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Rebate : Another Psychological Trap

Posted by bbmn on June 22, 2008

pic courtesy of Utusan Malaysia Online

When we went for universities, we were always told by people ‘higher up’ that we should be grateful that we had qualified for this privilege. They will also tell us that we are enjoying people’s money, and that the people is hoping to see our success.

I do not say we should not be grateful. Be grateful for what you have.
Also, do your best to give back something for the country.

The worrying part is, since you were enjoying people’s money, they say you should support the government.
And not any particular government, but the one that raised petrol price up 40%.
As a student, we never agreed to raise in petrol price, but since we are studying in public universities, we do not have the right to voice our anger to the government, do we?

There you go, psychological trap number 1.

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