The errors of the PM. Part 2. Devil's advocate series 56.

1. The biggest economic misstep is continuing the pick-and -choose-winners economic strategy. 

2. A cabal of crony carpetbeggars will be chosen to spearhead economic growth. Especially for the Malay economy. 

3. A number of people will be given contacts exclusive licences to carry out government business. 

4. A variant of voodoo economics, where it is hoped the economic prosperity so created will produce the desired trickle down effects. 

5. They have not produced that but more of drip down effects 

6. It's a situation like the Malay says, bagaikan enau dalam belukar melepaskan pucuk masing2. 

7. But as Robert Kuok says, the higher the tree top, the more violent the hail and wind you attract. 

8. People don't envy you are rich but they will start asking how did you get rich? 

9. And they will find out you get to be that because of government patronage, lots of it . 

10. We now have bestinet, NexG, monopolistic importer of beras impot, the man who rents out helicopters to the government when it's better for the government to buy and form a company of technicians, companies patronized by khazanah, the companies earmarked for IPOs, GLCs mollycoddled by the government and the list goes on. 

11. The pick and choose winners economic model is here to stay. 

12. This kind of economic strategy creates favorites and a coterie of crony carpetbeggars. 

13. Their prosperity will depend on continued government assists. 

14. The PM has got the basic building block bringing up the economy wrong 

15. Instead of democratizing the economy , he's elitizing the economy 

16. That's the UMNO way of bringing up the economy, especially Malay economy by creating an economic nobility, economic bangsawans. 

17. A variant of voodoo economics. 

18. If our dear PM perpetuates this economic way forward, where is the reformasi? 

19. Where? Where?

20. We must employ the Zaaba way. Build endogenous competencies compete freely on a level playing field.

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The errors of the PM part 1. Devil's advocate 55

1. I'll try to show where I think the PM has erred. Like I said many times I don't want him a one hit wonder. 

2. Even though I see him as a pasembur raconteur, pretending to be irascible at times, I see him also as the man who could pull Malaysia together. 

3. That's more than I can say of the nincompoops surrounding him 

4. And God have mercy on us, when he gets into constipation or child giving birth mode when speaking to us 

5. His 1st political mistake which could lead to a nasty fall, as I see it, is to bring UMNO into the fold of the unity government n. 

6. I detect a bit of impatience perhaps a bit of over enthusiasm , typical of a man who walks with gait of a trotting dog. 

7. In a flurry fast and furious. Also chiefly because I can't keep up with such energetic pace . 

8. With a little bit of patience and circumspect, Anwar could have discussed more on the subject of coalition partners with Sarawak and Sabah based parties and pliable individuals in Malaya. 

9. That would ostracize UMNO completely and keep it out of the corridors of power 

10. Which is what UMNO wants- power by any means necessary. Even if it has to prostitute itself. 

11. UMNO where got moral scruples one, it has only its interests to look after . 

12. Bringing UMNO into the fold of the unity government has allowed UMNO to spread it's wings-giving it a respiratory machine as it were . 

13. UMNO obtained ministerial and deputy ministerial posts and opportunities to place UMNO appointees in various GLCS. 

14. Especially in GLCs dealing with the Malay heartland. 

15. MARA, Felda, Fecra, Risda and others have UMNO appointees.

16. That's tantamount to giving UMNO chances to cultivate Malay support which is its power base . 

17. Isn't that like PH shooting itself in the foot? 

18. With time remaining for the next GE, revoke the appointment of UMNO appointees and downsize the number of UMNO ministerial positions. 

19. With that, announce that PH will contest all seats solo in N9,fat Albert state and Johor. 

20. In a few weeks, UMNO will have it's PAU . We will hear the normal bragodocious , big and fighting talks. 

21. Let's see after the revoke and downsize, UMNO can still talk big. 

22. Or it's just a paper tiger a shell of it's previous self. 

23. It can only cover its deficiencies with big talks. 

24. I have said this many times, it bores you, but it is a fatal mistake to invite the enemy to share political power with you.

