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.
Showing posts with label PAS. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Pillar of strength
Once again, my tone is that of one who dislikes both sides.
The temporary incident that had led DAP into a momentary hiatus has shown how PR would operate in the case where DAP has lost power.
DAP would contest under the PAS flag and the PKR in Peninsular and West Malaysia respectively.
Has one ever wondered why DAP and PKR have to team up the time bomb, PAS in their coalition?
This is a matter of political reality, as both DAP and PKR lack one thing that both BN and PAS have in their possession, and that is a stable "pillar state", where their power are mostly permanently stable.
PAS knows this.
BN knows this.
Being a new party who has stepped up to rival BN in power under the leadership of Anwar Ibrahim, PKR lacks the administration background and reputation, while DAP is a nearly chinese dominated party, which lacks the social and racial cohesion of the PKR. Their coalition manage to cover some of their holes, but they still lack stability.
And that's where PAS comes in. Having "pillar states", PAS has welded itself into the Malaysian background with its insistence for hudud laws and an Islamic government.
In the PR coalition, PAS holds the true power, however, it severely lacks support from chinese and indian factions due to it's hardcore nature. The coalition of the three parties seems like a perfect team.
The real problem is knowing that PAS holds the true power in the coalition. While they advocate the "PAS for all" propaganda, their leaders are known for making statements that they will never back down from their stand to implement hudud.
What the DAP and PKR needs is their own pillar states so that they do not require back up from PAS, but before that, it seems that they will have to contend with giving PAS more power as it goes into the GE13 as the people will be voting for their party of choice tomorrow. Once PAS has cemented itself into the power seat, it would not give a damn to the other parties as it could have easily run the country Indonesia-style.
That is the real problem for PR. Without an equal standing, the strongest party will dominate the entire coalition.
It's just like how UMNO teamed up with MCA and MIC during the early days of independence. And look at them now. Enough said.
Then, PAS was still inside BN. However, as time went and UMNO going from extreme to central, PAS remained hardcore and was booted out. However, it's like a deja vu as PAS forms it's own coalition rivalling BN now.
Once again, I stress that DAP and PKR have to have their own stable "pillar states" if they are to stand equal to PAS in PR, even if I don't really give a damn to PKR.
The temporary incident that had led DAP into a momentary hiatus has shown how PR would operate in the case where DAP has lost power.
DAP would contest under the PAS flag and the PKR in Peninsular and West Malaysia respectively.
Has one ever wondered why DAP and PKR have to team up the time bomb, PAS in their coalition?
This is a matter of political reality, as both DAP and PKR lack one thing that both BN and PAS have in their possession, and that is a stable "pillar state", where their power are mostly permanently stable.
PAS knows this.
BN knows this.
Being a new party who has stepped up to rival BN in power under the leadership of Anwar Ibrahim, PKR lacks the administration background and reputation, while DAP is a nearly chinese dominated party, which lacks the social and racial cohesion of the PKR. Their coalition manage to cover some of their holes, but they still lack stability.
And that's where PAS comes in. Having "pillar states", PAS has welded itself into the Malaysian background with its insistence for hudud laws and an Islamic government.
In the PR coalition, PAS holds the true power, however, it severely lacks support from chinese and indian factions due to it's hardcore nature. The coalition of the three parties seems like a perfect team.
The real problem is knowing that PAS holds the true power in the coalition. While they advocate the "PAS for all" propaganda, their leaders are known for making statements that they will never back down from their stand to implement hudud.
What the DAP and PKR needs is their own pillar states so that they do not require back up from PAS, but before that, it seems that they will have to contend with giving PAS more power as it goes into the GE13 as the people will be voting for their party of choice tomorrow. Once PAS has cemented itself into the power seat, it would not give a damn to the other parties as it could have easily run the country Indonesia-style.
That is the real problem for PR. Without an equal standing, the strongest party will dominate the entire coalition.
It's just like how UMNO teamed up with MCA and MIC during the early days of independence. And look at them now. Enough said.
Then, PAS was still inside BN. However, as time went and UMNO going from extreme to central, PAS remained hardcore and was booted out. However, it's like a deja vu as PAS forms it's own coalition rivalling BN now.
Once again, I stress that DAP and PKR have to have their own stable "pillar states" if they are to stand equal to PAS in PR, even if I don't really give a damn to PKR.
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