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| Posted: 04 Nov 2012 03:24 PM PST
It's called tribalism, and of the most acute Mrymidon-ish kind. But it's a more recent political phenomenon in Malaysia, coming into prominence after, I suspect, the acrimonious Mahathir-Anwar split.  Hence I see it'll be unlikely for Malaysian politics to develop into a mature 2-party system, let alone ever entertain that nebulous word 'bipartisanship'. But there are other forms of emotions (including wakakaka-ism) that would rack us from time to time. Let me provide the following examples from my personal experience: (a) Malaysiakini - 'Scorpenes to prevent repeat of 1511 attack on Malacca' My emotion: First I guffawed at the ludicrousness of such an assertion. Then I cringed (and still do) with shame and embarrassment that such a moronic absurd statement could come from the mouth of Malaysia's top naval man, RMN chief Laksamana Abdul Aziz.
How the f* did we go so very wrong in the development of our military officers? As Sakmongkol AK47 wrote in The Malaysian Insider's The Navy Chief and the MCA Aryan Race: "We must remember to sack the imbecilic navy chief when PR takes over the government. [...] The reason given by the navy chief must be taken as signs of incompetence spawned by an inept and corrupt government." I like Sak's use of the word 'imbecilic' to describe that half-baked sailor and his half-past six nonsense. (b) Malaysiakini - DAP's war truck goes missing in Johor
My emotion: Ashamed that some people would resort to this sort of childish hooliganism. But DAP should take comfort that the truck was probably requisitioned as an essential war requirement for the defence of our shores ... against those marauding Portuguese, wakakaka. (c) The Malaysian Insider - Arrested youth's family fear Johor palace interference, urge cops to help My emotion: Oh no, not again. But then, where is Dr Mahathir when you need him, wakakaka.
a relatively more recent one, David ben Gurion, etc.
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| Posted: 04 Nov 2012 09:07 AM PST Let us start with Perak. If we focus our attacks on Larut, Parit, Tapah, Pasir Salak, Bagan Datok and Tanjung Malim, we will leave only two seats for BN to win in Perak. That will be Gerik and Lenggong. In an earlier article, I said, BN will win only 7 parliamentary seats. Let us make that 2. The more important strategy is to take the federal seats to allow PR to form the federal government. States that do not fall under PR will run to form state coalition governments. Najib says melancholically in Penang that he does not mind other people taking over his PMship- but he fears under Pakatan, the country will go bankrupt. Come on Mr PM, it is not like you are the only person who can do the job of PM and it is not that only Barisan can run the country. You have spent more than you earned for the last 16 years since 1998. I have said it before and now will repeat- if Najib can become PM, so can everyone else.
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