The new UMNO reality, beyond the rhetoric.
Reports on Malaysiakini and MSM seems to point to a nervous UMNO, tittering on the point of implosion. Party members are nervous and given the right conditions, the herd mentality would set in and there would be resignations on an unprecedented scale.
The cracks are appearing and the only thing missing is the spark that would set the herd stampeding. Tun Mahathir and wife have left. Who would follow?
Yes, there is a crisis as Anwar Ibrahim mentioned in a Malaysiakini report.
Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s decision to quit as a lifetime member of Umno is an indication that the crisis within the party is worsening, said PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim.
Source: Malaysiakini
UMNO has to face a new reality. The rhetorical manner of their leaders does not hold much water. During Tun's time, what he said goes and Tun pushed ahead a lot of things. What has Pak Lah done?
Pak Lah instituted the "rhetorical stance" - say anything and the party will listen even if you never carry it through; don't worry UMNO will still support you. He said it again by claiming that the 3 million members of UMNO would stay on to keep the party strong. But Pak Lah fail to realize that no-one would like to stay on board a ship destined to hit the ice-berg. People would support the party yet still leave it if it would bring about what they desire. If enough people are convince that Pak Lah is the reason for UMNO's woes then the quit-game would kick into play and I believe this will happen. Whatever Pak Lah does in the next few days would determine this.
Najib has been silent all the way through, only commenting that if Tun wanted to quit then it was his decision to do so. So Najib is playing the wait and see game and he is watching Pak Lah. In fact, we should all watch who would come along side Pak Lah. What Tun Mahathir has effectively done is to force members of UMNO to make a choice. Are you for Pak Lah or against him? Bear in mind most of the UMNO branches have voiced their unhappiness with Pak Lah, would these groups take the lead in quitting first?
The new reality for UMNO is it is no longer strong.
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I'D LIKE TO SEE THE DESTRUCTION OF UMNO FOR GOOD! IT'S TIME MALAYSIANS, ESPECIALLY THE BRAINWASHED MALAYS TO WAKE UP FROM CONTINOUSLY BEING TREATED LIKE COWS; TO FOLLOW LIKE BRAINLESS IDIOTS OF UMNO'S POLITICIANS AND MALAY ELITE CLASS'S WHIMS! I KEPT HEARING IN THE NEWS HOW THE MALAYS MUST STAY UNITED FOR THE SAKE OF THE PARTY - EXCUSE ME; HOW ABOUT FOR THE GOOD OF THE RAKYAT INSTEAD! BESIDES, “MALAY UNITY” IS JUST ANOTHER IDEOLOGY AS “MALAY SUPREMACY” TO BRAINWASH MAINLY THE MALAY ORDINARY CLASS! UMNO ACTUALLY IS AN ELITIST, SADIST-MACHO, FASCIST AND RACIST PARTY, AND ONLY ENCOURAGE ORDINARY AND NAIVE MALAYS TO STAY SO, AS I WAS STUPIDLY ONCE!! SO IT'S TIME FOR A NEW DAWN IN MALAYSIAN POLITICS; WHERE DYNAMIC MULTICULTURALISM, GENUINE INTEGRATION AND TRUE SOCIAL JUSTICE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE POOR, AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE UPHELD! FURTHER, THIS SORRY NATION-STATE IS BECOMING MORE LIKE A TALIBAN/AL-QAEDA COUNTRY AS THE PROTEST IN PENANG ON FRIDAY IS ILLUSTRATING, WHEN A FANATICAL MALAYSIAN ISLAMIC GROUP IS DEMANDING TALIBAN/AL-QAEDA-LIKE BARBARIC AND PRIMITIVE LAWS SUCH AS DEATH FOR PEOPLE WHO LEAVE/RENOUNCE ISLAM! HOW COME UMNO & THE POLICE DID NOT CRUSH SUCH PROTEST AS THEY DO WITH MOST RAKYAT'S PROTEST AGAINST INJUSTICE AND ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS? THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY UMNO MUST BE DESTROYED FOR GOOD FOR LETTING THIS SORRY NATION-STATE INTO FALLING FURTHER TOWARDS BARBARISM AND PRIMITIVISM!!
NOOR AZA OTHMAN.
Dear Ms. Noor Azman Othman,
With Malaysians like you there is still hope for Malaysia. It may not happen during my lifetime (I am nearly 63 years old) but maybe one or two more generations. Take away the nasty politics by UMNO, there are few countries that are as beautiful as Malaysia, and minus most of the natural earthly calamities...believe me, I have travelled quite extensively.
I said it to my friends many times...Malaysia could have been the Monaco of Asia, whatwith all the wealth from the natural resources of the country. Malaysians should have no need to pay taxes if UMNO had been genuine and sincere in managing the country for the people...for MALAYSIANS.
I apologize to Ms. Noor Aza Othman for having mispelt her middle name in my previous post.
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