Viva la revolucion

From The Star: 5,000 youths sign for peace:

IPOH: Over 5,000 Malaysians have voiced their rejection of street demonstrations
in a nationwide signature campaign led by the Malaysian Youth Council and Barisan Nasional Youth.

“We are not only against Hindraf (Hindu Rights Action Force). We are rejecting all street demonstrations,” he said.

Is this a sign for peace or for submission? If there is no existing avenue for citizens to voice their concerns that will be heard by government officials, and our own freedom of expression is taken away, how is the country supposed to function in unity?

Sociology finds that a functional society exists by finding ways to interact between the cultures through compromise and acceptance. America found their way to freeing the slaves and accepting them as citizens, a movement begun by the people through the manifestating of racial unrest in the form of demonstrations and public spectacles. How is the government to know the preferences of their citizens if they won't let us voice it? How are they to ensure unity if they don't know our understanding of unity?