The ultimate principle of politics: must win at all costs
Today, Umno is more focused on trying to bring down the prime minister instead of consolidating and strengthening the party. They think Umno is now invincible and indestructible. I have news for you. That is what they thought in 2018 as well. Then, in May, Umno fell.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
Many politicians a.k.a. conmen preach about ‘prinsip perjuangan’. That is like Rose Chan preaching about the immorality of sex outside marriage.
There is only ONE prinsip dalam perjuangan. And that is to win at all costs, by hook or by crook. Any other prinsip would mean you are not a politician but an idiot.
Malaysians love talking about frogs. The most famous British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, is what Malaysians would call a frog. He also changed parties. But the British do not call him a frog, they call him the greatest British Prime Minister (despite the mess he left in India, the Middle East, and South-East Asia).
It is just that Malaysians, mainly Malays, have a warped view of right and wrong. I mean, Muslims can preach Islam to non-Muslims, but Christians cannot preach Christianity to Muslims.
Can you trust the opinion of Malays who think that Muslims can preach Islam to non-Muslims while Christians cannot preach Christianity to Muslims?
The Malay view of right and wrong is: what serves me is right, and what does not serve me is wrong.
The excuse is they want a Malay government or Malay-dominated government. We have had a Malay government or Malay-dominated government for 67 years since 1955. Compare the performance of the 67-year Malay government or Malay-dominated Malaysian government to the performance of the 63-year Chinese government of Singapore.
What used to be 1:1 Ringgit to the Singapore Dollar is now RM3.1 to Sing$1.00. And compare the Chinese-run world’s number two airline, SIA, to the almost bankrupt Malay-run MAS.
Malays, particularly the Umno Malays, should stop imagining that they are Allah’s gift to Malaysia. Orang ini tak betul, orang itu tak betul, mereka saja yang betul.
If Umno is so good, why did they lose GE14 in 2018?
The main reason is because Umno did not rally behind then prime minister Najib Tun Razak when he was under attack from Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Pakatan Harapan from 2015 to 2018. (In fact, many Umno people were working against Najib and were using Najib to steal 1MDB’s money).
Some Umno activists say Mahathir and the opposition used fitnah (lies, slander and fake news) against Najib.
So what? Stop grumbling and bitching! That is called politics. And if you do not know how to play politics then step aside. In politics you aim to win at all costs, by hook or by crook. Ada ke such a thing as fair politics? Who told you that? Your mother?
Politics is a game for men, not boys. Umno failed to defend their leader from the clever psywar or perang saraf by Mahathir and the opposition. So Umno lost GE14. Mahathir and the opposition did not win GE14. Umno lost GE14.
After that, talk about kerajaan pintu belakang, kerajaan gagal, mandat rakyat, and all that nonsense.
Malaysia is now becoming like Pakistan. And considering Dr Mahathir, Anwar Ibrahim and the Pakistanis all have the same roots, that is not surprising.
Today, Umno is more focused on trying to bring down the prime minister instead of consolidating and strengthening the party. They think Umno is now invincible and indestructible. I have news for you. That is what they thought in 2018 as well. Then, in May, Umno fell.
