UMNO Bashing!
We need strong leadership to lead Malaysia out of its misery. Is Pakatan Rakyat strong enough? UMNO desperately wants to retire and call it a day. But UMNO is not going to let a weak Pakatan Rakyat lead this country. UMNO is strong enough to unite BN which is it’s backbone. PR however, is still grappling with issues, with a loose coalition front and with so many frogs jumping from one place to another; you’d think these frogs can actually fly.
By Iskandar Dzulkarnain
After months of reading in the electronic media and other opposition news media, I am truly tired of the UMNO bashing. Almost every other news is about the notoriety of UMNO, UMNO’s failures; UMNO’s bullying tactics, UNNO’s corruption, and UMNO’s weaknesses. UMNO’s excesses, UMNO’s evil tactics, etc.. No wonder our DPM commented that unless UMNO takes a stand, UMNO will be considered a weak party.
The problem is, the fault does not lie with UMNO. UMNO has always been a proud Party, protecting the Malays, not the Bumiputras though. It will always be a Malay Party and it will not be nationalistic for all Malaysians. Our DPM has affirmed that many times.
At fault is MCA, MIC and the score of other parties that represent the Barisan Nasional. They are the ones that are not doing anything concrete for the other races.
When UMNO’s Hishamuddin held out the keris, or Ibrahim Ali, it is a traditional customary practise of UMNO, so why are the other races so bothered about it? Even then, the Home Minister had the courtesy to apologize, and even took a favourable stance on the Allah issue.
They say UMNO is corrupted, unable to accept changes, racist and determined to stay on in power. Is it any different from the rest of BN’s component parties? Why are we not chastising the other parties? UMNO does not hide the fact that they are championing Malay Rights! BN’s other component parties also do not hide the fact that they are not seriously championing the Rights of the other Races, so who is at fault?
Is Pakatan Rakyat any different from UMNO? Are we sure that PR once it comes into power will not play the same game as BN?
Malaysian politics is one sided because UMNO is focused on race based politics, even though it has not done a good job to raise the standard of the Malay majority. It is at least trying. The rest of BN is not even trying. If the rest of BN is sincere about Malaysian unity and a Malaysian Malaysia, together it could have convinced UMNO to relent and accept the Rights of all other Races ages ago.
But no, for fifty years BN had relaxed and taken a back seat, letting UMNO run the show, so that is why we have veteran UMNO leaders, who are actually leading the country. And if you have been doing this job for 50 years, you do not need anyone to tell you how to run this country.
Pakatan Rakyat did put up a good fight to garner five states in the last election, but BN is a stronger team, and the stronger team always wins.
UMNO is now in a corner, and of course it will fight to its last breath for its survival. It is true Malaysia is sick and heading for the ICU. But we had doctors like Dr M, Dr LLS, Dr CSL, who couldn’t diagnose accurately and gave us the wrong remedies.
We need strong leadership to lead Malaysia out of its misery. Is Pakatan Rakyat strong enough? UMNO desperately wants to retire and call it a day. But UMNO is not going to let a weak Pakatan Rakyat lead this country. UMNO is strong enough to unite BN which is it’s backbone. PR however, is still grappling with issues, with a loose coalition front and with so many frogs jumping from one place to another; you’d think these frogs can actually fly.
And lately we have Tengku Razaleigh in the limelight, siding with opposition policies, but TR is still BN. He cannot lift a finger to correct these errors, until he picks a side.
On the other side we have the Chosen One, who says that Race Based Politics is here to stay. At least the Chosen One has picked a side. And if you recall, this wise man has not made any remarks so far, for people to soften their Hearts toward him. He is always saying the Right things to the Wrong people, or saying the Wrong things to the Right people. That is the mark of a true Hero. He is a true leader of UMNO, and he is not even UMNO. Behind the lines, he is actually the one that is pulling the strings. All Hail the Chosen One!!
Even Dr M has chosen a side. He will go on fighting for what is right and for UMNO Baru. Through it all, the stage is set for the ultimate battle. Wise leaders will not always lend a helping hand, or offer words of advice. They work behind the scenes to sculpt the new landscape of our beloved country. One day they will forever be remembered as warriors, who fought for a future Malaysia,
So dear fellow Malaysians, have you chosen a side? Have your family and friends chosen their sides?
Are they ready to exercise their right, to sculpt a new landscape for our homeland? Someone said, by not voting, you would have already voted. It doesn’t matter who you decide to vote for, just that every vote determines the future of our children, and our children’s children. You choose!!!
