The Dream and Parti Keadilan Rakyat

I just want my readers to understand what PKR stands for and that the destruction of PKR will be the destruction of the dream of creating a Malaysia that is fair, just, free while attaining economic progress. Read Nurul Izzah Anwar and Nik's article here:http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/24593-working-for-malaysias-future

It is because of that I reiterate my stand that for change to come, it is not coming from UMNO or BN, it is coming from this party,PKR. The youth's there are empowered compared to other political parties, ideas are accepted and debates are encourage and differences in opinions are not punished rather it is encouraged.

That is the recipe for a more vibrant Malaysian democracy, and then we will achieve the dream as people are empowered through this new democracy, from there the government will work with the civil society to build a Malaysia that embodies the dream.

Towards making the dream a reality, all the best to the dream warriors who is fighting to make the dream a reality irrespective of political beliefs.

The Divisiveness of Politics and The Dream

I am quite disappointed recently with the world of politics especially Pakatan Rakyat politics. It was obvious to me that real change can't be achieved if this trend continues. Just a year ago, on March 8 we bear witness to the rise of hope and the prospect of change seems certain. It is not a question of whether or not it will happen, but when.

But now reality knocked me and I realise that the faithful day may just be a random event in the Malaysian political history. As we can see the major players of the political tsunami that changed the political landscape in Malaysian politics, the coalition of PKR,PAS and DAP are not the same before March8. They are united then, to the cause of justice,equality,freedom and people empowerment but now they have fallen to the political trap Central to human nature that is the trap of human lust or in Malay NAFSU.

The lust for power,money and popularity has taken center stage,overtaking along the way the noble beliefs that held the coalitions together and the people they pledge to serve and fight for.

Today I went to one of the opposition blog, in the commentary section the commenter's who are supporters of the DAP and PKR and at each others throat, accusing one another of being a party that practices cronyism, nepotism and so on. The spark occurred due to the war of words between DAP's MP Tony Pua and PKR's MP Wee Choo Keong over the resignation of Penang's Deputy CM Fairus

You see, we have forgotten the fact that Pakatan Rakyat lost the last election although they manage to deny BN the two-thirds majority in parliament and 5 states manage to be captured, which is unprecedented in Malaysia's political history. Well, to wake the Pakatan Rakyat supporters, the reason Perak is lost to the BN is because of Pakatan's own self doing. So with Pakatan's self doing Pakatan and their faithful suppoters might lose it all.

Then, Pakatan is not facing Abdullah weak BN and UMNO. Najib will be a stronger foe for Pakatan. Look at the 1Malaysia concept, it is demolishing Pakatan's message to the voters in 2008 that they champion equality. Last year it was UMNO and BN who is disunited. The Mahathir faction is fighting the Pak Lah faction.

Now, thus far the Najib administration is working well with both factions, and BN and UMNO seem to be working cohesively, the same however can't be said for Pakatan Rakyat, in PAS there are two factions the pro-Anwar faction or Edrogran faction lead by Husam Musa the party's vice president, the blue eye boy of Spiritual leader Nik Aziz and the conservative section led by party president Hadi Awang.

So the supporter's are fighting for each other, the leaders are fighting with each other, even in inter-party the leaders and supporters are fighting with each other, so who are fighting for the people, if it is the BN then Pakatan is doomed.

Just a friendly reminder to keep the dream alive. The dream of ending communal politics and politics which empowers the people will live on but it does not belong to BN or Pakatan Rakyat, it belongs to the voters. So serve them well, keep the dream alive so that one day, the day that will overshadow May13 or March8, the day that will be remember by all Malaysians, the day that will be the hallmark of the history of politics in Malaysia, the day the dream becomes a reality, that day belongs to Pakatan Rakyat. The day will come, the question is when, and who will rise on that faithful day.

The Problem With Pakatan Rakyat

I am sick with the politicking between the Pakatan Rakyat coalition parties and some of it's members. Firstly it is the debacle in Penang where the are war of words between some top PKR and DAP members. The issue revolve around the resignation of Fairus the deputy chief minister of Penang that necessiate a by-election in Penanti his constituency.

