UMNO who prefers to crush their enemies rather than allow them a voice.
It's an abuse of a position to secure and maintain power. It's a contrived, manipulative political agenda, where voters become spectators and those who try to speak up and become engaged are quickly quieted by political handlers.
A well-used tool of political bullying is the fanatical control of all communications, a management style embraced by our ruling power. The UMNO-owned Malay daily Utusan Malaysia has come under fire numerous times for carrying articles with a racial slant.
Ethnic Malays comprise about 60 percent of Malaysia's 27 million people. Minorities include large ethnic Chinese and Indian communities, who are mainly Buddhists, Christians and Hindus. In Malaysia, UMNO has over-dominated the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition at the expense of other component parties.
The BN top leadership should realize that the coalition must wake up to current political realities and stop being in a state of denial. The National Front suffered a stinging blow in March general elections when a multiracial opposition alliance made unprecedented gains, winning 82 seats in the 222-member Parliament by promising to treat all ethnic communities equally.
Before, there was only BN which could provide the national leadership. After March 2008, Malaysians has realized that they have perhaps other better options. We shall see the test of time.
Our former Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad took a leap forward recently to undermine further his legacy by backing PERKASA's. PERKASA is the radical side of UMNO. Dr Mahathir told that PERKASA's existence was due to a weak UMNO and that the government should listen to the Malays, not just the non-Malays. Now, we know that Vision 2020 is piece of useless policy paper and a public relations spin. PERKASA is undermining Najb's 1Malaysia initiative. Other race based parties in Barisan such as MIC and MCA are suffering a loss of popularity and political relevance because they never insisted that UMNO listen also to the non-Malays who are legitimate Malaysians.
Two ethnic Chinese Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders have openly snubbed Perkasa and demand for an apology, continuing instead to criticise the Malay rights group by saying that its struggles were not in line with the prime minister's 1 Malaysia concept.
The Malaysian political landscape is set for more turmoil in the days to come right up to the next GE. BN & UMNO's nightmare scenario is for the urban, educated Malays together with Indian and Chinese minorities and together with people from the rebellious Sabah and Sarawak provinces, uniting to form a parliamentary majority.
13/01/10
It's an abuse of a position to secure and maintain power. It's a contrived, manipulative political agenda, where voters become spectators and those who try to speak up and become engaged are quickly quieted by political handlers.
A well-used tool of political bullying is the fanatical control of all communications, a management style embraced by our ruling power. The UMNO-owned Malay daily Utusan Malaysia has come under fire numerous times for carrying articles with a racial slant.
Ethnic Malays comprise about 60 percent of Malaysia's 27 million people. Minorities include large ethnic Chinese and Indian communities, who are mainly Buddhists, Christians and Hindus. In Malaysia, UMNO has over-dominated the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition at the expense of other component parties.
The BN top leadership should realize that the coalition must wake up to current political realities and stop being in a state of denial. The National Front suffered a stinging blow in March general elections when a multiracial opposition alliance made unprecedented gains, winning 82 seats in the 222-member Parliament by promising to treat all ethnic communities equally.
Before, there was only BN which could provide the national leadership. After March 2008, Malaysians has realized that they have perhaps other better options. We shall see the test of time.
Our former Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad took a leap forward recently to undermine further his legacy by backing PERKASA's. PERKASA is the radical side of UMNO. Dr Mahathir told that PERKASA's existence was due to a weak UMNO and that the government should listen to the Malays, not just the non-Malays. Now, we know that Vision 2020 is piece of useless policy paper and a public relations spin. PERKASA is undermining Najb's 1Malaysia initiative. Other race based parties in Barisan such as MIC and MCA are suffering a loss of popularity and political relevance because they never insisted that UMNO listen also to the non-Malays who are legitimate Malaysians.
Two ethnic Chinese Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders have openly snubbed Perkasa and demand for an apology, continuing instead to criticise the Malay rights group by saying that its struggles were not in line with the prime minister's 1 Malaysia concept.
The Malaysian political landscape is set for more turmoil in the days to come right up to the next GE. BN & UMNO's nightmare scenario is for the urban, educated Malays together with Indian and Chinese minorities and together with people from the rebellious Sabah and Sarawak provinces, uniting to form a parliamentary majority.
13/01/10
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Correction. UMNO bullies anyone who disagree with them, race, religion or creed. My kampung didn't get their jalan luar bandar until PR came to power for a short while in Perak. Why? My sister in-law, who is a muslimat leader lives there, even though there are UMNO members living as her neighbours!
ok lah
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