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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Malaysian Elections 2008

Yeah, now is the time to tone down on rhetorics and philosophy, and turn to more current issues.

Maybe let's start with some politics (yay, what this blog is SUPPOSED to do).

Just some time ago in a country called Malaysia, sentiments were high among his people. Whether its the BERSIH rallies, HINRAF riots or 'lack-of-thought-and-effort-and-public-opinion' policies,the good ol Pak Lah decided to hold an election. Yay,

...just the best time to do it.

And so extremely confident UMNO, MCA, MIC, and the rest of the Barisan National entered the elections, but then face one of the worst massacare the BN has everseen.

Too bad MCP is not running, and all of you should have seen Pak Lah and deputy faces during press conference...

Time to start looking at it analytically. Malaysia politics may be seen as the new trend of 'one-party-democracy' (not very far from communist system at all), though it is not as prevalent and extreme as the one in Singapore. Well, in more liberal democratic political scenes, usually a party losses if the opposition is popular or the party itself has become unpopular. As for single party democracies, only the latter applies (or is much more important than the former).

To put it blantly, UMNO, MCA, MIC, Gerakan and such screwed up.

Maybe is not as bad as Gorbachev screwing up USSR politics, but still a pretty bad screw-up.

So its one thing to know how you lost, but another to know why?

Opinions differ at this point, but everyone can point to the disgruntment of Malaysians, both Malays and non-Malays. People point to corruption, NEP, idiotic and humiliating MPs and Ministers, BN losing touch with citizens, yada yada... This issues should have been blantly obvious to BN. It dosen't really that much thought for an ordinary person, and even less by any accomplished socialist, to realised that such things WILL bring the downfall of the coalision. Now, it seems BN is relying heavily on the votebank in Eastern Peninsular.

BN must make amends to the Malaysian people... This experience is a testament to all on the dangers of losing touch with the people...

"I am always ready to learn although I do not always like to be thought" -Winston Churchill

(note to porlitubo: find Communist quotes next time)
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NOTICE: Ceeding from 0712C

With effect from 0000 hours on 25th of February 2008, the state will henceforth ceed from 0712C into the Democratic People's Republic of 12 Series (DPR12S). This is in line with many events that occured within the political realm of 0712C itself:

1) The humiliation and scrapegoating of the state during the 2007 National Day outing
2) The lack of understanding from 0712C to the state, especially observed during 2008 Red Cross Flag Day
3) The extreme idelogical differences between the state and 0712C
4) Conflicting ordinances and policies by the state and 0712C, including but not restricted to discipline and relations with deadweights
5) Lack of respect and opinion from the state to 0712C

Henceforth, the split will ensure the state will continue with its duties and developments with greater efficiency and allow the state's principle to be upheld, while 0712C to continue with any further actions without constant reciprocal to the state, its people and its ideology.

All public relations between individual members of 0712C will undergo review, policies to the benefit of 0712C to be stopped and abolished by 2350 on 24th of February 2008, standing ordinances will be sent for review after 24th of February 2008 and, should it be deemed unfavourable, abolished.

Anyone willing to withold attempts of creation of DPR12S, other than members of the state, sharp reciprocals are in store.

-- Thought of the day --
The beginning of revolution begings with the workers and peasants themselves.

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