April 4, 2012
Najib and the Pied Piper of Malaysia
by Mathias Gomes, Malaysia Chronicle
Yes, Mr Prime Minister you are right. Pakatan Rakyat is the Pied Piper of Malaysia not Hamelin. Let me refresh your memory, it seems to be a bit rusty.
In the town of Hamelin in Germany, the town was infested with rats and the people had to hire a man to get rid of these rodents. This man then used his magical pipe to lure the rats into a river, but the townsfolk reneged on their promise and refused to pay him. So in revenge, on a Sunday when all the folks were in a church, he played his pipe and lured all the children away to teach the people a lesson.
So that is the story of the Pied Piper, Mr Prime Minister. But the twist in Malaysia is different because the real pest here is you and your Government which has been fleecing the people for past fifty-odd years.
Fresh start followed by Destruction
It was a fresh start in 1957 when we achieved our independence as one nation with all the races on equal ground, but today your 1Malaysia has destroyed the very epitome of the one nation that was created 55 years ago.
Then in 1963, the Malaysia that was created with addition of Sabah and Sarawak – the land below the wind and land of the horn bills – was a pristine land with rich heritage, diverse and harmonious people, as well as enormous natural wealth. But that wealth has since been robbed, pillaged and plundered by irresponsible greedy leaders appointed by your Government.
Even the citizens of the states were short-changed by your appointed leaders who opened the 
doors to millions of foreigners, giving them citizen status and thus depriving local legal citizens of a decent living.
Mahathirism sounded the death knell
From 1982, the start of the Era of Mahathirism or the Malaysia Boleh Era, we saw and witnessed the euphoria of a false growth, the birth of cronyism and corruption, the emergence of Government Linked Companies and indiscriminate privatization for cronies. It was big time robbery and to cover it the Judiciary was stifled, the Police and the Attorney General’s office became puppets of the Puppet Master.
An illusion was created to show the people that the growth was immense, buildings, huge sky scrappers, new highways with tolls to burden the people, and a Vision 2020 that will never materialize to fool the people. This Era of Mahathirism plunged us to the bottom with its falsehoods and lies.
Badawism set us into hibernation
Then we went into hibernation when Abdullah Badawi took over from Mahathir. The Era of Badawism made us sleep like him. Although, the citizens gave him a good mandate to celebrate the departure of the Puppet Master and also in the hope of seeing changes being finally made, the Sleeping Beauty PM failed to live up to his promise.
The Puppet Master also made life difficult for the Sleeping Beauty and this resulted in the latter’s ouster. It was then that you were picked to replace Badawi and you gave us 1 Malaysia. Initially, there was hope and high expectation – just like for Badawi.
1 Malaysia or 1 Malay, 1 Chinese, 1 Indian …
But soon the people realized that 1 Malaysia was to divide Malaysians into 1 Malay, 1 Chinese, 1 Indian and 1 Every Other Race in this country. Even your Deputy says that he is Malay first and Malaysian second, so how can your 1 Malaysia survive in a divided country.
Now we have new issues in hand , a Cow Head and a Cow Gate scandal, both of which you
condone. We have Churches raided and razed, we have Mosques desecrated with pig heads and paint, we have dangerous accusations being flung around of Christians proselytizing Muslims but nothing is done to punish the accusers despite their flimsy evidence.
We also have the racist PERKASA and Ibrahim “Katak” Ali, who can get away with anything with the backing of the Puppet Master. And not a word will you utter to defend the minority, whom you are duty-bound to protect. What can we conclude but the obvious – you are also in cahoots with them.
Not to mention the still unexplained murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu and the RM570million Scorpene submarines kickback.
The Pied Piper of Malaysia
So you see Mr Prime Minister, we do need a Pied Piper to get rid of all this evil. We are already hearing the tune from the magical pipe that the Pakatan Rakyat and its conductor Anwar Ibrahim, are blowing.
We are going to follow in droves to the polling stations soon to ensure an end to your Barisan National rule. So Pakatan, you are indeed the Pied Piper of Malaysia.And Pakatan should be proud of it because behind you will follow millions of Malaysians who will place their hope and aspirations in your leaders.
This then is the story of the Pied Piper – not of Hamelin – but of Malaysia. Not 1 Malaysia – but just Malaysia, and that is good enough.
Malaysia Chronicle
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Najib puffing the Magic Dragon??
Najib, the inheritor of UMNO style of governance (cronyism) or the former UMNO Deputy President and Deputy Prime Minister dubbed by Gomes as the Pied Piper of Malaysia. Who can we trust to take care of the country’s future? Given the quality of politicians on both sides of the political divide, we as voters do not have much choice.
