Sandiwara Umno.
Wah big news about major defects from PKR to Umno!!!
It’s just another sandiwara as far as I see it. Why do I say so? It’s because it’s OLD NEWS. Anuar Shaari had already joined Umno waaaay back on March 7, a day before we hit the polls.
What a happy, joyful, bouncy lot! Its all so exciting with these new members!
Abdullah Wants Permatang Pauh To Return To BN
BUKIT MERTAJAM, March 7 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants the Permatang Pauh parliamentary constituency to return to the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the general election on March 8.
He promised that the government would bring all the development programmes drawn up for Permatang Pauh if the constituency returned to the BN.
“Previously, Permatang Pauh had been an Umno stronghold but because of an incident, the people here were disappointed. I know, that’s why I did not want to disturb, but not as long as 10 years.
“Now, the time has come for us to be together with the BN to bring progress and development here. We will not be disappointed if we choose the BN,” he said in his speech at a meeting with the local community in Kampung Guar Perahu, here Thursday night.
At the function, Abdullah witnessed two Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) senior members, namely Permatang Pauh division head Anuar Shaari and Penang Youth head Affendi Yusof, rejoining Umno.
Also present at the function were the Prime Minister’s wife, Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah and the BN candidate for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat, Datuk Pirdaus Ismail.
The Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat is being held by PKR president Datin Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail since the 1999 general election.
So what’s the beef about this ‘oh saja-saja coincidentally joining Umno around the same time as Ezam bullshit’? He’s ALREADY a member lah. What did he meet Najib for when he has already met Pak Lah? What really got me worried was that he wants to go back to defending HIS race and HIS religion. Not OUR religions, not OUR MALAYSIAN race. Uggh, you all do know how much I hate Umno’s arrogance right? lol.
I’ve kept quiet about what I think about cross overs for awhile now and I think it’s apt to make my stand today. From a political perspective, I always believe it is better to see a person’s true colours than to be deceived by them for too long. I support pro-Malaysia Malaysians in whichever party they go to but if it means they will lose their spine (and become racist etc) in the process, then I will withdraw my rally for them. This is why I HATE party politics and chances are I will never join a political party.
I support PAS for it’s philosophy that are at times, very forward-looking and inclusive, which I admire greatly. I also admire DAP for taking issues and making a conscious effort to do something (be it for political mileage or whatever, as long as they HELP and RAISE the issue when other parties fail to do anything). I also believe in PKR’s multi-racial politics however flawed, we all needed to start somewhere, didn’t we?
That’s the political stand that I take. I support issues and causes and never the person or party. That explains my love-hate relationship with many people and many things. People call it fickleness but I think things that divide us (like race, the clothes we wear, even the food we eat!) are given far too much focus. This has been the basis why borders are draws between countries and fences between houses. lol. My idealism astounds even myself sometimes but I guess it has never done me any harm to be worldly and wistful :)
Credit where credit is due, BN tried to be multiracial. However, I think their divide and rule (by Umno proxy) has seen the end of its shelf life because the rakyat has woken up from its slumber to notice that whatever problems or issues faced by another Malaysian, regardless of any human-concocted differences, affects all of us too. More so, many of the problems plaguing us now - cost of living, corruption, petrol prices, rising crime - goes beyond race and creed. I think that itself is a uniting force. I hate to say it, it’s a blessing in disguise and it’s in fact a positive step in nation-building.
Of course there are those who are ‘extreme’ or what not. lol. I believe in the maturing of the human intellect. We will all reach a stage where we will find balance and peace within ourselves. Those in denial will take a while but if we hold on strong to rationale and common sense, we will never be so easily swayed or be offended by labels. Remember, those are just words and who give words its meaning? Us, of course!
So where am I going with this?
Crossovers will help us decide who has a spine and who doesn’t. It will allow us to see what their interests really are and how will affect us. From a political standpoint it’s about numbers and positions. But I see it as part of natural selection, everyone does what they need to do to survive. If joining Umno was Ezam and Anuar’s decision then good for them. It is when nasty things happen, the rakyat needs to look beyond the politics and stand united to fight.
So party-hopping legislation? Rubbish. That goes beyond freedom of association. In a truly liberal country, Ezam and Anuar’s actions will not even make the news. lol. We have so much to learn and grow into. But what to do, Malaysians love a conspiracy to distract them from the harsher boring realities of life :)
But Umno sandiwara really bugs me! As much as I have been annoyed with Nallakaruppan’s inane political (and irritating) opportunism, the inability to read into Anwar Ibrahim’s motives and how ridiculous the Parliament is run. But hey, time to snap out of it and focus on the issues eh?