“When Pakatan won (in the last general election), we (Barisan) gave way to them to lead and administer the state. Now that the situation has changed with Barisan getting more support, then let us administer the state in peace,” he said (The Star, 2009)

He being current (not for much longer) Prime Minister, Badawi

The thing is… when Pakatan won, they won by the vote of the people – pure democracy. Barisan’s current “support” comes from “defected” politicians who are independents but “BN-friendly”.

How is that the same thing?

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“Our hearts go out to her. We understand her predicament. Her resignation is a good step forward as not all Malaysian could accept the issue.

“Now, it is better for PKR to accept her resignation, as it will stop all the harassment she is facing. We all hope the harassment will stop and all parties involved will give her space,” he said.

(The Star, 2009)

He, in this case, being Khir Toyo.

Just a question, dear sir – how do you know that:

1. Not all Malaysians can accept the issue? I mean, no one even knows what the photos are about and the question flying around now is “How bad are they, really?”.

[update: Further proof that the photos really aren't "that bad". Thanks to a certain someone, I just saw the photos and my God, she isn't even nude in 3 of them and in one, you cannot even conclude that it's a nudie because all you can see are the tops of her shoulders while she is sleeping on her side. The other "embarrassing photos" are upskirt-shots of her while she looks like she was sleeping - they weren't even tasteful and were taken by a low-res cell phone camera. Jeez. This is a gross invasion of her privacy, politician or not!]

2. How do you know that when PKR accepts her resignation, all the harassment will stop?

Most of all, I do feel that if the people of Selangor, or at least those in her Bukit Lanjan constituency, are accepting and sympathize with the incident (she is the victim after all), I personally do not see why not. Her private life has nothing to do with her career, and most definitely has nothing to do with the public eye. I’ve seen a banner up in BU by BU residents (I’m not sure if there are others) pledging their support for Elizabeth Wong. I don’t see why she cannot continue.

After all, this whole scandal is very obviously politically motivated… and if it isn’t, can BN really blame the people for believing so?

Two by-elections coming up and one of them caused by a bigamy charge.

The Perak uproar, with the Sultan involved no less (this makes me extremely grateful that Penang has no such monarchy system. I doubt many of us know who the Yand di Pertua Negeri is, even)!

BN suddenly claiming “democracy” when they actually have the same number of seats as PR does with “friendly” independents.

This reeks of corruption, gutter politics and slander.

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Who am I, really to be complaining about all this and what can I do? I am a concerned citizen, that’s what. We all have a part to play in all this and we should not be looking at this froma  detached point of view. Reality is that this is the situation our country is in now, and will possibly be in for the next few years. The use of the word “democracy” in our is alread treading a fine line. With recent events in Perak, I think we can safely assume that our voice, the PEOPLE’S voice, has been effectively thrown out the window in a power struggle.

I can only pray to God and ask Him to guide the hands of those who lead our country, our states, our constituencies. After all, I strongly believe that it is the good who prevail at the end of the day.

I would like to do a whole lot more, truly, I would. But for now, I can only pray, leave it all up to Him, and in the next general elections, take my vote in hopes that it does count.

What do you think?

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