One Poet’s Unity Government.
The spiritual leader of PAS may indeed be feeling like this if he were to describe what PAS went through once:- PELACUR-PELACUR KOTA JAKARTA DARI KELAS TINGGI DAN KELAS RENDAH TELAH DIGANYANG TELAH HARU-BIRU MEREKA KECUT KEDER TERHINA DAN TERSIPU-SIPU Robert Borden was the leader of the Canadian Conservative government during WW1. Facing problem in recruiting sufficient men to join the Canadian Army, Borden invited the Liberal opposition to join the government. Together they would easily deal with the Conscription crisis of 1917. The Liberals, led by Sir Wilfred Laurier refused; however, Borden was able to convince many individual Liberals to join what was called a Union Government, which defeated the Laurier Liberals in the fall 1917 election. Sounds familiar eh? Hence Nik Aziz is likely to find resonance in these:- SESALKAN MANA YANG MESTI KAU SESALKAN TAPI JANGAN KAU LEWAT PUTUS ASA DAN KAURELAKAN DIRIMU DIBIKIN KORBAN WAHAI PELACUR-PELACUR KOTA JAKARTA SEKARANG BANGKITLAH SANGGUL KEMBALI RAMBUTMU KARENA SETELAH MENYESAL DATANGLAH KINI GILIRANMU BUKAN UNTUK MEMBELA DIRI MELULU TAPI UNTUK LANCARKAN SERANGAN KARENA SESALKAN MANA YANG MESTI KAU SESALKAN TAPI JANGAN KAURELA DIBIKIN KORBAN Now in our times, beleaguered UMNO leaders are looking for second generation PAS Judases to form second generation Union Government. But the spiritual leader of PAS is cautioning the would- be Judases to avoid feeling like these:- SARINAH KATAKAN KEPADA MEREKA BAGAIMANA KAU DIPANGGIL KE KANTOR MENTERI BAGAIMANA IA BICARA PANJANG LEBAR KEPADAMU TENTANG PERJUANGAN NUSA BANGSA DAN TIBA-TIBA TANPA UJUNG PANGKAL IA SEBUT KAU INSPIRASI REVOLUSI SAMBIL IA BUKA KUTANGMU DAN KAU DASIMA KHABARKAN PADA RAKYAT BAGAIMANA PARA PEMIMPIN REVOLUSI SECARA BERGILIRAN MEMELUKMU BICARA TENTANG KEMAKMURAN RAKYAT DAN API REVOLUSI SAMBIL CELANANYA BASAH DAN TUBUHNYA LEMAS TERKAPAI DISAMPINGMU OTOTNYA KEBURU TAK BERDAYA Maybe the PAS leaders in their Istikharah prayers saw these:- POLITISI DAN PEGAWAI TINGGI ADALAH CALUK YANG RAPI KONGRES-KONGRES DAN KONFERENSI TAK PERNAH BERJALAN TANPA KALIAN KALIAN TAK PERNAH BISA BILANG 'TIDAK' LANTARAN KELAPARAN YANG MENAKUTKAN KEMISKINAN YANG MENGEKANG DAN TELAH LAMA SIA-SIA CARI KERJA IJAZAH SEKOLAH TANPA GUNA PARA KEPALA JAWATAN AKAN MEMBUKA KESEMPATAN KALAU KAU MEMBUKA KESEMPATAN KALAU KAU MEMBUKA PAHA SEDANG DILUAR PEMERINTAHAN PERUSAHAAN-PERUSAHAAN MACET LAPANGAN KERJA TAK ADA REVOLUSI PARA PEMIMPIN ADALAH REVOLUSI DEWA-DEWA MEREKA BERJUANG UNTUK SYURGA DAN TIDAK UNTUK BUMI REVOLUSI DEWA-DEWA TAK PERNAH MENGHASILKAN LEBIH BANYAK LAPANGAN KERJA BAGI RAKYATNYA KALIAN ADALAH SEBAHAGIAN KAUM PENGANGGUR YANG MEREKA CIPTAKAN NAMUN The PAS leadership further cautions:- SESALKAN MANA YANG KAU KAUSESALKAN TAPI JANGAN KAU LEWAT PUTUS ASA DAN KAU RELA DIBIKIN KORBAN PELACUR-PELACUR KOTA JAKARTA BERHENTILAH TERSIPU-SIPU KETIKA KUBACA DI KORAN BAGAIMANA BADUT-BADUT MENGGANYANG KALIAN MENUDUH KALIAN SUMBER BENCANA NEGARA AKU JADI MURKA KALIAN ADALAH TEMANKU INI TAK BISA DIBIARKAN ASTAGA MULUT-MULUT BADUT MULUT-MULUT YANG LATAH BAHKAN SEKS MEREKA POLITIKKAN To the stayers and faithfuls, PAS would counsel, MEMBUBARKAN KALIAN TIDAK SEMUDAH MEMBUBARKAN PARTAI POLITIK MEREKA HARUS BERI KALIAN KERJA MEREKA HARUS PULIHKAN DARJAT KALIAN MEREKA HARUS