Quo Vadis DAP? Nowhere, just being assertive. Sontoloyo series no 58.

1. The ancient Chinese warlord, Cao Cao was reputed to say:-

2. If 2 losers combined, what can they achieve?

3. Perhaps that explained the dismal performance of PKR in the recent Sabah PRN.

4. Saifuddin and Izzah lost in the GE15

5. They bring a losing psychology to strategize PKRs plan in the Sabah PRN.

6. Let the PKR people talk about PKR performance in the prn

7. In this article, I am more interested to discuss why DAP lost terribly in the Sabah PRN.

8. Malaysians are generally indifferent as to where you hail from, standing as a candidate.

9. The Chinese from Melaka can stand in Bentong. A person from Segamat can stand in Puchong.

10. As an ADUN candidate as long as your address in in that area, you qualify.

11. It wasn't an issue in the Sabah PRN as the DAP candidates are local .

12. Therefore , I think anti federal sentiments did not sufficiently explained DAPs failure

13. I am not going into discussing the character of the DAP candidates - cocky or aloof, sombong etc

14. They are all honest, hardworking, deliver services etc.

15. We are not in the well behaved contest- our most important criteria is, are they effective? And the answer is yes

16. The most important issue is, I try think is the 40% revenue share due to Sabah

17. The second most important issue is allowing Sabahans to determine their future with minimal micro managing from the federal government.

18. It isn't so much about SST, e invoicing or about tax reimbursements.

19. The Chinese community felt betrayed by DAP for not championing these issues .

20. That's the principal dissatisfaction - feeling betrayed .

21. The DAP has committed 2 cardinal political sins.

22. Break the faith of people in them and back paddling in their promises

23. The DAP has withdrawn to be seen as an unflinching protector of the people against all forms of social injustices

24. There's no greater form of injustice than being denied the 40% and denied the right to determine their future

25. Whether we like it or not, the political messages of the Chinese community is the barometer measuring the politics of Sabah

26. The DAP should be on the Frontline championing this

27. At the moment, DAP is seen as an accomplice to revisionism- many of the promises made seem watered down

28. Many mocked and laughed when DAP got zero at the Sabah PRN.

29. They say that's the beginning of the end for DAP. The momentum in Sabah will be carried over to the mainland.

30. These people are really letting out their nervous laugh at DAP

31. They underestimate the resilience and the determination of the DAP people

32. They are not going to sulk and despair and do nothing

33. They take the Sabah verdict not as a death sentence but a stern reminder .

34. The DAP must keep the faith of the people in them and honour their promise to be a grouping with fangs.

35. To restore the faith of Malaysians in DAP, the party must be it's assertive self, not impolite but assertive in a not offense way

36. Not to be goaded by others or make a rash decision to break off from PH.

37. Such a rash decision would only satisfy the wet dreams of the xenophobic nationalists, the ecclesiastical warlords and the party of the Chinese towkays.

38. To them, say dream on!