Division of electoral districts and the "Great Blackout"

DAP finally got their pillar state of Penang, along with PAS with kelantan as confirmed during GE13, while as expected, BN still has the majority. Selangor is divided among PKR,PAS and DAP.

Most of the urban side has fallen to PR, especially to the DAP. Unfortunately due to the high density of urban residents, the division of the polling area tend to be smaller around urban areas and larger around rural areas. This has caused great discontent among the voters especially when it was apparent that the overall votes for PR is higher than that for BN. While this has shown that BN has greatly lost the majority support of Malaysians, nevertheless, BN still retains the support of rural communities.

Many lament this to be the end of democracy in Malaysia, but the truth is, this is simply the system of democracy at work. Yes, there is a fundamental flaw around the division of polling areas, but that is the system. People not only choose the party they want to represent them, but also the person for their area. You may support that side of the flag, but it does not mean that you may like that person they sent to represent your area. If one only votes for the party, but not the person in question, this is simply a blinded fervour for the party and not in the best interests of the area and the country.

And thus division of polling area is needed. While it has been generally accepted elsewhere in the world that the system works this way,  Malaysian voters seem newly aware that this system is in place. Currently there is a great upset among voters, and PR leaders have been using this to their advantage, that this system is unfair. There is also the "Great blackout" incident that has incredulously increased the votes for BN in Bentong and some other areas after a blackout. However, this is not impossible to happen as Lim Kit Siang at Gelang Patah managed to outrun Abdul Ghani within half an hour but the votes just "happened" to increase after the blackout, prompting many to suspect foul play.

Nothing is supposed to be apparent until proven.

One dirty thing in politics is the use of rumors to destroy one's reputation.
Anwar was rumored to be a gay.
Mahathir was rumored to be corrupt.
The polls were rumored to be unfair.

Plenty of things are rumored, but please, keep a cool head and look for evidence. It is already damn hard to look  at something subjectively with suspicion in one's mind.