IKUT MEMIKUL KESALAHAN SAUDARI-SAUDARIKU. BERSATULAH AMBILLAH GALAH KIBARKAN KUTANG-KUTANGMU DIHUJUNGNYA ARAKLAH KELILING KOTA SEBAGAI PANJI YANG TELAH MEREKA NODAI KINILAH GILIRANMU MENUNTUT KATAKANLAH KEPADA MEREKA MENGANJURKAN MENGGANYANG PELACURAN TANPA MENGANJURKAN MENGAHWINI PARA BEKAS PELACUR ADALAH OMONG KOSONG PELACUR-PELACUR KOTA JAKARTA SAUDARI-SAUDARIKU JANGAN MELULUR KEDER PADA LELAKI DENGAN MUDAH KALIAN BISA TELANJANGI KAUM PALSU NAIKKAN TARIFMU DUA KALI DAN MEREKA AKAN KLABAKAN MOGOKLAH SATU BULAN DAN MEREKA AKAN PUYENG LALU MEREKA AKAN BERZINA DENGAN ISTERI SAUDARANYA. As poetry lovers know, the above poem was by one of the greatest Indonesian poets, WS Rendra.
That was the feeling PAS took in during the brief marriage with UMNO under BN. Lets say, Tun Razak was Robert Borden and whoever was head of the Ulama faction in PAS then, was Wilfred Laurier of the Liberals. The ulamas counseled a reluctant yes. But UMNO succeeded in finding some PAS Judases and went on to set up BN. One of the most harrowing consequence, PAS was defeated in Kelantan.
During World War II, the opposition Conservative Party of Canada ran under the name National Government in the 1940 election as a means of promoting their platform of creating a wartime national government coalition. This was evocative of the previous war's Union government which was successful. It was a desperate attempt by the Conservative Party to save itself. The party did dismally in the election which re-elected the Liberal government of William Lyon Mackenzie King whose party continued to rule alone for the duration of World War II.
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You are probably now awarded the "most middle ground" pro UMNO blogger that i know off.
All the ultra UMNO tendencies seems to have dissapeared. :). Syabas!!!!!
Sak
Spot on...maybe it's time for us to look through our poems too...maybe A samad ismail/Keris Mas, Usman Awang have similar poems as deep as in meaning as WS Rendra....
Then, maybe PAS will use poems to "bangkitkan semangat juang dari api yang belum terpadam...untuk perjuangan yang belum selesai...."
I m not knowledgeable enough to comment on this poem but from what i watched on Indonesia TV channels during my recent visit to Central Jawa really made me sad. There are lively forums and debates shown on TV in the run up to their July Presidential election. Its a little similar to the US presidential election. Policies and manifestos on varied aspects were discussed and argued with rationale rather than emotion. This is the kind of progressive politics we want see and not our local politicians constant monkey show with little substance.
Most apt prose SM. Beautifully rendered.
As you say, it certainly diverts attention from Umno's own need for reengineering.
Have you read Tunku Aziz's "Summer Madness"?
Despite the allegation made by Nik Aziz, that Nasharuddin or Hadi Awang was being used by Umno, for its political gain, Lebai believe Nasharuddin and Hadi did not mind as long as the Malays were united.
When someone gives his views, especially with regard to solidarity, we should not brush him aside as a leader. Furthermore, Nasharuddin was elected by the party itself and not by the Kelantan Menteri Besar.
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