Dawn Of A New Malaysia?

I have been reading more news on Malaysia-Today.net. News which have not been covered by the national mainstream media. It seems like YM Raja Petra and other readers have now turned their sights on the Barisan Rakyat state government and federal opposition to actually walk the talk! Which is good news of course. If the BR can get their act together, perform to a level MORE than what the rakyat expects, then rest assured the rest of the country will fall like dominoes in 2012/2013.

A dawn of a new Malaysia? Let's hope so! We certainly don't want to see yet another government bound to the principles of NEP (or should I say the 'Old' Economic Policy) - cronyism, racism, corruption. Many Malaysians believe that as long as the BN Feds get their feet on the ground again after the electoral disaster, Malaysia can look forward to another 5 years of BN governance i.e. living in a system of patronage. With a stronger opposition, and no 2/3 majority, the BN would probably do much better in serving the rakyat. Ministers and Members of Parliament will be much more careful in their statements so we'd probably see less 'bocors' or 'you tak suka, you keluar dari Malaysia'. But will we still see idiots like Nazri proposing to give illegals Permanent Residency? Will we still see the denial syndrome by refusing to push through the IPCMC and Royal Commission of Inquiry into the judicial rot? Let's hope Barisan Nasional will do away with their 'anti-floor-crossing' policy and instead allow their MPs to serve the rakyat effectively insteady of the party.

Conspiracy theorists believe that this BN government will not last even one year what more 4 or 5? News and rumours have trickled in that Anwar has already got 30+ kataks ready to jump into BR's ponds. This is more than enough to form a simple majority in Parliament to form the Federal Government! Embarassingly (for me as a Sabahan) enough, some say that around 12-16 of these potential kataks are from Sabah.

Now the question arises. Do we really want to see a new federal government? Honestly for myself, yes. It is a time for change and especially if the BR keeps their promises to do away with the NEP. Now, change the question to 'Do we really want to see a new federal government with kataks?' The answer is a simple no. Yes there must be freedom of association. And yes some people change..but politicians? err..nah. Politicians will always be politicians. Once a katak always a katak. I wont be surprised if these kataks jump back to UMNO if they are promised more than what BR can give them. Where is their sense of loyalty? Anwar probably knows that there is no loyalty in most politicians because they are driven by power, money and greed.

Anwar has bought politicians before albeit under the instruction of then PM Tun Mahathir. Don't believe me? Ask Sabahans around the age of 40 and above what happened between 1985-1994. Like corruption in Malaysia, everybody knows about buying potential kataks but keeps quiet. Try telling a Jesseltonite or Sabahan or Malaysian that 'the traffic police are an incorruptible lot..no matter how much you want to pay them they'll still give you a ticket', you will probably get laughed at. It's the silent truth because as usual, there 'ain't no proof'. Of course I have no proof of this because only stupid robbers leave their trail after breaking in. Tun Mahathir isn't dumb. On the contrary, he is an intelligent and very bright politician; he eats a lot but wipes his mouth clean. Does this mean Anwar should use this tactic to bring retribution to UMNO? Well, if it is true that Anwar is buying these guys, then let's hope the retribution stops there and not turn another round to hit him back. For the moment, let's just give Mr. Anwar the benefit of doubt and take what he said at face value; that the kataks are willing to jump on their own accord and not baited by 'financial incentives'.

Will Malaysia wait for the new BR Federal Government and be content with a strong Opposition at the moment? More importantly, CAN it afford to wait?