THE CORRIDORS OF POWER
Raja Petra Kamarudin
The Russians, in reply to a KAL 007 tragedy, pronounced that a world has a memory of usually 100 days. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, in turn, pronounced that'Melayu mudah lupa'. And we have written a few times that essentially most Malaysians, as well as not usually Melayu,mudah lupa.
You might first wish to review what Haris Ibrahim (Sam) wrote in his Blog some-more than dual years ago upon 27th Oct 2010 (below). Basically, this refers to a skeleton -- as well as 'our' here definition a Bloggers cum domestic activists -- for initiating a Third Force.
This was what Sam pronounced in his Blog posting of 27th Oct 2010:
Before we go any further, we wish to comply as well as admit here that most have voiced concerns as well as reservations about a 'Third Force' that has been mooted by many, myself included.
The regard has principally been about this 'Third Force' forcing three-corner fights in a 13th GE.
Maybe a really name, 'Third Force', conjures in a minds of most polite multitude forcing three-corner fights in a 13th GE, nonetheless we have in most posts emphasised that this is not a case.
Let me contend it obviously right away that which that we have been vocalization of as a 'Third Force' is no different from a initia! tive as well as objectives that RPK right away moots through a MCLM.
However, to placate a most concerned out there, let's stop job it a Third Force.
Let's call it 'Inisiatif Rakyat' or simply IR.
The reason Sam felt he should insist what is meant by a Third Force is given we had written about this have a difference earlier -- not prolonged after a 2008 ubiquitous choosing -- (as we additionally did per a Unity Government) as well as we got whacked great as well as proper by most people, Pakatan Rakyat leaders included. And given of that we backed off from articulate about a Unity Government as well as a Third Force. Sam, therefore, knew he had to tread really clever when articulate about this as well as hence he longed for to insist really obviously what we had in thoughts before everybody flies of a handle as well as goes off tangent.
Anyway, a lot of water has flowed under a overpass given a rising of a Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement (MCLM) in Oct 2010. Sam has given left, as have most others, as well as MCLM has been transferred in to a hands of a brand brand new team, all Pakatan Rakyat supporters, might we add. we felt it is usually right that this brand brand new team should take over given a opinion of no certainty has been passed against me, so to speak. The usually setback with this, though, is that MCLM will no longer be viewed as an eccentric movement or a Third Force given it is associated to Pakatan Rakyat.
But we suspect this is destined given it looks similar to most Malaysians do not wish an eccentric Third Force though would rather we be aligned possibly to Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat. Malaysia is not nonetheless ready for a Third Force. In Thailand we have been possibly red shirt of yellow shirt. In Malaysia it is blue shirt (BN) or yellow shirt (Bersih).
In short, possibly behind or white, no shades of grey.
Okay, when a thought o! f a Thir d Force was mooted, that subsequently saw a creation of MCLM, there must have been sure concerns during a behind of a minds to prompt us to have this move. Yes, there were. And we had, in fact, already detailed my 'Vision as well as Mission Statement'.
And Sam concluded with this Vision as well as Mission Statement nonetheless he pronounced he would rather called it'Inisiatif Rakyat'to avoid any misunderstanding of what we had in mind. However, given Malaysiansmuda lupa, maybe we can take we for a travel down memory lane as well as we can try either these concerns that were driving us afterwards were misplaced or warranted.
One regard (but not in order of priority) was per absorbing politicians from Barisan Nasional in to Pakatan Rakyat who were 'damaged goods' or 'expired goods'. These people stick upon a antithesis given their 'shelf-life' has lapsed as well as their domestic career in Barisan Nasional is starting downhill. Hence they stick upon a antithesis not given they have been committed to reforms or given they have repented though given they have been perplexing to reinvent themselves as well as try a second bite of a cherry.
One some-more regard was per a racial as well as eremite governing body being played by both sides of a divide, that is melancholy to rip a country apart as well as send Malaysia behind to a epoch of 1960s -- as well as that is regarded as a blackest period of Malaysia's post-war history. We felt that unless race as well as religion have been kept out of governing body afterwards Malaysia can never swell as well as it might even a single day trigger a second racial strife similar to what happened in 1969.
