Wednesday 16 March 2022

Umno, grow a real backbone, please

Umno is having its AGM again today and all are expecting its delegates to push for GE15.

Maybe they were right because the party just led BN to a stunning victory in the Johor election.

However, after what happened yesterday, I think Umno delegates need to think carefully before they do that.

What could Umno offer the people now?

Could it protect the democratic rights of the people?

If Umno can't stand for its own right like what happened in Johor, what can the people expect from it when it comes to defending their rights?

Malaysians are not slaves, okay. We have our own mind and can think for ourselves.

The Umno delegates should better remember that or they will suffer another humiliation like in 2018.

Unless they could stand up at their AGM and voice their objection against the erosion of democratic principles such as what happened in Johor, then they better not talk about having a general election for now.

For one thing, I'm quite confident Umno and its BN allies in Johor will not be doing so great like they did in the state election if GE15 is held now.

They may likely lose a lot of those marginal parliamentary seats in the state.

If you don't believe me, go and ask Johor Umno deputy chief Jazlan whether he is eager to again contest  the Pulai seat, which he lost in 2018.

The guy is normally quite honest about such things and I expect him to give you an honest answer.

Oh, and I hope Khaled Nordin will contest Pasir Gudang again if GE15 is to be held soon. Let's see if he can get the seat back. Honestly, I don't think he could.

Then there are Ledang, Muar, Batu Pahat, Segamat, Johor Baru etc.

Let's not even talk about the DAP's strongholds like Bakri, Kulai, Kluang, etc.

Bear in mind that despite winning a two-thirds majority in the state election, Umno and its BN allies only received 43 per cent of the popular votes.

And the voters turnout was just less than 60 per cent.

What if voters, especially the fence sitters who supported BN in the state election also decided they can't be bothered with the whole nonsense after what happened yesterday.

They had expected a good leader like Hasni as their MB to protect their rights and instead they got a shameless khadam.

If GE15 is to be held now, Umno people can go around proudly campaigning in their uniforms and glamour but the people will likely just sneer behind their back just like what happened in 2018.

They may dislike Pakatan and the others, but they wouldn't be too enthusiastic to support a party which doesn't have a backbone and failed to keep its promises.

Syok sendiri je lah korang. Umno jaga Melayu, tapi Melayu elite je.

Yup, many people would probably say that, again.

16 comments:

  1. My late father was umno member. My late mother was pas member. I voted pas once not because like pas but i just dont like umno. It is too elitist. Southern state always felt they are above the rest of us. At university they alway felt urban being close to singapore. This was in 70s. At oversea they alway band together and always locked horn with another headstrong from north state of east coast. One called outsider" orang luar" another called themselves" bangsa xxxxx". Marriages between these state were frowned those days. It still even exist today. I alway felt uxno is elitist party formed by elitist state with elitist ideology. My formative years was not in these states. Btw my late parent were from these two states and i have dil from southern state and my grandson is supporter of jdt. It just me that have uneasy relationship with elitist even after being educated in us and uk in mid 70s.My late father was educated in singapore prior to ww2 and was involved in the party since 1946.

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  2. i dont believe this MB move was umno engineered. the palace may have their valid reasons, i respect that, but they owe it to the 650,000 ( and all the johoreans) that came out and did their duty to the state, to provide an explanation.

    umno will not say a word, keeping in mind that in couple of years, the rotational chair belongs to johore.

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    1. Nice reclamation projects, I hope someone is making lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$.......

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  3. I made up my mind not to vote umno when they decided to embrace najib razak as the face of umno. Since ge14 all umno has done is to restore their status quo, by hook or by crook.

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  4. https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/193085/BERITA/Politik/Bukan-derhaka-tetapi-berprinsip-Shahrir-Samad

    Here's another regular umno guy who couldn't break the glass ceiling, sebab dia tak ada pedigree & bukan groupie siapa2.

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    1. But at least he has teloq, unlike 99.8% of Umno.

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  5. Bet that they wouldn't dare to squeak a word. Well, who are they to question or rather to hold a discourse upon the so-called veto power ultimate decision? Lest they'd cringe in servility just at the sight of a frowning boot-faced person in blue. Poor Hasni who has been immolated to deserve all this. Sigh.

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  6. hker can only choose a pro ccp leader, by comparison, we are still more democratic than the komunis wakaka

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  7. Someone is seriously butthurt everyday blog about the same thing

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  8. "If you don't believe me, go and ask Johor Umno deputy chief Jazlan whether he is eager to again contest the Pulai seat, which he lost in 2018.

    The guy is normally quite honest about such things and I expect him to give you an honest answer."

    I know him...last word is, he;s out of politics.

    Anyway congrats to Shahrir Samad for being the one brave voice left in UMNO.

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  9. Johor Palace have their own think tank team. The Sultan has been advised on the possible outcome of DSN's trials and 1MDB trials in US.
    The Sultan wants Umno to govern Johor but don't want kleptocrat image to tarnish the state.
    Datuk Hasni has been viewed as in DSN's team.

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    1. Toksah nak BS lah.

      Present mb pernah uruskan Malaysian digest yg menerima bayaran dari najib utk jaga pr najib. Oh wait, direct involvement masa zaman 1mdb tak dikira team najib. Kempen sama2 does... ni hipokrit ke atau nak menipu?

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  10. Will Mat Sabu become our Defence Minister in near future...again?
    Who are happy with that appointment...plse raise your hand!!!

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  11. Hidup Bangsa Johor!

    This is the Johor way, tunduk je jika tak nak kena tampar

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  12. Orang johor kaya kaya...buat dua tiga kali PrN pun ok...tabuq duit merata..hasil bumi di Johor melambak lambak...apa nak heran...lain la negeri diutara...apa pun tak dak...miskin...

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