Anyway, Lim Guang Eng the chief minister frankly said to the media that he is disappointed over the resignation as he was not inform about it.Then a few PKR members criticise Lim leading a backlash from Tony Pua a DAP member.

This is the behaviour of the BN coalition party when they wanted support they will criticise and fake a fight with the other component party to gain support,to show that they are a fighter for their respective party. I hope that this practice will not start in Pakatan Rakyat as remember the BN is a race-based party and valueless in the sense that they don't have a proper ideological beliefs,they only fight for their race so it's important to been seen as fighter, to be seen as someone who can fight for their race that they represents needs and wants.

In the Pakatan Rakyat we belief in the welfare of the people,that is our ideology,so they is no need to fight with each other as we should unite to fight for the welfare of the people irrespective our race,religion or political beliefs.

So, I urge the Pakatan Rakyat to reconcile and resolve issues based on consensus that way,only then can they lead Malaysia to a better place a Malaysia that is build on the philosophy of tolerance,consensus and unity. A Malaysia that we all build,all the races,together.

The Generation Gap

Right now Malaysia is at a crossroad, a major crossroad. There is the debate on going now about the generation debate. What is it? Well it is debate about the direction that Malaysia has to take for a better Malaysian to emerge. There are two sides, one side is the status quo side, the side that side the government policies that are crafted and implemented after independence must be continued as Malaysianis not ready for major change, the other side is the change side, the side that is calling for change in Malaysia's policies even the sensitive one's.

I think it is imperative that we engage ourselves actively in this debate as this concern the direction of Malaysia meaning our fate lies in this debate outcome, which side will the Malaysian choose? Well let's discuss. Firstly in the debate is the role of UMNO and other race-based parties in Malaysia, the older generation is convince that without them in will spell the doom for the race there are representing, especially UMNO and the malay community which believe that the malay party fate is interwined with the Malay race, meaning without UMNO the malay race is finished as the malays can survive on their own

Secondly is the current state of race relations in Malaysia, the older generation believe that it is best that it remain the same that equality that is demanded by some political parties should best be avoided. The younger generation, is calling for equality and the unification of the races that will be called the Bangsa Malaysia. The issues in this part is the most sensitive of them all as the older generation says: How come the Bumiputeras is put on the same level as the bumiputeras, that is absurd, that will cause another May13, and frankly the younger generation is still in the dark on this issue so they can't find a viable alternative on this issue that can satisfy all the races.

Then, is the government economic policies, that had make the younger generation especially malays to be richer,more educated and have a better standard of living compared to the older generation. Surprisingly is the younger generation that is calling for a change in the economic policy as they claim that the economic policy create disunity,inequality and it has been abuse by politician to enrich their relatives and cronies in the name of affirmative action. The older generation says that it is that economic policy that brought us here, a stable developing nation.

Finally, there is the government domestic policies that claims to protect national security(internal) such as the ISA, the Press and Printing act, the University and University College act and so on. The younger generation is calling for the scrapping of these laws saying it abuse the civil rights of Malaysians and that it has been used for political mileage by the government. The older generation says no to that idea as their memories of the many race riots that happened in Malaysia in the 60's are still fresh and they don't want a repetition of the race riots now especially after progress had been made.

So, there you go, the debate that is still ongoing and the many issues raised will be the issues in the next general election that will decide the fate of this nation. While waiting for that day Malaysian should immersed themselves about the issues so that they can become an informed voter. I would like readers to take up the issues and if possible write them in their respective blogs so that the debate can take place by the masses rather than in open houses or functions as I said before this debate outcome is a matter of national importance as it will lead us to a new Malaysia no matter which side that we choose and once there it will be tough to turn back so choose wisely.

The Changing Process of Malaysia

I don't know why, but I quite disappointed with the current situation in the blogsphere. I don't know, maybe how the passion has warn of or there is not much fire anymore(in the exception of Malaysia Today, but that also has a slight reduction) in the Malaysian political blogs. I welcome any thoughts on this but let me have a say first.

