unfair is our political situation.

I just think it's funny, that all. So don't shoot me!

(well, that unethical professor who taught me medical ethics, he always 'brainwash' us to vote for the ruling party... problem with elderly Asians, they think they know too much, and they think the younger generations are stupid... so called eating more salt)

The quiz that I tried
http://citizenshipcounts.ca/quiz

The official residence of Leader of Opposition party
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stornoway_%28residence%29
And on the list of residents, the current and some former Prime Ministers

Worth reading
http://www.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_responsibilities_of_the_Official_Opposition

*eating more salt means had live longer and have more experience. Another way to say, don't argue with me.

And what I write is a mere observation. If the reader thinks that the information above are incorrect, please comment