Saturday, April 11, 2009

New cabinet - 'Welcome back, Mahathirism'


Same old, same old. By not giving Khairy any post, Najib is just inviting trouble. To rub salt into the wound, Mukhriz is deputy minister of Miti. Welcome back, Mahathirism.Malaysia Boleh: ‘Of the ministers, 16 are from Umno, MCA (4), MIC (1), Gerakan (1), PBB (1), Supp (1), PBS (1) and Upko (1).’Well, can we see any changes here? It is safe to say ketuanan is still being practiced. Look at the ratio, it is just like my working place. Seventy-five percent bumis, 20% Chinese, followed by rest of us at 5%. It just so disheartening.Fifty years ago my father saw this and now I’m still seeing it and so will my children. Well, PKR, it’s time to change. Hear me and hear the people - ‘go for it’.

Saudara Najib finally managed to get all his men into the system, one which will face a real challenge from the rakyat. If we analyse it properly, some of the senators and MPs who were selected to hold a minister’s or deputy minister's post are basically losers. Meaning to say, they are ‘rejects’. They were either rejected during the 12GE or during the Umno elections recently. Is this what we call democracy? Getting someone rejected by the rakyat into the cabinet is totally unwarranted. Perhaps the BN machinery is punishing the rakyat for not giving them absolute power during the 12GE. Anyway, we the rakyat, are not really worried or bothered about this too much. After all, this may be the last BN cabinet in Malaysian history.

I almost fell off my chair when I read the former Gerakan chief’s advice to Najib. This only goes to show the mentality of these so-called Chinese leaders of Malaysia, past and present. Is he not aware that it was Razak's politics and practices that created this thing called ‘hyphenated citizens’ of Malaysia? I am referring here to the ‘non-Malays’. That his politics was the progenitor to the current racist calling of Ketuanan Melayu? Please, please Gerakan and MCA, do keep your advice within the fortresses of your own bungalows and villas. We are, or I am, really sick to my stomach of your very existence.

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