Because we are Asians perhaps we are subconsciously compliant by
our culture to certain pecking order or seniority and we do not
normally want to speak out loud to hurt face of the senior or
authority.
We normally give some face to those in authority who did wrong. But
people's willingness to respect or give face to authority might be
taken for granted as a sign of weakness so that is what happens to
the whole political process.
It becomes more and more self-centred as people were deemed to have
supported the government who called it mandate and with each turn
the leaders became more and more fierce and arrogant.
Regarding people as weak and unable to resist there were more
excuses and hypocrisy given as if people are so naive like more
good years more long-term gains and asset enhancement and
retirement schemes none of which have been fulfilled as
planned.
So many valuable years have been lost because of lack of political
objectivity and maturity on the part of population due to our
easy-going culture.
If it is pure and simple like Saddam Hussein people will know how
to react and how to kick back.
When people are so tamed and restrained by our own "Ying" culture
full of self-restraint and giving face we might have gone over the
limit and unable to check and balance as Westminster is supposed to
achieve.
It might take a major revolution of some kind to change such a
situation caused by unconcerned attitude of the igorant.
So I agree with you that part of the fault lies with the
people.
Sometimes when we give too strong a view on the bigger issues we
people who want to say something might not even get supported by
our own fellow citizens.
Some people might call our culture as kiasism or hero
worship.