Defending UMNO in Malaysia today is defending a lost cause. The NEP has failed to ensure that Malays progress to date on par and this handicap should be removed permenantly to ensure the Malays move along adequately and independently.
The scene in Malaysian politics is extremely tainted. Money politics is not a crime, there has been no special legislation to date to convict high profiled politicians who have been found guilty on graft charges. Why bother complaining about politicians who are allegedly corrupted when the political scene is synonymous with political lobbying, political killing and the infamous term of 'money politics'.
The recent parliamentary democracy crisis to hit the state of Perak might be duplicated in other states when opposition MP's are offered an purchased on printed notes to ensure that the current coalition who has formed government continue to be in power.
When there is a reason to speak out and hold healthy demonstrations, the police get involved uncessarily. The police are not independent.
The newly formed Commission on fighting corruption is not independent. The person heading this comission cannot even succeed in educating his own son when caught in flying into Australia carrying Child Pornography and has also been convicted in a foriegn court.
As long as Malaysia is headed by ugly heads within and outside government and the primary goal is to enrich their own coffers by stealing and reaping resources from public accounts and government sponsored contracts, the future of Malaysia will no longer be far off from the state of Indonesia during the reign of Suharto.
The super rich get wealthier, and the poor continue their endless strife. This disparity will continue as self preservation becomes evidently more important rather than upholding real social responsibilities that continue to perish today.
The de-facto PM has very big shoes to fill and I am confident the current line up in UMNO today will not help Malaysia reach its true potential of being a globally developed state in the years to come as long as thier political agendas do not change and their hearts remain darkened, hardened and corrupt.
Zarique.
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