Wanted: A good, clean government. Any takers? – The Malaysian Insider
August 11, 2010
AUG 11 – The reports of Umno’s demise may be exaggerated but Malaysia’s grand old party is certainly in dire straits.
Malaysia finds itself a divided country.
It is a country addicted to easy money, a country where the rule of law has been trampled on and where institutions have been hollowed out because of Umno/Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders.
The class of Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, Tun VT Sambanthan, Tun Tan Siew Sin, Tun Hussein Onn no longer exist.
They have been replaced by avaricious, chauvinistic leaders.
The prominent blogger Sakmongkol AK 47 argued in a posting today that PKR has little to offer.
Well, he is right.
After all they are a collection of Umno has-beens.
But Sakmongkol AK47 also argues that PKR is merely a smorgasbord of fired up individuals united only by a desire to throw out corrupt and abusive leadership.
He claims that the few good men left in Umno are also fired by the same desire.
Therefore Malaysians should pick politicians who are:
1) men and women of integrity;
2) who truly believe that Malaysia belongs to every citizen;
3) who have a healthy respect for law and order and the rule of law;
4) who don’t speak from both sides of their mouth;
5) who are unafraid to stand up for principles; and
6) who detests playing the race card.
Now if Umno can produce such leaders, then well and good.
But there is little evidence for Malaysians to be hopeful that the present crop of Umno/BN leaders can hold a candle to the towering individuals of the past.
For sure the present bunch of Umno Youth leaders don’t even meet minimum standards.
It is pointless labelling PAS as conservative mullahs or DAP as Chinese chauvinists.
Malaysians just want good, clean government.
They are not interested in labels.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/breakingviews/article/wanted-a-good-clean-government.-any-takers-the-malaysian-insider/
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