Malaysian Po(pular)litics

Politic is all about popularity, and to quote words from someone I dear; "it's all about winning people's heart".

I'm not a politician, and not planning to be. But I do occasionally observe and follow our current political scenario and for me, rather than winning people's heart, our scene is more likely championing people's hatred and resentment; with party's using negative and sometime sensitive issue to achieve their political agenda. They're not interested to serve the people, instead they use them to gain power. Do you think they really care about the grassroot's well-being? Unless it gave them profit, sorry, but I have my doubt.

Ok-lah, lets tone down a bit. Basically our political circus consist of 2 'troupe', the BN coalition (ruling) and Opposition (PAS, DAP, KeADILan, etc.). I'm not describing PKR-Pakatan Rakyat as the whole opposition as BN for the ruling cos for me, they are what I'll call 'conditional coalition', coalition based on current situation, needs, and advantages. Within themselves they still haven't sorted out their beef. 

Too many leaders are in the party, and still they don't have the mutual understanding. If say they succeeded in taking over the parliament, who you think will be the PM? 

Might be Dato' Seri Anwar, but are DAP and PAS just gonna sit and watch...more interesting if they hold more seats..and if PAS hold the power, is DAP going to agree with the 'Negara Islam' policies by PAS...and are we ready to be liberalized like our neighbor Singapore if DAP hold the power.

Not to say that I'm a hardcore BN supporter...they do have their weaknesses and they're not perfect. Nothing is perfect. Even gold is only 99.999 purity. It's how we tolerate the imperfection. 

For me, as a general citizen living under BN government the whole of my life...they are the only one balanced coalition I can think of. They might swayed sometimes, but still moving within the same path.

Corruption, scandals, do you bet that if the Opposition hold the power there will be no more of these things? It's still there, just the culprits will be different. Checking on the track records, I'll rather have known enemies than backstabbing friends.