By batsman
What Bersih 2.0 set out to do, it has already achieved to a large degree. It has shown up the hypocritical, corrupt and fascist tendencies of UMNO and its cronies. It has shown up how easily UMNO uses the law and the name of the Agong in an abusive and hypocritical manner.
In these exposures, it has shown how compromised and dirty the Malaysian electoral system has become – made so by people who have no regard for decency, no regard for justice or fairness and no regard for the position of the Agong.
Bersih 2.0 leaders have also gained an audience with the Agong and the Agong has responded with dignity and fairness. Whether a preview of the memorandum has been submitted to His Majesty is anybody’s guess. The Agong is only one man. He is bullied and ignored by the Ketuanan Melayu types when it suits their purposes and his name and reputation is used cynically by these Ketuanan Melayu types also when it suits their purpose.
What is left is the rally on July 9th. This rally is a critical test of who is sovereign – the people or UMNO. This will be the fairest and most honest test possible for if electoral reforms are again pushed under the table during the next General Elections, the Will of the Rakyat will also suffer the same fate and it will not be possible to gauge whether the people are sovereign or UMNO is sovereign. The rally of July 9th is a crucial indicator of what lies ahead – real reforms or continued dirty tricks.
Of course when saying the above, it is clear that achieving the long term goal of free, fair and clean elections is still in the future. This goal demands courage, hard work and sacrifices over a long period. Again this will a test of the decency, courage and integrity of Malaysians whether it can finally be realized.
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