UMNO disaster

Disaster. This word doesn’t applies to Myanmar’s cyclone and China’s earth quake alone, it applies to Malaysia… Politically. UMNO in particular.

To put it straight, I personally agree with Tun Mahathir’s move. His resignation is a right thing to do considering UMNO had deviated from its initial objectives. At least, to his point of view. However, the fact is, UMNO had long deviated. The changes happen slowly and gradually over the course of 2 decades of Tun’s leadership and we as the rakyat did not feel. Much. He’d been doing a fine job, making sure he (and his followers) ‘wipe clean his (their) hands after each job’. No doubt, he’s not ‘clean’, but at least he made an effort to keep it hidden and most importantly, he brought tremendous change to the country. These are the ‘art’ that not many are able to master. Certainly not for the ‘sleeping beauty’.. ops.. typo error.. it’s ‘sleeping beast’.

Alright, lets come back to Tun’s resignation before I deviate further. It’s a right thing to do for anyone with dignity or intend to retain his/her dignity. One thing is, he is not able to change anything but to watch UMNO rot. Instead of helplessly clinging on a rotting and deviated party, ‘chopping off’ the relationship seems to be a way out with dignity. Honestly, there isn’t anyone in UMNO that’s worth my respect. Of course, with their arrogance, they don’t even care if I respect them. The reason for me not respecting any one of them is the fact that all of them are fat cats but yet, hunger for more. More power, more money. There may be some individuals in UMNO who thinks they can still ‘save’ UMNO by staying with it. My word for you, good luck! But I believe for most of them, they are still hoping to get something out of UMNO. As a Chinese sayings goes “a wrecked ship would still have some nails left worth hanging on”. Leaving UMNO is a definite end to their hunger. It’s like jumping off the ship! Don’t you agree? Who would leave UMNO? Obviously, those who has the same thinking with Tun and most importantly, has nothing to lose leaving UMNO. I have never agreed that the act of resigning (either political party or simply a company) equals to disloyal. In this case, loyalty is out of question. Anyone who observes wisely can tell, this is a matter of principle.

One may be saying. If UMNO members are of what I say, monetary hungry and power greedy, they might as well leave this rotting party and join the strengthening opposition to further their pursue. My opinion is, if they were to do this, then they are darn silly. The act is like suicidal. Why? Only an innocent thinking rakyat would vote for them again. They’ll be left forgotten sooner then anyone can imagine. Penniless and powerless. Secondly, after many attacks they launch to the opposition, they are now ‘embracing’ the opposition? How conflicting this would sound?

To be on a safer side, they choose to cling on with UMNO, praying for it to make a come back, rather then joining the opposition which is seen as a weak collaboration by far. At the same time, they are either too comfortable with their position or too chicken to jump over. Or both.

UMNO is now completely paralysed. Anything done is seen as desperate attempts to win the malays heart, but at the same time, irks the non-malays further.

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Umno's formula - turn everything racial

Old habits die hard. Sleeping Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, issued a warning to the new Penang government against ‘stoking racial tensions’.

His statement came after the state government declared it would honour its electoral pledge to do away with the NEP which spawned Umnoputras, the fat cats who drove the Chinese business community up the wall with AliBabaism, sidelined the natives of Sabah and Sarawak except for those who embraced Islam and who doled out some crumbs to the Indian community leaders for delivering Indian votes en bloc to Umno and BN and in turn betraying their community.

Umno has a simple political formula which is a death-wish - twist and turn anything that happens in the country into a racial issue – the kris-waving incident by Hishammuddin Hussein Onn two years in a row at the Umno assembly is a case in point - to rally Malay support and to pit them against the non-Malays.

When Hindraf raised legitimate concerns, their leaders were locked up under the draconian Internal Security Act after the stage was set through a deliberate campaign of

disinformation linking Hindraf with terrorist organisations.

Hishammudmin, nostrils flaring, even declared that the Malays were exercising extreme restraint in the face of racist provocation – allegedly questioning Malay rights - by Hindraf. He stopped repeating his accusations when there was no response from the Malays including Umno members.

The fact is that Umno does not even have a political ideology although it started initially, ostensibly, as a mass grassroots reaction against the Malayan Union plan in 1946 by the colonial authorities in British Malaya.

