Treachery is the worse of moral turpitude

We read about how bankrupt UMNO politics is when it has to literally scrap the bottom of the barrel by selecting Isa Samad. Accordingly as in an orchestrated unison, pro PKR bloggers gleefully mocked and ridiculed UMNO's moves. They have used one clever concept which is often used when rational arguments are no longer an option. It's known as the moral high ground. Surprise, surprise. All this while, UMNO was and is berated and denounced as utterly devoid of any scruples, yet suddenly in the case of Isa Samad, UMNO, it is said has abandoned its high moral ground.

Employment of that tool has only served to expose their deceit and hypocrisy. Its only in the case of what UMNO does, the PR people adopt a sanctimonious stance. It's akin to the Malay adage of seeing the germs across the ocean, but the elephant in front is ignored.

PKR politics too is full of morality issues. We have brought in the case of the Bukit Lanjan ADUN. The PKR bloggers were quick to point out that comparing this Bukit Lanjan case with what UMNO does through Isa, isn't right. Their simple counter argument is- the ADUN wasn't a willing participant. The ADUN didn't take anyone's money.

This misses the point. The point we are debating is the adoption of moral high ground. How the moral high ground is violated isn't the issue. We have brought up the case of the ADUN from B. Lanjan precisely because; the battle ground chosen is moral high ground. In any case, I have stated that it's true as regards the videotaping of the ADUN in various poses; they were indeed carried out without her willing participation or consent. But that does not absolve her/her partner from moral accountability. It's almost certain that she and her partner were willing participants in whatever action took place before the taping. Moreover there is a nagging question that needs answering. Had she been a willing participant in the pictures would it be ok to say- ONLY then, can the whole undertaking qualify as a morality issue? Certainly what she and her partner did raises larger morality issues that UMNO selecting Isa Samad.

We have not even touch the morality issues surrounding the political tomfoolery brought about by the antics of the political gadfly- Hassan Ali and the role played by Anwar Ibrahim. Ah yes, Anwar Ibrahim. It is to these interesting subterfuges that we now direct our minds.

Last week, we heard Tun Dr Mahathir suddenly said that Hassan Ali is not welcome into UMNO. Now, why did TDM say that? No one can accuse TDM of not being adroit and perceptive. Unless of course, he made the statement because he could read through the game Hassan Ali and Anwar Ibrahim are playing.

Imagine this scenario: what if Hassan Ali is the Trojan horse that PAS introduces as part of its act to link up with UMNO? In doing so, that will accomplish what UMNO is salivating, the destabilization of the Selangor government. Remember, that Hassan Ali though in PAS, is Anwar's comrade in arms since university days. What if, Hassan Ali with the backing and encouragement of Anwar Ibrahim succeeds in hatching up trouble which will eventually result in the downfall of the Khalid government? What Hassan Ali has done thus far, is to create a series of controversial maneuvers and actions that have caused massive fault lines within the PR coalition government in Selangor. Will it not eventually, as a result of these seemingly irrational moves by the political gadfly like Hassan Ali 'deliver' the Selangor government by default to BN?

But where is the role of Anwar Ibrahim in all these? He is the de facto leader of the entire PR government and acts as the cementing agent to the PR government in Selangor. By electing to be inactive instead of taking a pro-active role, what Anwar Ibrahim does by this play-acting is to become complicit in the process of destabilizing the Selangor government. Question: what kind of morality is Anwar advocating?

The most probable answer: the morality of self preservation and self interest. Opting not to do anything assertive to stop the implosion of the Selangor government is tantamount to helping the Selangor government disintegrate by default. The state will go that way all because Anwar Ibrahim could have done more, but chose not to, by feigning all sort of reasons such as being on a private business in USA; that makes Anwar Ibrahim instrumental in bringing about delivering Selangor to the BN. And it is highly possible, that the assistance given by Anwar Ibrahim represents settlement of his part of a bargain to free himself from a very messy legal problem he is facing. Possible? Very very plausible.

Bahasa Melayu version.

Kita baca sana sini mengenai betapa bankrupt nya politik UMNO sehingga terpaksa mengorek di buritan periuk dan memilih Isa Samad. Segala penyokong PKR pun dengan rasa sombong dan megah diri, mengeciskan pilihan UMNO. Mereka telah menggunakan suatu konsep yang selalu di gunakan apabila alasan rasional sudah kehabisan- iaitu the moral highground.

