Politics and heart

The extent of the need for political parties to hold absolute power over their parliamentarians sometimes amazes me. While I can certainly understand why the Party Whip is appointed to “maintain order” within one’s own household, it can get so stifling that it even borders on the ridiculous.

Honestly, we’re already living in the 21st century and maybe it’s time also to rethink how politics is run, especially since the advent of electronic media and the internet make it wholesome fun to watch parliamentarians battle it out on the arena. However, whether it is out of blissful ignorance or just holding a nose up to what’s happening, MPs continued business in the “old school” way is telling of how much their thought processes have remained stagnant, warped in time.

The constant need to crack the whip just to make sure no one utters anything close to an implication of dissention is ludicrous. Not only does it show that the party is one that’s hell bent on the authoritarian rule module, it also shows how much intelligence individual MPs are allowed.

One only does it to rule over animals in cages, not human beings. Likewise, when MPs are not allowed even to question their own party’s decisions and motives, it basically says one thing to me – MPs compromise the trust given to them on behalf of their represented constituents by refusing to even ask the necessary questions or give their views, much less trying to “toe” party lines.

Yes, there’s always the prepared questions and answers that make it look a little better, but hey, reality is we don’t really have well-groomed MPs and politicians that can hack it out like seasoned professionals and well, they just end up looking rather like stiffs reading out prepared scripts.

But you know what? Cameras can reveal much. And for once, I’d love to see an MP or two showing some real concern for the public that they represent. A little more heart and soul if you will, please.