Malaysiakini - Is Harapan addicted to the 'bumi agenda' too? (extracts)
Why is Pakatan Harapan talking about a "bumi agenda" when it should be "Bumi manusia" (Earth of mankind) as proposed by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, in a classic novel of our Nusantara?
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hmmm, the loss of Semenyih now gives us the excuse to be as ultra as we like, without the need to be apologetic to the leeches besides us, the Ketuanan Melayu |
You lost in Semenyih and you want to speed up a bumi agenda? We are all Malaysians. I thought Harapan is all about principles of anti-discrimination?
For once, I suggest, think like a government for all Malaysians and fix the economy accordingly.
This talk of another "bumi agenda" is a prelude to the new control of the GLCs, perhaps? Another round of economic cacophony? Another round of the creation of the choir group “Hebatkan Malaysia” (Make Malaysia Great Again) who sang praises for a deposed prime minister?
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I am making you Econs Minister so you (instead of Guan Eng) take care of the GLCs baik Uncle |
We have not heard any of Harapan politicians championing the rights of all Malaysians. Everyone seems to be comfortably numb, well placed in their seat.
This talk of a "bumi agenda" is bankrupt ideological talk. [...]
From economics to education, Malaysians continue to hear politicians promoting apartheid. We must evolve. Sustainability, human rights, peace and justice - these are the pillars of new Malaysia. Universal goals of our survival. Not another bumi agenda. Is the "bumi agenda" battle cry a consequence of the sudden enlargement of
Dr Azly Rahman is partly spot on that the "bumi agenda" battle cry has been long a consequence of the sudden enlargement of Pribumi into a new UMNO. If you need honey to attract ants, you certainly need gravy to attract frogs.
The personality and indeed chip-on-shoulder mentality of Mahathir, now aped and duplicated by his new heir-apparent Azmin, has a complex pattern but which we could discern with much clarity, because we were cursed by his earlier rule (1981 - 2003).
Mahathir has always a grudge against non-Malays for their wealthier status, and though that gap might have been true in the past, it's no longer the case in recent years (since the 1990s) when we, the so-called rich (but in reality, comparatively poor) nons get to see limousines and Italian sport cars etc chauffeuring bumiputeras like his Midas-rich sons (and mateys) around.
But that's how he has made a living (gained political power) in politics, to wit, by playing to the ketuanan dream. So it has been a combination of part altruism, part seduction, part schadenfreude, part FEAR and part you-guess?, wakakaka.
Semenyih merely hastens his unchanged intention to marshal the faithful and cronies to his banner and with that power, to implement his "Agenda". His new heir-apparent has made it clear he (and Pribumi, even though he's in PKR, wakakaka) won't be apologetic for pushing the bumiputera agenda, and eff you DAP people.
As the Yanks would say, he ain't gonna take no sh** from any nons, especially Ah Bengs including Sings.
But that part of his mentality, namely FEAR, eats away at his innards as he realises that his party Pribumi, despite partaking gluttonously of Gurun's famous dish fried with ginger, garlic and shallots (frogs), has not made much leeway into the Heartland.
Alas, the new PAS-UMNO pact controls 75% of the Malay voters which, fearfully for Maddy, account for nearly two-thirds of the electorate.
The Star Online reported in its article New Malay axis rattles Pakatan (extracts):
... more than half of the 222 parliamentary constituencies are Malay-majority seats where Umno and PAS hold sway.
Merdeka Centre director Ibrahim Suffian says the political landscape could change dramatically if the Umno-PAS pact continues into the next general election.
It is still early days but the Umno-PAS axis is set to be a game changer.
“During the last general election (GE14), PAS and Umno captured about 75% of the Malay vote.
“Malay voters account for nearly two-thirds of the electorate. A cooperative pact between the two largest Malay parties means that their core supporters alone are more than two-thirds of the Malay voters,” says Ibrahim.
He points out that there are currently at least 100 parliamentary seats that are 70% Malay-majority and which can easily go to these two parties.
It also means that Malay heartland states of Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang – where Malays form more than 75% of the population – will be beyond the reach of Pakatan.
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Malay heartland states of Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang a,.k.a PAS''Green Crescent States' |
Moreover, Kedah and Perak were basically hung assemblies, surviving only because of Umno cross-overs. [...]
A list of 50 Pakatan-held parliamentary seats that will tumble to the combined might of PAS and Umno has been making the rounds on political chat groups.
The argument is that the combined votes of PAS and Umno in these 50 seats are much bigger than the votes secured by Pakatan candidates in GE14.
These seats include those held by Pakatan ministers and deputy ministers such as Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, Datuk Mahfuz Omar, Datuk Saifuddin Nasution, Fuziah Salleh, Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof and Datuk Seri Rina Harun.
A list of 50 Pakatan-held parliamentary seats that will tumble to the combined might of PAS and Umno has been making the rounds on political chat groups.
The argument is that the combined votes of PAS and Umno in these 50 seats are much bigger than the votes secured by Pakatan candidates in GE14.
These seats include those held by Pakatan ministers and deputy ministers such as Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, Datuk Mahfuz Omar, Datuk Saifuddin Nasution, Fuziah Salleh, Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof and Datuk Seri Rina Harun.
Penang will be the only safe haven. Lim Kit Siang can reserve the federal constituency of Kepala Batas (AAB's old blue ribbon seat) for either Mahathir or his chai-chai Mukhriz because Jerlun will assuredly fall to PAS.
But in the meantime, Mahathir will revert to what he believes is safer grounds, that of his old (1981-2003) ways.
