YOURSAY | Can bitter foes come together for Malaysia?

 

YOURSAY | ‘This unity govt, if it materialises, will be historic.’

Anwar confident of unity govt with BN, court charges not discussed

MS: It is good that the rakyat are getting a compulsory and long overdue tutorial on realpolitik with its 50 shades of grey.

What used to be a clear-cut case of cowboys and Indians, of bad guys and good guys with the choice as obvious as black and white, is no more. We must get used to this new norm, which is not unlike moving around in masks even when the law imposes no such rule.

Now, after decades of being entrenched in our camps, when it was “two legs good, four legs bad”, it seems that they are all equally good or bad, or somewhere in between without the constraints of loyalty, ideology, or even common sense.

The big battle that awaits to be fought is one between a looming theocracy soaked in bigotry and every horror that entails, and a dysfunctional kleptocracy hobbling along with part-time reformists, repenting bigots and an assortment of activists and busybodies.

Yes, it is not a pretty picture, but it does reflect the sorry state of a badly fractured country being pulled in different directions by a confused population which does not know which way to go, who to back and why.

Donttokkok: I applaud Pakatan Harapan if its chairperson Anwar Ibrahim is named prime minister.

Harapan has made the right strategy in keeping silent since the results, whereas Perikatan Nasional chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin went around sourcing for support. This reminds me of Anwar doing the same thing after the 2013 general election. He had learnt from this costly lesson. One has to be prepared beforehand and have a Plan B as backup.

The rakyat are not asking BN and Harapan to love each other, just to come together for the long-term interests of the country. I see this as the best formula and solution. Harapan can help provide the resources to fix the mess, and BN the experience, stability, and assurance for the Malays.

Both parties can check and balance each other. They just have to go to the office, do their jobs, have lunch together... and sleep in separate beds after work.

Perak is a sterling example of the cooperation between BN and Harapan. They worked together to get rid of a common enemy - Perak Perikatan Nasional chief Ahmad Faizal Azumu, the non-performing menteri besar. That is proof enough of a workable relationship.

This can also work in favour of BN for Pahang where an Umno menteri besar is more favourable than PAS. A partnership will also give Umno the time to regroup and revitalise itself.

I am pretty sure that foes will turn into friendships over time. Both sides have hurled insults at each other, so both parties are equally guilty.

We are facing a crisis caused by both parties. Both were so focused on each other that they had not noticed a more dangerous and terrifying enemy lurking in the background. So, both owe the rakyat an answer to fix this threat.

BN, through the course of working with DAP, might even find them more reliable than MCA and MIC. Being equal partners is not so bad, rather playing "third" fiddle to PAS, Bersatu and even Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS).

From what I have observed, Muhyiddin must have promised the earth and the moon for any support. That would be very costly to the nation.

At least Anwar will keep his word. He is also a better candidate for the premiership than all the other useless wannabe prime ministers.

The rakyat are really tired of the squabbling, and it is high time these politicians got their act together and bring Malaysia to greater heights.

We need to start attracting foreign investors to provide ample jobs for our people. We need a good health system. We need a good education system to give all our young a good foundation.

We need to work on alleviating poverty. We have to start building up a strong pool of talent. We need to work for peace and racial harmony.

It is not impossible. Malaysia Boleh! Let's look forward to a new dawn.

OMG!: It is not so strange that politics makes for strange bedfellows. Umno hated DAP. Yet they could all work together (in Perak) towards a better future for all Malaysians.

Reality is also strange. From particle physics, we know that the atom has protons, electrons and neutrons in the classical model. Protons are positively charged and electrons are negatively charged. Yet multiple protons can coexist in the nucleus without issues.

If the atoms that make us up have such contradictory natures, why shouldn't people be able to work together too, despite conflicting ideologies?

I see the fact that the 15th general election was carried out peacefully as a big win for Malaysia. I now see the coming together of apparent foes - Umno and DAP - within their respective coalitions of BN and Harapan, as an even bigger win for good sense and maturity.

Let us pray for this lovely country to progress in the right direction from this moment on.

Milshah: This unity government, if it materialises, will be historic. Anwar finally becomes prime minister, and DAP and Umno will be under one roof.

Many non-Malays are willing to accept Umno rather than PAS. Remember this day - how you were inches away from having PAS as your government, how you badly wanted BN to join Harapan to form this unity government.

Why? Because the moment Anwar becomes prime minister, some of you might forget this and become arrogant about Harapan’s 82 seats and ask, “Why we should entertain Umno’s 30 seats?”

Remember, it was Harapan and its supporters that wanted Umno.

Issues will surface, such as khat, Icerd, and many more. Umno may even want its Malay congress. Some of you might be angry, but remember this day when you were inches away from PAS becoming your government.

Remember it was BN 30 seats that stop that from happening. - Mkini