As the dust has settled and the shock and general confusion is gotten over Malaysian’s today find themselves is uncharted waters. Never in the 50 years of nationhood has the ruling coalition (Barisan National) seen a loss to such a magnitude that saw a full 5 states falling to Opposition control and the penultimate denying of the often enjoyed, yet much exploited, 2/3 majority in parliament that BN has thus far always obtained with exception to the 1969 elections.
As Chief Ministers get officially announced and the rumbling governmental machinery – both at the state and federal levels – finally stir to life, most Malaysians are left wondering on the various interpretation of how this has come to pass. This general miasma of confusions can be laid squarely at the feet of the Barisan National’s propaganda channels i.e. the mainstream media (MSM). Long known to be sympathetic to the BN cause and added to the fact that the various MSM’s are controlled in part by the various BN component parties, Malaysian not privy to independent news reporting avenues were regaled with the advertisements, news articles & so on – each and every one painting the every so rosy picture of BN supremacy.
From the praise of anything and everything BN related, to feel-good news of expected BN victories in near to all contested seat and also including advertisements detailing various achievements – BN seemed just about unbeatable come polling day. Yet come the dawn of the 9th of March, mere moments after the strike of midnight – the impossible had happened. The coalition that could do no wrong was soundly trounced in 5 states and the rest as they say is history – Malaysian’s woke to the dawn of a new political paradigm in Malaysia.
It is on this day that the average Malaysian were surprised to find out that the biggest loss in the history of the BN
coalition had come to pass, apparently out of thin air!
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But the newspapers said that BN was going to win big?
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What happened to all that glowing reviews?
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Why are Malaysians suddenly voting for the Opposition? Is there something going on that we don’t know about?
This are just some of the many many question that were sure to be on the top of peoples minds. And this was unmistakably followed by the mass purchasing and buying out of the local dailies early in the day – all in order to get to the reasons for the defeat and the truth of the matter! A truth that was long in the making and heavily censored by the people in power.
