(Screw the) People First!
Slogans are great, aren’t they? Our current regime, like all its predecessors, specialises in manufacturing slogans. In many ways the current government is taking this art form to unprecedented levels. The idea of ‘putting people first’ seems to have been a theme the regime has tried to play up ever since the last general elections.
By G. Krishnan
Unfortunately, looking at the state of affairs from exposes dealing with government tenders, wastage, potential fraud, abuse of public funds, lack of oversight, and other such related debacles becoming public since this government came to power, one might be forgiven to conclude that the more appropriate slogan reflective of this regime would be: Screw the People First!
Now, you really don’t need me to run down the list of instances where we’ve seen repeated mismanagement of the public’s resources but the recent revelations on apparent outrages amounts dolled out for screw-drives simply a perfect illustration of the magnitude of mismanagement pervasive in this regime. Come to think of it, is it any wonder than Umno has to repeatedly rely on its Ketuanan Melayu propaganda to continue to trump everything else that may cast a serious shadow over its credibility?
Why fret about missing jet engines or the sheer incompetence in managing oversight in the PKFZ scandal; Umno is here to protect and preserve Malay supremacy! Why be bogged down by Apco or police brutality? Why pay attention to those moaning about a spineless and politicised judiciary? You should be afraid of the pendatang. Indeed, you need to worry about the agents of the Chinese, such as Anwar! Don’t sweat all the problems in our declining economic competitiveness, but do be careful of traitors to the Malay race!
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