Pakatan has two-fold responsibilities
(FMT) – In a democratic system the ultimate power is vested in the people. One way or another, eventually the ultimate political power has to be returned to the rakyat.
We have seen in many countries where dictators were overthrown and killed and the power returned to the people.
The bottom line is this – it is not worth a penny to deceive your own people and country.
It is a virtue and an honour to serve your own countrymen; and a vice and sin to serve your own lusts.
Pakatan Rakyat’s reponsibilities are two-fold: to provide the rakyat with an alternative national leadership, and to prepare for the task of nation-building.
Alternative leadership
The opposition parties, though they are currently not the government, have an important role in nation-building, too.
How important depends on how serious are the violations against the people’s rights and the deprivation of the nation’s needs committed by the ruling party.
The opposition has a heavy responsibility to ensure that national interests are not continuously abused and sacrificed for the benefits of the few in high government positions. They must put a stop to these wrongdoings .
These then form the main political challenges for the opposition parties in Malaysia. However, the opposition cannot provide alternative leadership unless the current government is pulled down in the next election.
Like other desperate regimes, the Najib government is holding out with the last defensive mechanism against the onslaught of the opposition.
He will use all kinds of strategies to ward off the attacks of the opposition and to respond to the people’s threats by launching a psy-war such as offering all sorts of goodies and make-believe schemes to win back the confidence of the people.
Though the Najib government is under severe attack from all corners, he still has many offensive and defensive power buttons at his disposal.
Hence, Pakatan’s strategy is to identify and break up Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s strategy through a detailed multi-dimensional approach to each of the offensive and defensive ploy.
Nation-building for Pakatan
True national leaders will give priority to the nation’s interests first over their personal needs. The challenges then will be the ability of the leaders to move the nation forward in all fields.
Leaders who give such priority as a rule will likely perform better and be able to move the nation forward.