Another emanate was per a inter-party as well as intra-party quarrelling as well as squabbling. The members of Pakatan Rakyat have been fighting with a single an additional as well as even within a particular parties there is infighting. One reason for this is given there is no clear common platform,! nonethe less all a parties in Pakatan Rakyat explain that there is.
Each celebration still has a own particular design as well as aspiration, that overrides a design as well as aspiration of a coalition. And unless this was resolved, this might trigger a serious predicament closer to a subsequent ubiquitous choosing as well as some-more so after a ubiquitous choosing in a event that Pakatan Rakyat wins a election.
Furthermore, a fighting over seats as well as possibilities threatens to supplement to this predicament if not resolved. Barisan Nasional did badly in 2008 partly given of internal harm due to unhappiness over seats as well as candidates. Pakatan Rakyat is in risk of pang that same fate, that will imperil a opposition's chances of winning a election.
Then there was a emanate of choosing promises. In a past, electorate would dont think about what we betrothed in a final ubiquitous election. Hence we can have a same promises in each choosing as well as no a single is starting to recollect that these were a old promises we done in a final choosing though never delivered.
Today, given of a Internet as well as a report revolution, people can recollect what was pronounced even 10 or 20 years ago. Hence delivering upon your promises is crucial. And a single promise that we lifted was regardingThe People's Declarationand that Anwar Ibrahim deserted behind in 2010 after endorsing it in February 2008.
Further to that, final year, a Selangor Menteri Besar done a statement saying that it is not imperative to broach promises done in Election Manifestos. If so afterwards given even present an Election Manifesto if we do not intend to fulfil it as well as we feel that we have been not constrained to have great your promises?
Anyway, Pakatan Rakyat is starting to present a brand brand new Election Manifesto this Monday. Let us see how most of that was from a final election's Manifesto as well as how most of it was fulfilled. W! e can ad ditionally review it withThe People's Declarationand see how most of it has been adopted in to Pakatan Rakyat's brand brand new Election Manifesto.
we additionally lifted a have a difference of great governance, clarity as well as accountability as well as how, after two-and-a-half years (as during finish 2010), there have been still incidences of mismanagement, abuse of energy as well as crime in a Pakatan Rakyat run states. The reply to this was Barisan Nasional is worse. Pakatan Rakyat -- nonetheless it still happens in a antithesis states -- is not that bad.
But afterwards we have been comparing states similar to Selangor to a federal government. Of course Barisan Nasional is worse. Barisan Nasional is a federal government. You should review Selangor to Barisan Nasional run states similar to Pahang, Johor, etc. Pick upon someone your own size. It is similar to comparing Malaysia to Singapore when Singapore should be compared to Kuala Lumpur or Penang.
Anyway, a Pakatan Rakyat leaders denied that there were 'problems' in their states as well as they challenged me to reveal a justification to behind up my claim that there have been incidences of crime in Pakatan Rakyat run states. One issue, for example, was per silt mining in Selangor. Another was per a cronyism system in awarding legal work.
Prove it, they said. Show us a evidence, they screamed. And we did, as what they wanted. we published a evidence. However, instead of admitting a problem, they still doubtful my claim as well as called it a lie. They even challenged me to lapse to Malaysia with all a evidence. The state was even prepared to compensate my losses to lapse to Malaysia.
Well, those have been though some of a issues we lifted given late 2010. And given of that we was condemned, called a liar, indicted of being bought, as well as much, most more.
Nevertheless, a subsequent ubiquitous choosing will shortly be upon us. Barisan Nasional claims it ! will win during slightest 145-150 Parliament seats, that equates to Pakatan Rakyat is starting to win usually 72-79 seats. Pakatan Rakyat, in turn, says it is starting to win 145-150 Parliament seats, that equates to Barisan Nasional is starting to win usually 72-79 seats.