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Bersama. The transitory and proletarian crowd. Devil's advocate series 54.

1. I want to talk about what I see and believe to be the chink in Bersama's armour.

2. The leadership is already solid and it will be augmented by other reputables soon.

3. Within a few weeks, it's membership has grown to thousands. It grows further

4. Already it says it will contest all 56 seats in Johor. Very likely will do so also in N9 and melaka.

5. It will contest in other states as it will have 'convincing' numbers.

6. I have mixed feelings about its membership drive though

7. At the moment, as reported its membership drive relies primarily on voluntary applications

8. People send in their applications to HQ, they get processed and approved

9. That passive membership drive will attract the transitory crowd, mostly middle class impatient to transition into the elite class

10. Bersama risks becoming an elite grouping of the. BMW, Volvo and Vellfire driving crowd .

11. The values shaped will be middle class and. Bourgeois.

12. To counter the edifying effects which the middle class brings, Bersama has to go on an active membership drive.

13. Go to malls, pasar malam, shops, gathering places,solicit members

14. Bersama for all except the chair throwing crowd

15. Unless of course, Bersama wants to remain as an elitist grouping

16. If it chooses to be a broad based political organization, Bersama will become a formidable force

17. It's unwise to belittle Bersama for it's present small. In history more often, the smaller force defeats the bigger one

18. At the battle of Badr, 313 Muslim troops defeated thousand of unbelievers.

19. Whether we like Rafizi and Nik or not, Bersama is a threat to ALL old school political parties.

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Missing the trees for the woods. Devil's advocate series 53.

1. When PKR cyber troopers want to elevate Anwar to extraordinary status, please do so with some intellectual heft and coherence

2. Some of us , many even feel like throwing up when you people come up with single sentence monologues.

3. Since Anwar took over, our tax revenue is such, our investment is X and so on

4. If I were to make an analogy to a car, this is what we get

5. You have explained the camshaft, cylinder head , spark plug , timing belt etc

6. You have not explained to us the engine block and piston.

7. You have discussed the Opex not the Capex .

8. By doing so, you haven't Showed us Anwar as a reformer but only as a jobber .

9. Doing so you are building on the inconsequentials and building a cultish figure.

10. Why don't you discuss the engine block and piston?

11. What is reformasi? What does it entail?

12. In my opinion, it must be the clinical overthrow of the status quo.

13. Next, which specific areas do you want reformasi carried out?

14. In the area of economics, politics, the law, culture etc?

15. Instead you discuss the inconsequentials . You are missing the trees for the woods .

16. You have discussed things like crankshaft, camshaft,cylinder head, timing belt ,spark plug. Not the engine block and piston.

17. Those to things are indeed important but have limited appeal .

18. These appeal to the unthinking crowd, the type cultivated by UMNO , seen as digits and driven by sentiments.

19. But we can got to appeal to millineals, gen z and k pop generations

20. Let's take the bull by its horns and discuss really important issues and readiness of the PM to confront those. That would elevate the stature of the PM .

21. Discuss for example, how the PM wants to tackle the constitutional monarchy status.

22. We are not living in an age where the ruler can cut open the tummy of a heavily pregnant lady to retrieve jackfruit taken from his orchard. If the story is indeed true. I don't think a ruler can be that heartless .

23. Let's discuss the creation of an economic model that can withstand shocks and other 'stochastic' variables

24. Let's discuss the elephant in the room issue. The separation of the post of PM from FM .

25. Let's talk about your proclivity to talk about a current kichi mayung issue. How you handle the Rafizi Bersama issue.

26. I think it's a bloody waste of time to demonise him , call him all sorts of names. Kuat nerajuk, sotong, khianat etc

27. You look at him, he's not someone easily intimidated or cowed

28. The die is already cast and he has crossed the Rubicon.

29. PKR has to live with the fact that it has Bersama to contend with.

30. The better approach is not to attack him ad hominem but to focus in carrying out your reformasi agenda ignoring side issues .

31. Don't miss the trees for the woods brother!

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Masuk mesyin sebagai orang, keluar sebagai lembu.

