DAP’s main political enemy?
KTemoc Konsiders
Over at RPK’s Malaysia-Today I read an article by Dr Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser, in which he lamented the undoing of the Federal Opposition’s (principally by DAP) 30-year engagement with PAS. Extracts of his article are as follows:
The disbanding of Pakatan Rakyat on 16 June 2015 after the DAP declared it could no longer work with PAS is a sad day for all Malaysians who have hopes for a viable alternative to the Barisan Nasional.
The DAP is now willing and able to work with the man who has been responsible for privatising practically all of Malaysian industry and destroying whatever semblance of democracy we had in his 22 years in office…all because of the stated need to “save Malaysia”.
What is the new political economic analysis?
This is a significant political turnaround for the DAP. We used to have to be saved from Mahathir. Now we are told we need to ally with Mahathir to save Malaysia?
Some answers need to be provided by the DAP leadership to these crucial questions:
– What is the political economic analysis that justifies this new strategy for the democratic forces in this country?
– Is the “new enemy” of the Malaysian people Najib or is it PAS’ Islamic state?
– Who else besides Mahathir have been identified as the saviours of Malaysia?
– Which part of UMNO has suddenly become democratic and “with the people”?
– Is Najib the sole oppressor of the people?
– Is the DAP announcing the end of class oppression in Malaysia behind this new call to “save Malaysia”?
– Or are we at war with another country?
Dr Kua also reminded us that in around 1995, a prominent DAP leader (who rose and rose irresistibly in the party leadership ranks) actually stood up to declare that, in his view, “PAS is our main political enemy”!
Hmmm, I wonder who could he be?
