A poor man it is, who fails to keep his promises.
I wrote my ‘epic piece’ on whether to vote the Opposition as a primary reference document to address the most common concerns. But in response to some long ago comments which may not have been addressed directly by said document, I present my late answers to Mr. Anonymous:
1. In relation to DSAI’s cash, I am still not utterly convinced that at the time he was DPM he was totally clean. However, I believe that getting locked up and put away by the system may have changed him and that is why he is now fighting against the government.
But allow me to ask you one question… if you had RM20m in cash, would you keep it aside for a rainy day/old age, or would you blow it on a lost yet noble cause?
I wouldn’t split my resources. If there was a lost cause, I wouldn’t spend an iota of effort or money on it. Look at DSAI’s schedule. He’s 60 yrs old. To me, the only logical thing to do would be to give up completely, or go all in, as he has.
Re: Doraemon -
Can you honestly tell me that you don’t feel like slapping the doraemon dude?
Are you and Nat going to keep on insisting that what they did was not wrong, instead of admitting that a FEW oppostion members present that day did cause the walk to lose SOME credibility?
No, I don’t feel like slapping him. I thought it was an amusing touch.
As to the second line, your sentiments alone prove the veracity of your statement. And this is unfortunate, as it always pains me to see any of us lowered in the eyes of another.
But it’s not something we’re not used to. If you ask me whether we were perfect and acknowledged as such, I would say a) definitely not, b) I definitely wish we were (again, see essay). But in the meantime, we keep doing our best, and concentrating on the bigger picture.
The most obvious repercussion here will be how the bumiputeras react. How does KeADILan plan to prevent a bad reaction (to dismantling the NEP)?
Also, are your other Barisan Alternatif counterparts on the same wavelength as you on this point?
We defend our position using simple explanations. No sane person, Malay or otherwise, sees the need for a millionaire to get a 10% discount on his home or scholarships for his children because of the colour of his skin, while a taxi driver struggling to make ends meet cannot get the same.
If we take the time to explain, and point out abuses of the NEP, people are very receptive. They know that they stand a better chance for genuine assistance under a non-race based policy that is upheld justly, as opposed to a race-based policy that is hijacked by Umnoputeras.
Our partners are all well aware of our stance, and we still stand together.
Very briefly on KL-Confidential – I do agree that we should have people of her calibre to write our speeches and policies :)
Okie for now. There’s stuff from others I’ve left out, and if anyone feels strongly, repeat your comment and I’ll try to get to it before too long. Apologies in advance, dissolution any minute now! :D
It’s good to hear the opposition are still standing together.
I was starting to hear rumors about that. :D
Anyways, I don’t know about everybody else, but that’s good enough for me.
So I call all Malaysians, not to buy into the propaganda that’s on the TV and papers nowadays (they are not subtle at all, only a village idiot will believe their rubbish).
Let’s look at the big picture. Don’t look at the opposition alliance as a total problem solver. Nothing will ever solve ALL our problems. But giving BN a scare of their lives and giving a stronger voice to the opposition will be to everyone’s benefit.
Think of it this way:
If the ruling coalition won’t listen to its people, we can always run to the opposition.. because their voice is equally as loud as the ruling coalition!
<b>Everybody </b>will be represented this way.
Getting a migraine now so forgive me if I don’t quite make sense. :)
Also, thanks for the compliment Nat. But calibre-schmalibre, I’m no different from other people.
But I soo shamelessly admit that on many occasions, I do wish i was a politician. I think I’d be able to retort in parliament better than some (maybe because I am able to lower myself to the standards of the likes of Nazri and Kaveas)… or could it be my prickly and biting sarcasm? Or my ‘colorful’ vocabulary in both Malay and English?
Women do have to be more creative than men, you know. Because a woman can never ’shout’ down a man. But she can shut him up if she bites him where it hurts, don’t you think? The trick is finding that sensitive spot and I’m good at that. (Yes, do allow me to ‘carry my own basket’ just this one time!)
Pay more attention, Malaysians. Notice the rising level of biasedness and propaganda in the media? No? Well, look out for it and you’ll find it positively mind reeling… with all the spins.
<i>PAS, KeAdilan</i> and <i>DAP</i> are a normal sight in the papers (all the bad PR that needs to be circulated, you see). But notice how everytime there’s good news, the word ‘BN’ is always in there somewhere? (even though it’s totally unrelated) That’s called positive reinforcements in psychology. It fools the mind into eventually thinking that everything ‘BN’ is good.
Even my media friends have to organise their TV shows/programs to include some kampung folk somewhere thanking BN for their favors.
So unethical. Do it after dissolving parliament la kan? Looks like BN is starting the race even before the start-gun fires. Shouldn’t they be disqualified?
nat: :) kl-confidential for parliament? SOKONG!! :D
Hi Nat.
Many thanks for the awaited response. I see KLConfidential has chipped in her two cents, and I must agree that if she was running, she’d have my vote for any parliamentary seat she wants.
I’m not one to comment much, except for the odd inane remark, but I’d just like to say this:
I measure the worth of any leader by those who follow him/her.
Like an army, the values that individual soldiers hold are the values ingrained within them by the general of that army. An army led by a general of worth will have/attract soldiers who are highly trained, confident, motivated, and dedicated.
Having met you, Nat, I must say that I am impressed with the caliber of talent and the depth of commitment demonstrated by you, and by extension, I do view your party quite favorably.
Anyways, keep up the good fight, Nat, and hope you don’t tire of the questions. Asking is the first step, after all.