1. Bila PM beri 260 ekor lembu untuk 1 tempat, satu Malaysia jadi geger.

3. Ini sebenarnya perkara nyet nyet .

4. Satu masa dulu, Najib beri 400 ekor lembu ke pekan, ada orang tanya sapa biaya?

5. Ternyata yang bertanya soalan tersebut adalah cyber terrorists UMNO serta penyokong bestie bosku

6. Seperti kata orang indon , oh my gott!

7. Kita berada pada tahap nitpicking, kebencian pada seseorang mencegah kita berlaku adil

8. Lupakah kita bahawa Anwar adalah PM. Mesti dia ada rangkaian pemudah cara. Seperti juga Najib bila dia PM ada facilitator nya

9. Jangan kita cepat terpengaruh dengan suara2 soldadu UMNO

10. Anwar tak ambil gaji PM. Betul., Tapi ada pencen, gaji menteri kewangan, elaun pengerusi X , Y dsb. Apa yang kita nak pelik?

11. Jangan kita lupa dia ada rangkaian penyokong yang ada pocket dalam

12. Saya yang tak ada duit, tak bolehlah ukur kemampuan seorang PM dari sudut saya.

13. Mengapa kita bising bila PMx beri 260 ekok tapi tak bising bila Najib beri 400 ekor?

14. Jangan kita jadi lembu memikirkan perkara yang nyet2 ni.

15. Ini mengingatkan saya kepada cerita seorang kawan

16. Kawan ini baik dengan ghafar baba. Ghafar baba cerita kat ostolia, ada mesgin masuk lembu keluar jadi sosej

17. Tapi ada mesyin , masuk orang keluar jadi lembu kata encik ghafar.

18. Di Malaysia ada mesin tu. Masuk orang,keluar jadi lembu .

19. Yang paling lembu ialah orang yang heran PM beri 260 ekor lembu

20. Seperti kata Pak Sako, wow!

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Plutarchian malicious envy(PME). Devil's advocate series 50.

1. I think it was Plutarch who said when you joined envy with malice you produce feculent matter

2. He was originally a Greek philosopher. When he became a Roman citizen, he became a Roman philosopher

3. Malays seem to suffer from this Plutarchian malicious envy

4. The general rule is, if Malays cannot progress, others can't

5. You make your own limitations as the constraining boundaries for others

6. The affliction is more pronounced in bigoted Malays and those driven by hate politics.

7. I am sure, this Plutarchian malicious envy is also present in non Malay races.

8. But I am not interested in it's presence in other races. It's better for a malay to own up to his race's deficiencies rather than have them pointed out by other races.

9. Religious moral precepts and their nature's gentlemen nature can't seem to contain this Plutarchian malicious envy(PME).

10. So if a Malay wearing a skull cap start preaching pious things like protecting race religion and country, I will readily dismiss it as all fake and hypocritical

11. The PME surfaces in various external forms

12. Opposition to URA, local council elections, UEC and lastly vehement opposition to pig rearing etc

13. In opposing the URA for example, some have the self destructive wish. Self righteous activists are willing to see Malays live in squalid, unhealthy , dilapidated and amenities-less dwellings.

14. Some dress up to look seductive, others cry while some roll on the ground lifting their sarongs.

15. I heard when some lifted their sarongs, some kids fainted and some got nightmares when sleeping

16. They cite the horror stories that owners of lands will get theirs confiscated. No compensation .

17. Are we to believe that these people are better projected by self righteous activists than by the law?

18. At the core, what really drives the self righteous activists is PME.

19. If they can't get them, others must also be deprived of the benefits

20. Moreover, the URA is mooted by a Chinaman which must have evil intents toward the Malays

21. If the URA were to be mooted by a malay, preferably by an UMNO man, the URA would be accepted

22. PME is also at work in the opposition to local council elections. Since relatively few Malays can enjoy the amenities demanded by elected councilors, better not have local elections.

23. Doesn't it occur to the righteous objectors, if they want amenities to Malays,have elections of the JKKKs. Not formation of kkk.