Let us see who is right. In a meantime, some-more than 80% of a electorate have already motionless whom they will be choosing by casting votes for, with reduction than 20% uncertain or upon a fence. And this reduction than 20% have been non-partisan. They do not belong to or support any domestic party. They usually wish a great government. And it is this reduction than 20% who will be deciding who is starting to run Malaysia over a subsequent 5 years. And most of this reduction than 20% have been readers ofMalaysia Today.
And that is a Third Force we am articulate about -- as well as have been articulate about for some-more than 3 years now. And right away do we understand whatMalaysia Todayis all about as well as has been doing given 2010?
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Can a Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement give hold up to a most talked about 'Third Force'?
Haris Ibrahim, twenty-seven Oct 2010
Last Monday, RPK wrote in M-Today that he had, in 2004, "attended a initial meeting of a Malaysian Civil Liberties Society (MCLS)That was 6 years ago as well as after 6 years zero offer has happened. This is given a MCLS is still accessible a approval of a registration".
I, too, was during that initial meeting as well as to this day we sojourn a protem committee of a MCLS that awaits registration.
we have given up waiting upon a registrar of societies.
we was thus vehement to review in RPK's posting that this entrance Saturday, 30th October, he will means to be registered in a UK a Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement.
It's object! ives, as disclosed by RPK in his post, have been :
1. to foster as well as generate a People's Voice & a People's Declaration to all domestic parties contesting a entrance ubiquitous election.
2. to 'offer' non-political celebration possibilities from amongst a Malaysian professionals/lawyers as well as a polite multitude movements to ALL a domestic parties contesting a ubiquitous choosing that might possibly be reduced of possibilities or have been not able to find 'quality' possibilities to field in a elections
In a post entitled 'Why a mad scramble' yesterday (READ HERE), RPK disclosed that a evident focus of a MCLM is to engage a 3 Pakatan Rakyat parties in dialogues to try to remonstrate them to shift their system of claimant selection in a ubiquitous as well as by-elections. This, RPK elaborates currently in his 'When we do not trust your own people' post (READ HERE), spotlighting dual issues: first, that celebration gets to contest that chair and, second, a use by domestic parties of naming possibilities during a eleventh hour.
In 3 posts, RPK has summed up a concerns of so most of us about what is believed to be an approaching 13th GE that offers an opportunity displace BN from federal governance, as well as an antithesis that does not look quite so ready to go to war as well as despatch BN to a Indian Ocean.
we perceived an e-mail final Monday interrogation if we would be peaceful to offer as a interim orator for MCLM until this Saturday when they will strictly designate office bearers.
we replied in a affirmative, theme to removing construction upon a single point. The first design talks about creation accessible polite multitude possibilities to ALL parties. Did that include B! N?
The reply we got was reassuring.
All non-BN parties.
we concluded to that request, for a single reason only.
If we review a objects of MCLM as disclosed by RPK with a much-discussed Third Force, we think we will find little difference in between a two.
Before we go any further, we wish to comply as well as admit here that most have voiced concerns as well as reservations about a 'Third Force' that has been mooted by many, myself included.
The regard has principally been about this 'Third Force' forcing three-corner fights in a 13th GE.
Maybe a really name, 'Third Force' conjures in a minds of most polite multitude forcing three-corner fights in a 13th GE, nonetheless we have in most posts emphasised that this is not a case.
Let me contend it obviously right away that which that we have been vocalization of as a 'Third Force' is no different from a initiative as well as objectives that RPK right away moots through a MCLM.
However, to placate a most concerned out there, let's stop job it a Third Force.
Let's call it 'Inisiatif Rakyat' or simply IR.
Or any other name that any of we would care to suggest.
we concluded to offer as interim orator in a goal that, in that capacity, we could try to get MCLM to offer as a height by that we pull onward IR or whatever name we wish to call it, to have ready for a 13th GE.
Should we try?
I'd similar to to listen to your thoughts upon this.
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