Muhyiddin's coup de grace
On the 9th, Pakatan held a ceramah "Kembalikan Mandat Rakyat". Now that sounds strange to me. How to give back?
The only way to do that is to have general elections. Parliamentary action is a waste of time. Vote of no confidence is just that.
If they find themselves out of power blame it on Mahathir. He's so itchy-fied to resign. This is no game.
Mahathir thinks it's just a game. This time he may have overplayed his card. By choosing to resign he shows he doesn't respect the mandate from the people. Hell, he doesn't even respect the mandate from heaven.
Dr Mahathir may have the number in parliament but that doesn't me he's right. He's playing Russian roulette with the people. MPs are not our overlords.
So to me it's a misnomer to say kembalikan mandat rakyat. Ask Mahathir to kembali.
Nobody asked him to resign. Anwar is a non entity. Mahathir says he has no problem with Muhyiddin becoming PM. So his motion is unconscionable.
Muhyiddin saw an opportunity and took it. That's hardly blameable. Isn't it fair in love and war? Politics is just an extension of war by another means.
Can we expect any earth shaking policies from Mahathir in the twilight of his years? Let's give Muhyiddin a chance. At least he can be better than bosku.
Mahathir created a dysfunctional cabinet. He was more interested to give member parties of PH their proportionate share. It wasn't a government of primus inter pares. BERSATU seems incapable of pushing its core policies.
As a result each member party wants to push its own agenda. Each week we are subject to petrol price change regime. Corporations are unable to do businesses under a suffocating regime.
That what is expected from present day Mahathir.
Whether we like or not the people want core members of the cabinet to be Malays. Do we see Malays composing 15 percent of the Singapore cabinet? The policies of the first among equals dominate.
Whether you like it or dont like it-learn to love it.
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