Friday, February 20, 2009
Gutter Politics - Malaysian Style
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Paradise Lost - Perak Political Dilemma
We must have government, but we must watch them like a hawk. – Millicent Fenwick
In Paradise Lost, poet John Milton elucidate about the fall of man to the temptation of Satan. Man’s transition from the state of obedience towards God to disobedience leading to the expulsion of man from paradise. The fall corrupted the entire human race ever since.
It is not difficult to see the similarities from Paradise Lost to the current political debacle in Perak. Satan the protagonist in Paradise Lost is replaced with good natured greed and slothfulness of Perak leadership. Instead of surrendering Perak, PKR created a situation where the end justifies the means. It was their leader Anwar Ibrahim whom first tempted to taste the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the form of encouraging political crossovers or ‘kataking’ by declaring PKR would topple the Federal BN government on September 16, 2008 by massive crossovers.
Not only the crossovers failed to materialise, the only crossover by Bota representative lasted merely days before the ‘kataking’ of 3 PKR reps from Perak resulting in the toppling of the opposition held state. PKR had held the state for only a paltry 11 months. Instead of stepping back and analyzing the situation, PKR has again resorted to street gang tactics that have serve Anwar well since his students days.
PKR apologists are quick to declare that party crossovers are wrong and unethical. Their voices are only heard after the fall of Perak. Before, when Anwar was busy prophesising the fall of BN, their voices barely reach even a whisper. Now, it seems that PKR has a different moral stature than BN. It has become holier than thou, their droppings seems to smell better than their opposition brethren.
Even the Sultan is now fair game for their political manuverings. Perakians has now been forced to choose. Before it was one political party from another, now Perakians are made to choose between PKR and the monarchy. You can choose ‘kataking’ to fit your political agenda OR you can choose it to be an action worth condemning. But, you cannot choose both. Nor can you claim to be the victim when the Sultan takes the matter into his own hand to avoid his state from becoming a cauldron of political mischief and exploitation.
A distinction must be made clearly before an ideology such as ‘kataking’ is assumed to be politically sound. Once announced by an orator like Anwar Ibrahim, the ideology is assumed to be sufficient to explain everything because everything is comprehended and fair. Reality and experiences are not taken into consideration once the premise is established and laid out. Our inner capacity to think outside the box is inhibited by a political fervour to do what is assumed as right. To many PKR supporters, the recent good showing in PRU12 has stopped them from thinking in submission to the idolatry of Anwar. It is time for them to start thinking again the cause and effect of their action especially the proposed intention to haul the Sultan to court. Experience should have taught them by now that it could haunt them someday later. Sometimes, someday come sooner rather than later.
In Paradise Lost, poet John Milton elucidate about the fall of man to the temptation of Satan. Man’s transition from the state of obedience towards God to disobedience leading to the expulsion of man from paradise. The fall corrupted the entire human race ever since.
It is not difficult to see the similarities from Paradise Lost to the current political debacle in Perak. Satan the protagonist in Paradise Lost is replaced with good natured greed and slothfulness of Perak leadership. Instead of surrendering Perak, PKR created a situation where the end justifies the means. It was their leader Anwar Ibrahim whom first tempted to taste the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the form of encouraging political crossovers or ‘kataking’ by declaring PKR would topple the Federal BN government on September 16, 2008 by massive crossovers.
Not only the crossovers failed to materialise, the only crossover by Bota representative lasted merely days before the ‘kataking’ of 3 PKR reps from Perak resulting in the toppling of the opposition held state. PKR had held the state for only a paltry 11 months. Instead of stepping back and analyzing the situation, PKR has again resorted to street gang tactics that have serve Anwar well since his students days.
PKR apologists are quick to declare that party crossovers are wrong and unethical. Their voices are only heard after the fall of Perak. Before, when Anwar was busy prophesising the fall of BN, their voices barely reach even a whisper. Now, it seems that PKR has a different moral stature than BN. It has become holier than thou, their droppings seems to smell better than their opposition brethren.
Even the Sultan is now fair game for their political manuverings. Perakians has now been forced to choose. Before it was one political party from another, now Perakians are made to choose between PKR and the monarchy. You can choose ‘kataking’ to fit your political agenda OR you can choose it to be an action worth condemning. But, you cannot choose both. Nor can you claim to be the victim when the Sultan takes the matter into his own hand to avoid his state from becoming a cauldron of political mischief and exploitation.
A distinction must be made clearly before an ideology such as ‘kataking’ is assumed to be politically sound. Once announced by an orator like Anwar Ibrahim, the ideology is assumed to be sufficient to explain everything because everything is comprehended and fair. Reality and experiences are not taken into consideration once the premise is established and laid out. Our inner capacity to think outside the box is inhibited by a political fervour to do what is assumed as right. To many PKR supporters, the recent good showing in PRU12 has stopped them from thinking in submission to the idolatry of Anwar. It is time for them to start thinking again the cause and effect of their action especially the proposed intention to haul the Sultan to court. Experience should have taught them by now that it could haunt them someday later. Sometimes, someday come sooner rather than later.
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