24. There is nothing behind the opposition of UEC other than PME.

25. Chinese shouldn't be given opportunities at the expense of Malays

26. It's also the zero sum mentality at work .

27. Opposition to pig rearing is more complicated. Malays who are also Muslims have valid reasons to oppose it. Their religion forbids them

28. They oppose pig rearing not because they don't eat pork, but can't bear to see those who eat pork enjoy.

29. They masked their opposition behind reasons of pollution etc. These are just circumstantial.

30. We can now see the destructive effects of PME. We should be ridding of them.

31. With these actions, let's call UMNO's bluff. Declare that PH will go alone in N9, melaka, Johor.

32. And in the GE16, it will indeed be free for all. It's free fall for UMNO more likely.

31. With these actions, let's call UMNO's bluff. Declare that PH will go alone in N9, melaka, Johor.

32. And in the GE16, it will indeed be free for all. It's free fall for UMNO more likely.

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Wak J and UMNO's imagined comeback . Devil's advocate series 49.

1. Many have heard of the following idioms. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Pride comes before the fall .

2. The Malays also have a saying. Mendengar guruh di langit, ayer di tenpayan di buangkan.

3. Many saw wak J raised his hand , fist clenched as though savoring victory already

4. Or just showboating in defiance.

5. The not so bright are always doing that. They have fools as audience.

6. For God sake, the Javanese neanderthal is applying leave from the federal court challenging the bar council's suit at the HC.

7. Its asking big brother court to correct the mistake of little brother court. Assuming little brother court has indeed erred.

8. But more damagingly, it gave the impression that wak J has got the FC justices in his pocket.

9. The judiciary ought not countenance such arrogance

10. His lawyers may advanced all the shyster arguments for him to win. I am inadequate to delve into the matter.

11. But people are watching. And they are saying something is unusual and maybe an abuse of procedure.

12. The trial at the HC has not even started, wak J is asking the FC to snuff it out

13. Tablay itu maciam la thamby!

14. Wasn't it lord denning who said that if you leave everything to the technical legal experts, things can get topsy turvy . Common sense must temper it.

15. The worse thing, it may even suggest that the whole of the judiciary is in the pockets of UMNO. Upright justices will take exception to that.

16. It's fata viam invenient or quid quid erit,erit, alea iacta esto.

17. Some people have ascribed to wak J extraordinary attributes. Because of that they say UMNO is on the rise.

18. Wak J has scammed brother Anwar. The pupil has outsmarted the teacher

20. Hoi, it's not a case of Larry summers being smarter than his uncle, Paul sammuelson.

21. They point to UMNO's 14 ministerial posts despite having only 26 seats. Juicy GLC appointments and thousand of ketua kampungs.

22. Those, people take as signs that UMNO is on the rise

23. Admittedly I take that as a mistake on brother Anwar's part. Inviting the enemy to share power with you.
24. Perhaps it is hubris and overconfidence on his part.

25. But hold your horses, UMNO. You have been listening too much to your 5th columnists cytros telling you UMNO can win

26. Mat Hassan says UMNO can win in N9, fat Albert says it can win melaka and onn Hafiz says wak J agreed he goes solo -to the grave

27. The GE is technically 2 years away, enough time for Anwar to throw a spanner in the works

28. Don't ever think that Anwar couldn't read of wak J's machinations. Hes not sitting down like a statue

29. The concessions given by Anwar to UMNO are just icing on the cake to lull UMNO into complacency.

30. UMNO will choke in its own vomit

31. 60 over years of UMNO misrule can't be erased within 5 years, not with UMNO's continuing mediocrity

32. People don't see Adolf akmal as a hired gun but as a loose Cannon that's damaging UMNO

33. UMNO is quiet on rafizi's exit from PKR for a reason.

34. Rafizi is also a dagger to the heart of UMNO

35. It's not that Rafizi hates PKR less, but he hates UMNO more.

36. As to UMNO believing it's making a comeback, Willy Anwar has a few tricks up his sleeves.

37. UMNO is a paper tiger.

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