Weaning the Weak
Masterwordsmith
Instead of gearing up for the next battle, Pakatan Rakyat component parties are behaving like Linus van Pelt ala Snoopy, clinging on to Anwar like their heaven-sent security blanket! Granted that Anwar is the glue that keeps Pakatan Rakyat together but he is the very same wedge that drives them apart!
Baby-led weaning (often also referred to as BLW) is a method of gradually weaning a baby from a milk diet onto solid foods. It allows a baby to control his solid food intake by self-feeding from the very beginning of the weaning process. Currently, what we need most is for Pakatan Rakyat to be weaned from DSAI as soon as possible because the day is fast approaching when he may fall, judging from recent developments.
The wheel of events is fast turning and I surmise that until and unless Pakatan Rakyat learns to play the game, they are going to fall splat on their faces, leaving their supporters reeling from shock.
The latest post by Raja Petra Kamarudin titled Out of the Box addresses many issues and is the catalyst for me to write this post.
In our midst are those who have a very limited myopic vision combined with a strict regimented thinking within the box. We are not thinking hard and deep and are far too ready to jump to conclusions after being exposed to an article/broadcast in the MSM.
Politics is all about perception. Both sides manipulate perception to create or even to confirm the reality that bolsters their interests. Naturally, perception is manipulated and if we are dumb enough not to realize what is happening in our midst, it is likely we may make the wrong decisions at the ballot box!
With the next GE a breath away, we still see the apparent inability of Pakatan Rakyat to organize themselves and still rehashing and recycling the “quagmire” label on BN. Get real. They have to move beyond this.
We saw this happen in Sarawak. What they did was to play up on Taib’s weaknesses. That was NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!! Did they tell the Sarawakians what they could do for them? In real, tangible terms? On the other hand, much as we may say it was unfair, BN stated in no uncertain terms what they could do if they were voted into power. And so, the rest is history.
Pakatan Rakyat cannot make the same mistake again. They must consolidate their position because they are clearly losing the perception war and running around like headless chickens, each component party looking after its own interests! Read BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER for a clearer idea.
Instead of gearing up for the next battle, Pakatan Rakyat component parties are behaving like Linus van Pelt ala Snoopy, clinging on to Anwar like their heaven-sent security blanket! Granted that Anwar is the glue that keeps Pakatan Rakyat together but he is the very same wedge that drives them apart!
Pakatan Rakayt leaders seem to have an intense emotional attachment to Anwar in the vacuum of ‘no successor’ to the point that I fear the coalition may fall apart when the crunch comes. Pakatan Rakyat leaders need to wean themselves from bottle feeding for the day Anwar falls. And that day will come soon. So, are they prepared with Plan B?