We know what Najib can do. At the present time, Najib appears to be flip flopping in order to stay clear of choppy politics and avoid taking on Mahahtir and other UMNO warlords. He could be different once he has a strong mandate from us. But do we really know what Anwar will do if Pakatan Rakyat takes Putrajaya in GE-13. He has made a lot of promises, as he must, to be elected. Some will give Anwar the benefit of the doubt but others who know what he did when he was with Mahathir in UMNO say that he is more dangerous and sinister than Najib.
We face a tough choice and could be caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. The Pied Piper may not be what he claims to be. In stead he could be a breeder of rodents and rats in PKR. What do you guys think? I am saying “Cry Geranimo”.
I think this Mathias guy should go read the fairy tale again about the Pipe Piper of Hamelin which has become a legend. Or better still ask his five-year old son to tell him about the Pied Piper of the Middle Ages from the village of Hamelin. The Piper led children to their deaths. So maybe it is Mathias who is smoking the Magic Dragon rather than Najib.
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Hang Mongkut Bean,
I will vote on the basis of the quality and calibre of the candidates who are standing in my constituency of Petaling Jaya Utara. For me character matters, not UMNO-BN or Pakatan Rakyat. Furthermore, I will not be able to decide who will be my Prime Minister, unlike in the US where you can elect the President directly. –Din Merican
Geranimo,
Cry no more! Don’t cry over spilt milk. Shahrizat has spilled all the milk that needs spilling. We now need to spill the beans on Najib.
Either way we will soon have a two-party system so there will be check and balance and then rid the likes of Bung Mokhtar, Wee Chee Keong, Ibrahim Ali, Zulkifli Nordin, Zahrain Hashim, Gobikhrishnan and hopefully we are on a path to better cleaner politics, otherwise forget it. I have chosen Australia as standby. Ibrahim Ali need not advise me to stock up on my essentials and stay home but I think I better heed that myself…
Forgive him Bean.
With his meanderings, geranimo could be a gerontophile.
The only thing he bases his opinions (or rather, lack thereof) to are ramblings of octogenarian, Octo.
Btw, what type of beans? I thought his cojones were the size of kacang kuda.
Dato,
I read your comments to mean that you will be casting your vote along personality lines meaning a candidate from the incumbent party. Now here’s the problem with that.
It has always been a feature of an underdeveloped political system with a closed political process that voting tends to be along personality lines rather than political party and issues. In the case of Malaysia where the incumbent party contesting the elections has a monopoly over power your opinion comes as no surprise.
If Pakatan fields a candidate not of your choice, for democracy to work if change is what you are looking for then you may want to stay home on election day rather than give away your vote to a party that has had the mandate of the people and have chosen to abuse it. Your loyalty should be for the party (warts and all as they say), for issues it stands for as opposed to individuals. I understand how abhorrent the idea of casting your vote for an individual to whom you regard as unfit to hold public office let alone represent you in Parliament.
You need to prioritize your interests conflicting though they may be at times. Look at the broad picture.
I don’t think Dato has to stay home, ‘cuz his choice in PJ Utara is either Tony Pua or (good grief!) Chew Mee no-Fun or something with the same specifications.
Better check the voter rolls though.., your polling station might be in Timbuctoo. Happened to me once. The gerrymandering remains awesome and transient, with lines drifting over whole housing estates and illegal squatter areas.
“Speaking from experience, 2 elections ago, I voted DAP, for the first time. You know how long it took me to “x” the DAP box? It was difficult, I can tell you that. I felt like I had betrayed my family and race. We have been brainwashed for years to see the rocket symbol as a threat to our race and religion. But even after making up my mind to vote DAP , when it come to the time to actually “x” the “Rocket”, you will have your doubts” WA UAE
Tell your folks that the UMNO of today is not the same UMNO of yesteryears. And like you say we are up against a certain mindset that has taken decades to develop – years of being exposed to lies and propaganda churned out on a daily basis by a well organized and well oiled UMNO machinery. But today we have the internet and they can no longer hoodwink the Malays into supporting them on some false pretenses or in response to some grand design to protect Malay special privileges. We now know better. UMNO today is corrupt to the core and it sickens me just to listen to their leaders speak.
I will cast my vote to whoever Pakatan sends to me in my constituency. My loyalty is to issues and not party. Individuals may come and go and party may change. But my stand on the issues will not change.
I don’t profess to speak for the Malays who make up 60% of the population and more than 60% of the electorate. We cannot have change unless the Malays want it. And right now the majority of the Malays appear to want the status quo to remain because change means having to leave their comfort zone.
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Ha ha Bean, you voting from NY?
Just like Kathy voting from Down Under.
I think Dato Din should check his voter roll. His name could be transfered to Pekan as he has soft spot for Najib.
No, timur. Rosmah has both her hands on Najib’s ‘soft spot’. I don’t think Dato wants to add his to hers. There is room only for two hands.
timor how do you know where we are going to vote from? I could be standing next to you and you ownt even know who I am.