Firstly, I think that the political blogs have stop defending the people, rather they are defending their political masters or their favourite politicians to a sickening extent. A lot have been said on these, the argument between real blogger and the paid one so there is no need for me to elaborate further. However there is the tendency for this bloggers to twist the facts and create lies and false accusation that may mislead the readers, which is of course uncalled for.

Then there is the fact that the changing of the guard in UMNO and the government has make some among us bloggers who are passionate reformers turn to well, like a bunch of losers hoping for change from this leadership transition. To them I wish good luck! But let me remind them that nothing has truly change,only now we have the new Prime Minister and his cabinet which most of them are part of the old cabinet. The ruling party is still the same, the philosophy on which they rule is still the same, the attitude of their rule is still the same. Just look at TV3 coverage of the by-elections , the strategy the ruling party uses in that election and you will know what I mean.

So what is real change then?, for starters let have a new party to rule this country, if not at least the old ruling party change it's philosophy of racial supremacy to the people sovereignty. What is the people sovereignty, it's where the people must be involved in the decision making of the government. We cannot be silenced by acts such as the Press and Printing act and others. These acts are a sign that the government don't want our input in certain matters they deem sensitive. The right to information and the right to speak must be upheld in the concept of The People Sovereignty.

Then there is the need to give more freedom to Parliament to in certain cases to over rule the Prime minister and the Cabinet. The parliament is a symbol of people power as it's members in the Dewan Rakyat are chose by the people. The cabinet is not chosen by the people, it's the sole prerogative of the PM. Yes the PM is also in certain ways chosen by the people but he is an individual representing his interest, where as the Parliament suppose to be the people's representor.

Furthermore a more equal distribution of wealth is needed as the people have a right to it as the economic activities financed by the government is in actual fact bankrolled by the people through to taxes.

Finally, our social rights such as the right to be treated fairly by the police or any other government agencies or institutions(such as the judiciary in Malaysia). No more Kugan's case. No more FRU units firing teargas at peace full protest and so forth. If all of the above and more all fulfilled then we have a real change.MALAYSIA HAS CHANGE. Until then, don't be blinded by politicians who claim to champion change but in reality it is a mere gimmick. No political allegiance is more important than the cause of justice,freedom,quality and peace. These values are the foundations of the PEOPLE SOVEREIGNTY THAT WE MUST CHAMPION AND FIGHT FOR SO THAT A NEW MALAYSIA WILL EMERGE WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE SOVEREIGN.

The victories

The recent triple by-elections have shown us on thing, that is the political paradigm in Malaysia has shift from the old race-based to the unknown realm of voters sentiments.The reason being is that the normal voting patterns have change, reinforcing the call for change made in the 2008 General Election.The ruling Barisan Nasional coalition claim that the result in the last general election is the result of protest votes because of the dissatisfaction of the weak Abdullah premiership has been debunked as Abdullah is no longer the Prime Minister.Now more than ever the UMNO leadership must admit their mistakes and face reality.

We can look at two things first the non-malays votes.As we can see in the Bukit Gantang by-election PAS actually gained the majority of the votes.This is not the normal case as normally the non-malays votes tend to go to Barisan Nasional especially when the opponent in the other side is PAS,well not this time.It seems that Nizar brief stint as the Perak MB has convince the Chinese of the PAS capabilities in solving their outstanding problems such as the land title issue that Nizar settled,at least in the case of politicians from PAS that are professionals.

Then we can looked at the Malays voting patterns.The normal Malay voting pattern are normally effected by traditional sentiments but this time despite the claim that Nizar is a Chinese stooge and a traitor for disobeying the sultan by the BN, PAS secured considerable amount of Malay votes to eventually win the election.

This new paradigm offers hope to the improvement of our racially tainted democracy that we will one day transcend racial politics and would instead fight for justice, fairness,freedom,good governance and other good values that transcend race,religion and culture.Meanwhile we the voters have the obligation to maintain this kind of politics by not endorsing or responding positively to politicians who play by the old race-based politics.We should fight them to the end,and make sure their political carrers will be gone if the politiciand refuse to repent.ARE YOU VOTERS UP TO THE CHALLENGE OGF CHANGING MALAYSIAN POLITICS FOREVER?