Wednesday, September 30, 2020

An Honest Politician

Is the term an "honest politican" an oxymoron? 

I have just watched a Korean movie titled Honest Candidate (yes we are on a K-wave right now): it is about a political candidate who was 'cursed' | blessed with the inability to tell a lie. Not a new concept, as this plot has been seen before in numerous other movies... but as always with K-drama their 'spin' is quite interesting and provided depth to the characters and storyline.

I am sure there are bad K-dramas and K-movies, but perhaps not as many as bad Malay ones (I digress).

Back to the point: Is it humanly possible for politicians to be honest? Through my rose-coloured glasses I continue to believe in the good inherently present in every living being. We are pure to begin with, but put in difficult situations that cause us to be uncharacteristically not ourselves.

We would probably love to have more honest politicians, who care for the country more than themselves and especially more than the fortunes it has to offer.


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