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COMMENT | There is no moral dilemma of Umno and DAP working together
EM: The political division of the country, which is now strangely outweighed by strange bedfellows, is to some extent the result of the simplistic mentality of the general population, “black against white, good against bad, Malays against non-Malays” it has been deliberately blinded to the 50 shades of gray between the polarities.
Bringing together seemingly disparate elements can only be beneficial to the country as it matures politically. On the one hand, it will disabuse Malaysians of their ingrained notion of “good versus bad.”
More importantly, it will force a rethinking and hopefully a restart of the policies that have pushed the country into the hole it is in today.
ScarletGopher9210: I think DAP working with Umno is a good thing, but it should be without the corrupt / polluted politicians of Umno.
First of all, these two parties make up the bulk of the parliamentary seats / support in Malaysia and if they can somehow compromise and mutually agree for a progressive, united and stable government, it will be good for the country.
After all, together, both parties alone have around 80 seats.
Sulaiman Che Long: Umno is no longer attached, but rather a group of weakened strains of the virulent Umno Baru. It is important to use the name Umno, so that there is time for his cooperation with DAP to penetrate the minds of the Malay population in general.
Later, perhaps not in my life, the proposal of the founder of Umno, Onn Jaafar, to open Umno, may take place in the form of a merger of Umno and DAP. Unthinkable, yes. But who would have thought that DAP could work with former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad?
DAP is rock solid, dependable and dependable. They get the big picture and are mission minded. They could work with Mahathir for the good of the nation.
Meanwhile, the law will run its course. The guilty will have to go to jail. If Umno can be rejuvenated, resurrected or transformed, I don’t know.
PKR, while young, has already made an impact. With Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister, we may see a change as Umno rank-and-file members assimilate into PKR. That is another possibility. And that possibility is real since the members are pragmatic.
Anonymous 5035: In fact, such cooperation is not totally unimaginable. I doubt the Chinese would call DAP a traitor for working with Anwar and Umno.
Those who are jumping up and down, taunting and insulting, are probably the ones from the traitor camp and the Mahathir gang who think they have DAP in their pockets and can’t bear the thought of losing to Anwar via DAP.
Malaysia TakBoleh: It is important and crucial to be pragmatic, and I am beginning to see why this might be a viable solution in the future.
Like it or not, Umno has almost total control of the Malaysian bases, as does DAP with the Chinese. Imagine what both of you could achieve if you put your egos aside and worked together
The Wakandan: Politics and propaganda aside, it would be difficult for neutral observers to understand why today’s two main parties (Umno and DAP) cannot work together.
Maybe, here’s the thing. First of all, DAP basically rejected the kleptocrats. We cannot deny that Umno, after 60 years of rule, has obviously made this his favorite hobby. Now what about less kleptocrats, would that reduce the DAP’s dilemma to work with Umno?
The answer to that is obvious. DAP was prepared to work with Mahathir, their father. Who is a klepto greater than the old man?
Second, DAP never denied the special position of Malays in the country. Umno, PAS and Bersatu insist that DAP is anti-Malay and anti-Islam. And if Umno can claim that they represent Malays, which for the most part they do despite the same claim by Bersatu and PAS, DAP cannot ignore that fact.
Third, can they overcome the rhetoric between them, built up after years and years due to political expediency? That would be the question. In the past, Umno couldn’t or didn’t want to. They didn’t need DAP, they had CAM. Now Umno’s situation is different.
DAP also cannot abdicate its responsibility to its voters who have supported them, and that means that they have to produce results to be more involved in the management of the country. Collaboration would be the most pragmatic thing to do.
Proarte: Well, DAP was behaving like MCA in Pakatan Harapan, willingly castrated and kneeling at the will of Mahathir. They betrayed the 2018 election manifesto and never challenged Mahathir and his ‘Ketuanan Melayu’ modus operandi.
They were very happy with their ministerial positions and the advantages that the position brought. They quickly became arrogant and distanced themselves from the rakyat, the very people who put them there in the first place.
So it is not surprising that DAP can collaborate with Umno because how different is this with its association with Mahathir? In this scenario, they will be castrated even more, but Umno will increase their advantages and buy their undivided loyalty.
Unfortunately, DAP will put democratic values, good governance, the rule of law, justice and equality on the back burner for the sake of what they will tell us is “the big picture” and “realpolitik.”
PW Cheng: Let’s be honest. In this country, Malays need non-Malays and vice versa. There is no secret about it.
If Umno and DAP can reach a middle ground, I think that can set momentum for the country to move forward. The rakyat on the ground can also be adapted.
It is only the politicians who want to divide us. I’d rather watch them fight behind closed doors rather than openly, which would scare off investors. There must come a time when sanity rules.
If only we could discover something like the time of Tunku Abdul Rahman, we will be on the right track. Let us live in harmony to build a better Malaysia.
BlueKijang4184: There are good and bad in all political parties. DAP, generally more principled, is no exception. DAP has its share of bad guys too. Umno isn’t 100 percent bad either. People can also change for the better.
DAP, who had been too pro-Chinese in the past, has learned to be more accommodating and tolerant of Malays. Umno, with its share of tainted politicians, it also has some good ones. The same is true of the PAS and all other political parties.
How nice if all the good guys everywhere can come together and move us forward. Since I am not Malay, I do not care if the government is predominantly Malay, as long as it is clean, capable and efficient.
It is time to grow up, to look beyond race and religion for the sake of Malaysia. After all, we are all of one race, the human race. Why should we fight each other because we are of different races and religions?
I have worked most of my life in situations where the Malays were the majority and treated me very well. They even forget that I am not Malaysian. I am very grateful to my Malaysian friends.
Whether we are Malays, Chinese, or Indians, we must first look in the mirror and learn to respect others before we can expect to be treated well. It is time to have peace in the country.
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