Tapi itu semua mendedahkan sikap hipokrasi gerombolan blogger pro PR. Hanya apabila tindakan tersebut di lakukan oleh UMNO sahaja, para juak PKR akan bersikap sanctimonious. Dalam bahasa Melayu sikap ini, sama lah seperti kuman disebarang lautan mereka nampak, gajah di depan mata tak ternampak.

Politik PKR pun penuh dengan isiu isiu morality. Sebagai contoh kita telah menyebut kes ADUN Bukit Lanjan. Maka bersegeralah segala juak PKR menyatakan kes ini tidak boleh di jadikan kes perbandingan kerana dalam kes ADUN tersebut, dia bukan willing participant. Dan dia tidak ambil duit orang. Point sebenarnya telah di ketepikan oleh pemblog PKR- kerana point yang kita debatkan ialah hipokrasi dalam menggunakan hujjah moral highground. Bagaimana moral high ground tersebut di cabuli, bukan isiu pokok. Soal pokok nya ialah- dalam kes ADUN Bukit Lanjan tersebut, ada isiu morality atau tidak? Kita ajukan soalan ini kerana, semua juru blog PKR mendatangi isiu pemilihan Isa Samad dari sudut moral high ground. Walaupun begitu saya sudah menyebutkan, memang benar dari sudut rakaman per se, ADUN Bukit Lanjan bukanlah willing participant. Tapi kita tidak boleh menyatakan dia bukan willing participant kepada adegan yang di laksanakan bersama partner nya SEBELUM rakaman tersebut. Dan apa yang di lakukan berdua ternyata mempunyai implikasi morality yang lebih besar dari isiu morality UMNO memilih Isa Samad.

Dan kita belum lagi menyebut mengenai morality disebalik huru hara politik yang di jalankan oleh Hassan Ali dan peranan yang di mainkan oleh Anwar Ibrahim.

Minggu lalu, Tun Dr Mahathir dengan tiba tiba menyatakan bahawa UMNO tidak akan terima orang seperti Hassan Ali. Kenapa TDM berkata demikian jika dia tidak membaca mainan politik Anwar Ibrahim dalam tindak tanduk Hassan Ali?

Bayangkan senario ini: apa kata jika Hassan Ali ialah Trojan horse PAS untuk membawa parti itu bergabung dengan UMNO dan melalui cara muslihat tersebut, menghancurkan kerajaan PR Selangor? Dan Hassan Ali, walaupun dalam PAS merupakan comrade in arms kepada Anwar Ibrahim sejak dari zaman university lagi. What if, Hassan Ali dengan galakan dari Anwar Ibrahim mencetuskan huru hara dalam negeri Selangor adalah melaksanakan grand design yang akhirnya mengakibatkan kejatuhan kerajaan Khalid Ibrahim? Hassan Ali telah mencetuskan huru hara secara begilir gilir yang tidak dapat di nafikan akan meretakkan perpaduan kerajaan PR di Selangor. Tidak kah nanti, hasil dari berantakan yang di cetuskan oleh political gadfly seperti Hassan Ali ini akan 'deliver' kerajaan sSelangor by default kepada BN?

Di mana peranan Anwar Ibrahim dalam hal ini? Dia adalah penasihat kepada PR keseluruhan nya dan dia merupakan cementing ingredient kepada kerajaan PR di Selangor. Dengan memilih untuk berdiam diri dan tidak mengambil peranaan pro-aktif, apa yang di lakukan oleh Anwar Ibrahim ialah bersubahat keatas proses menghuru-harakan kerajaan Selangor yang akan berakhir dengan kejatuhan. Soalan yang kita Tanya ialah: jenis morality apa kah yang di amalkan oleh Anwar Ibrahim?

Jawapan nya ialah: morality menjaga kepentingan sendiri. Memilih untuk tidak mengambil tindakan tegas berti membantu kerajaan Selangor jatuh secara default. Dan apabila jatuh kerajaan Selangor all because Anwar Ibrahim could have done more, menjadikan Anwar Ibrahim sebagai instrumental in bringing about delivering Selangor to the BN. Dan mungkin, malah besar kemungkinan, bantuan yang di berikan oleh Anwar Ibrahim ini merupakan penepatan janji dari Anwar untuk melepaskan diri dari massalah peribadi nya yang bakal datang. Possible? Very very plausible.