Whatever the alternative, BN has to go

VOXPOP 'One doesn't need to be wholly sold on Pakatan to realise that 55 years have proven there cannot be a future under BN.'

The partisan nature of BN-Pakatan conflict

1Mockery: S Thayaparan writes, "There are many who would blame Umno for this, and rightly a large portion of the blame should go to them, but this piece really isn't about Umno or BN."

Then Thayaparan, it's about whom? Who runs this country? Pakatan Rakyat? Certainly not. It's BN, with Umno as the main pillar of this sick government.

Care to look at the main player of Umno, the top three leaders? Who among these leaders are clean or untainted with corruption and scandals? None. And we are going to entrust the country to them?

It's not about hate, my friend. It's about which party can offer better leadership. BN is a known and confirmed devil. Pakatan is not known as a devil yet. Why risk giving the country to a confirmed devil?

Tekee: Thayaparan, one doesn't need to be wholly sold on Pakatan to realise that 55 years have proven there cannot be a future under BN. This is the inescapable fact. The diaper that is BN needs to be urgently changed.

Rakyat 1st: Thayaparan, in this world there is no absolute right and no wrong. Buddha has said this in his Kalamah Sutra and various other sutras. What is right depends on where you stand and what's your agenda. Similarly for what's wrong.

However, after 55 years in power and showing less achievements than our Asian brothers - more importantly, the neighbour which shares our history and beginnings being ruled by same colonial master - we need to give a chance to others to rule and show their mettle.

Yahoo: Between the devil (I know) and the deep blue sea, I would rather explore the uncharted waters. Fifty-five years of BN rule has generated a vicious stalemate.

Kgen: What are you trying to say, Thayaparan? Are you saying that Pakatan is no better than BN? At least Pakatan gives me hope, while BN is a never-ending cesspool of corruption, racism and high-car prices.

Anonymous #62163581: Why do we, the wired and perhaps better educated, need to depend on online journalism for our daily news feed? Do you see alternative sources in the news media?

A lot of it is muck; and if you are educated, you read between the lines and make your own conclusions. Yes, Pakatan isn't all we could wish for, but change is needed along with the shit it may also bring.
We'll give them a chance to prove themselves and if they fail we'll vote them out. Democracy itself, no?

Anonymous #83508466: It's not who votes that counts, rather who counts the votes, remember this! - Malaysiakini