Mr. Badawi has said it out!

It’s just that we always knew it was the silent truth!

No Voice, No Choice

Now that it is out in the open it is without a doubt a clear threat to democracy and to us Malaysian. A vote against MCA & MIC will bring about no representation of those communities a.k.a. races represented by these parties (i.e. the Chinese and the Indians). No more clearer indication is there that the so called “Barisan National” is not for the people of Malaysia regardless of race or religion! Nothing speaks volumes about race-based politics more so than this statement.

The statement made by by the head of the ruling party of the coalition, UMNO, indicates and validates the perception the so called national coalition is only a coalition of convenience – convenience for the ruling party at the expense of all Malaysians. That’s right fellow Malaysians, is it not the prerogative of UMNO to look out for the benefits of the other races!

The statistics speaks volumes – in the 2004 election UMNO received 35.9% of the popular votes but has 110 parliamentary seats or 50% of all parliamentary seats! That means if this election see the reduction of seats for MCA & MIC and assuming that UMNO keeps the same amount of seat allocation that means the the non-bumis are out of luck as 50% of parliament will not be looking out for their interest!

That’s exactly the fear that BN has perpetuated all this years. A vote against BN means for the next 5 years you will not be taken care off. You cannot hope to see and development in your voting district. Only via BN is there hope and the chance to move forward. Not fair you may cry out but it’s our way or the highway. That smug superiority backed with such propaganda has kept Malaysians from putting in the right people for the job be they people from either BN or the Oppositions.

So to ye Malaysians, be ye planning on voting or especially if ye think on abstaining from voting – do you duty and vote!

  • Vote not through resignation that nothing can be done, instead vote for a chance at change.

  • Vote not based on racial lines, instead vote for the people with the right attitude and vote against those who promise but never deliver!

  • Vote because your vote counts.