别再拿种族课题炒冷饭

马华公会应该花多点时间来检讨为何号称有120万党员的马华公会会让华社否决。分而治之，是国阵惯用的伎俩，难道不同种族的领袖就一定不会一视同仁吗？如果他真的做不好，下一届，人民会用选票告诉他，就像告诉马华一样。

50年了，马来西亚人民不要种族政治了，不要再拿种族课题来炒冷饭。

贪官当道，我实在想不出任何要支持马华公会的理由。

马华公会只会玩种族课题？

过去50年，马华公会在议会内都没反对，没敢出声要修改的州宪法，导致了今天大臣难产的局面，却在这个时候还有面子大玩大臣的课题？

过去50年，9个州，马华公会连一个副大臣都不敢出声乞讨，行动党不到7天就敢敢“大声“争取到了，马华公会还可凭什么来插上一脚呢？

还有马华公会如此玩弄大臣课题，不知是否对苏丹的决定有所怀疑呢？
马华公会应该在此时此刻，痛定思痛，想好前路该如何走，要继续成为一个名副其实政党，还是成为一个吃哑巴亏，都不敢“喵喵”一声的NGO（非政府组织）? 可是，我们的NGO分分钟都比马华公会更敢出声呢！！

马华公会如果继续如此这样的话，5年后，怕是连个政务次长都不留给你们！

自欺欺人的宣传片

大选来临之际，可见各党都使用其杀手锏来宣传，有的一针见血、有的可爱搞笑、有的耍爱心大牌……各式各样，无不让选民眼花缭乱。但之中最花本钱的是非国阵莫属，几乎各大众传播媒体如电视台、广播台及报章都能看到及听闻国阵的“广告”！

这些所谓的宣传片，不看还好，越看越腻、越看越反感，连小孩看了也急忙转台。当电视台或广播又来大幅报道什么“马华为单亲家庭付出的贡献、奖学金、争取合法土地”等……心水清的选民都知道，以上的“贡献史”都属于幸运的个案，真正享有以上福利的人有多少？

更 令人反感的是，宣传甚至用带有威胁和恐吓性的语气：“您想要稳定的生活吗？要就业机会吗？想要您的孩子有教育保障吗？那就要都国阵一票！”，还言之，如不 投国阵，你休想享有以上的福利！我想问国阵各党领袖，是你们太天真，还是人民会天真到去相信你们所说的每句话？如果马华真正能为华社争取福利，请拿出有说 服力的数据来，别再欺骗人民了。

反风之所以那么劲，其中因素之一都拜策划国阵宣传片内容的人士所赐，不但不能有效的帮国阵拉票，反而吹旺了反风的那把火。

唉……与其花一大笔钱拍摄一连串的“伟大”功劳战绩，倒不如用来做有建设性的事——直接为民服务。

国阵，你当人民是天真的傻子吗？

马后炮林叔叔

昨天看了林敬益发表说霹州副大臣无实权以及若霹洲人民接受回教党任大臣将退出政坛之类的说法。激起我不得不为国阵败得莫名其妙还不思进取的态度而点醒这位老前辈。
首先, 你说霹雳州副大臣无实权。林叔叔，别忘了州议会也是需要投票决定任何政策。霹雳州不是回家党他老豆开的。而这基于三党合作的基础而达成的协议我个人觉得没 有什么问题。只要是为州带来发展及公平对待各族，我管他是谁当家。况且行动党也占州议会里大多数席位，到底是谁掌握实权，你老人家从政那么多年还看不出 吗？

再说，之前的"再转变"与"在朝有人好办事"的时代。也不见得有多少实权。举例如槟州之前在推举首长人选，也不是要看首相和巫统脸 色。你民政又有多少实权。让你们当家的时候华人有多少实权？面对对华社不公平的政策时候，"在朝有人好办事"又办过什么事？"再转变"又为华社转变过什么 东东？

民政，别再自欺欺人，输了就是输了。讲多无谓，吃多会腻。

最后，再纠正林叔叔一下。你老人家退不退出政坛对我们真的没有什么影响，因为人民的选票已经清楚说明，他们都不需要民政。