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YOUR OPINION | ‘This requires strategic thinking. There must be a method if there is going to be madness.
Conversation seat: Star unhappy, does not rule out retiring from PN
Fernz: Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (Star) President Jeffrey Kitingan should abandon the partisan mindset and get his politics and relationships right, once and for all, before time runs out.
This requires strategic thinking. There must be a method if there is going to be madness.
Jeffrey should help get parts of the peninsula out of Sabah. It is a mortal sin to allow them to take Orang Asal (native) seats in Borneo.
Begging for 15 to 18 Star seats and 30 to 35 Star / PBS seats combined does not offer any solution. The six seats offered to Star are the supreme insult of the ‘thief who entered the ancestral home’.
People have the right to choose and choose freely. It is not about winning or losing, but about obtaining a hearing on matters of public concern. Principles matter. One does not live on bread alone.
The reality is that the natives would be weak in the opposition, even weaker in the government.
The Orang Asal must form a united, neutral and independent “permanent” bloc in the legislature. They can support the government, if necessary, from bill to bill, subject to memorandums of understanding on matters of public interest and public interest.
Bobby0: Star should realize that right now they are being used by Umno-Bersatu to shore up their number in Parliament.
Through these elections, Umno and Bersatu plan to strengthen the strength of their respective parties. It will put either of them in a stronger bargaining position when they go to the 15th general election (GE15).
Why should they allow Star more seats? If Jeffrey can’t see they are using him, Star will end up as MIC and MCA – a mosquito party with no bargaining power.
This is really a competition between Umno and Bersatu before GE15. Star should have stayed in Pakatan Harapan. They would have been given better respect and position.
Anonymous 5237: Interesting times indeed. When Pakatan Harapan lost power, it was a good slap in the face for the former prime minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, who thought he could control the entire political scene.
He even had the gall to propose himself as the prime minister of “unity” but without depending on any political party, which means that he does not want to be linked to Harapan at all.
But his dream soon fell apart and he was enraged at Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for the past six months after the rug was removed from under his feet.
Then another interesting development happened. Although the prime minister is from Bersatu and many Bersatu and former PKR MPs were appointed ministers, it is time to enjoy how the situation will unfold.
First, Bersatu was beaten during Slim’s by-elections, as they are nobody in Umno’s eyes. Now, with the Sabah elections, we can see once again how the parties of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition fight each other to demand more seats. Star came out of the discussions.
The most interesting and anticipated event will be GE15, when Malaysians will see how much bargaining power Bersatu has when taking on big brother Umno.
We look forward to seeing where the PKR defectors Azmin Ali and Zuraida Kamaruddin will stand in the elections. I wouldn’t be surprised if they choose not to compete at Gombak and Ampang. Yes, let’s see where Umno will allow them to stand.
So do Malaysians see that the politicians represent the people or are they just fighting for themselves?
Let’s recall the frequent water outages in Selangor, the lack of internet service in Sabah, the 1MDB debts we are paying, the privilege of the motion control order (MCO) for some politicians, and so on.
Campang: Sabah should emulate Sarawak to better safeguard its rights and its participation in development. Vote for representatives who are from Sabah-based parties like Warisan, PBS, Upko, PBRS, Star, SAPP, LDP, Berjaya, Usno, and PCS.
Vote for all Peninsula-based parties that are Malayan control agents, who will not have the courage to fight for rights and financial participation for the development of Sabah. They are Umno, Bersatu, PAS, PKR, DAP, MCA, Gerakan, and so on.
Sabah’s new incoming government should join the federal government (regardless of which political alliance is in charge) as the representative of Sabah instead of joining the federal government’s political alliance, as Sarawak GPS is doing now.
GPS is completely autonomous and the federal government responds very well to Sarawak’s demands because the federal government urgently needs the support of GPS.
Wong Fei Hoong: What is all this with the Sabah parties and the peninsular parties? Aren’t we all Malaysians who have the right to participate anywhere we want? Why discriminate between us?
Voting should be based on getting the best candidate and the party that has the heart for the nation and the people, not frogs and selfish parties. Let the people decide.
Skywood: The Sabahans, especially the Kadazan-Dusun-Murut community, should not vote for Star or PBS, the lap dogs of PN and BN that have PAS as their main partner. They don’t really understand the Christians of Sabah.
Business first: I totally agree with Skywood’s comment. No sensible person hoping for change for the better would vote for Star or even PBS in Sabah state polls. Even if the two of them leave the PN, it is only temporary and is a front for the sole purpose of fighting the state elections.
After the elections, if they win seats, they will simply go back to bed with PN / Umno / Bersatu and PAS. Frogs that are, frogs that will continue to be.
Complain about Umno or Bersatu being arrogant and pushy? Really? Who would have guessed! After all, they overlooked you and didn’t even bother with top minister rotations despite promises at the beginning to do so.
Note also the lukewarm response to PAS MP’s embarrassing comments on the distortion of the Bible. Yet these so-called defenders of the Kadasan-Dusun-Murut community, the non-Muslim bumiputeras, are largely silent and even more than happy to be in government with the PAS.
Are the rewards really that good and / or is it on sale for 30 pieces of silver? What about the people you claim to represent? I think reasonable people know the answer and hopefully the ballot boxes will be loud and emphatic.
Korkor: Based on your character and integrity, Jeffrey will quietly accept the crumbs of six to eight seats or at most 10 and then say it is for harmony.
But at the end of the day, Star may only be able to win just two or three seats or even lose all of them. This is, after all, the king of the frogs of East Malaysia.
Mafeeah: Jeffrey, why are you crying like a baby? Stop talking and whining. Just quit if you think your Semenanjung older brothers are stalking you. This has been going on for far too long and you are a typical hypocrite.
He supported former Prime Minister Musa Aman, who is from Umno, to form the new government. Why did you support Umno then?
Come on Jeffrey, your older brother (Joseph Pairin) is much more mature than you and can teach you politics. Learn from him!
Lamborghini: Yeah, why whine like a spoiled brat, Jeffrey? You know them all too well, but you decided to betray the Malaysians when you joined them to tip the balance and allow the backdoor government to form.
It serves you well that now they are stabbing you in the back. You portrayed yourself as a hero to the Kadazan-Dusun-Murut community. You are now a zero in the eyes of Sabahans and Malays. Be prepared to lose your seat.
Anonymous_4030: If Jeffrey left PN, I think he would have lost count of how many times he has changed parties / alliances over the decades.
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