MCA President Dr Chua Soi Lek has warned the Chinese community that their support for the opposition may cause no Chinese representation in the ruling government. Dr Chua had criticized the SUPP for still accepting government positions in the Sarawak after the latter was badly thrashed in the recent elections.
I am surprised that the MCA president did not learn from the party he had criticized. SUPP was using the exact same strategy in Sarawak. In Sibu, the party had asked the voters to keep the only Chinese minister in the state assembly. Wong Soon Koh did win but his win was controversial.
The other 7-term incumbent, George Chan, was not so lucky when he was defeated by a young Dap upstart in Piasau.
It shows that the Chinese voters do not really buy a lack of representation threat.
MCA's leadership is too outdated. It does not matter if Liow Tiong Lai, Kong Cho Ha, Ng Yen Yen and Chor Chee Heung are in the cabinet or not.
Chinese voters no longer cast their votes based on race or ethnicity. They would prefer to vote for good governance, equality, greater voice and respect as citizens and a better future. They want the government to address issues related to corruption, a lack of economic growth, public safety, higher living costs, education and others.
The fact that Chua has given an ultimatum to the Chinese voters has shown that he needs better advice in political strategy. If the Alliance can learn to become more inclusive after the 1969 political debacle, the Barisan Nasional should be able to use the lesson of 2008 and 2011 (Sarawak) to move towards a broader and fairer political participation from all Malaysians.
The reluctance of Barisan Nasional especially Umno and MCA to move beyond racial politics is going to inflict a worse political defeat compared to 2008. In politics, anything is possible. Even a day can be deemed too long.
Chua must address his party internal weaknesses if he wants to win back the votes. This is not the 70's or 80's where the Chinese voters were haunted by the ghost of 1969. Mahathir had used the threat very effectively.
If even 1969 ghost had been exorcised, what is there to make MCA feel that the Chinese are afraid of no representation in the government?
It is Barisan Nasional lost if there is no Chinese representatives in the cabinet. Barisan's greatest strength has always been its ethnic inclusiveness. By taking a hard line position on the Chinese, it is going to push more minority parties to leave the coalition. A fully Umno dominated coalition government is not going to work in multiracial Malaysia.
Dr Chua might have bitten more than what he can chew. Najib's over enthusiasm to dance to Chua's tune may actually backfire badly on the coalition. Some fence sitters may now vote against the Barisan because of the threat which they may find unfair and disrespectful.
MCA should focus on delivering on its political promises than playing this risky trick. It should come clean on the PKFZ if the party wants to redeem itself.
There is already growing discontentment with Chua's ultimatum to the Chinese voters. Ignore these voices at his own peril.
22 comments:
Are you threatening the chinese Chua Choi Sick ? You fuck face ! You think you are mafia boss eh ?
Very well we only need a true Malaysian to lead us. If you are not in the giverment it is be cause that you had not been a true Malaysian that simple. Now even a PERKASA dare to issue a warning to all those BN Chinese base parties behave or lose out. As such the urban voter shall not be imitimated by the call. If you are not voted in it is because of your kow tow approach.
Why UMNO spend billions of taxpayers money on unity programs like national service and 1malaysia and on the backside start to threaten people on voting base on race??
The Chinese Malaysians do not need lackeys as cabinet ministers and that is what they are Najib.
The Chinese ministers may be given the posts but not the responsibilities that are being held by the respective Director Generals. The lackeys are not the Chinese representatives and you know that Najib, so shoal corrupted Umno officials.
They are there just to justify that all of you can keep robbing the nation's wealth. The wealth belongs to the nation but not to members of Umno.
That is why the country is running into deficits after deficits years after years and worse of all soon it will go bankrupt. When those with the ill gotten gains, people like the grand son of the untouchable pariah from Kerala the shenanigan Mahathir and is children are ever ready to just disappear when the country's wealth is all gone.
In the meantime the shenanigan Mahathir will keep fighting for the Malays just to justify that he is a Malay. He is not a Malay and science will prove that he is a defendant of a pariah Indian. If he disputes that and continues to claim to be a Malay why not have his DNA tested, once and for all, to proof that he is a Malay. I will gladly pay for the test, with a bank guarantee, if the test shows that he is. No doubt the test must be done in a foreign country laboratory otherwise he or his children or even Umno will try to 'interfere' with the test and it's results.
There is no better solution that that, and this is to all his Malay supporters that he is a Malay !
He is not and for their information he is even in the process of transforming his grand children to become Chinese soon and they are now half way there. So stop claiming that he is a Malay and why don't the Malays claim Albert Einstein is also a Malay !
honestly, whats the difference if the dog is outside. after-all, the dog is only good with tails wagging and waiting for the next crumb to fall from the table of UMNO.
Best if the whole of MCA moved out now, coz come GE13 MCA will suffer the same fate as SUPP. Reason is simple. We dont need a lapdog in the Govt. If we need a dog, wee can rear one at home.
A good guard dog is only good from the outside!!
How dare d PM to threat the Chinese? Is this the thinking n behaviour of a PM?
What the bloody Hell is 1Malaysia la?????
What has MCA done for the Chinese besides showing "superstar's" face when required?
Anyway, the Chinese are doing fine and well out of their own effort. They have been and always will be!
Thank you very much!
After Chua's comments, I am DEFINITELY not voting for MCA.
MCA was set up to represent Chinese in M'sia (it was a legacy from colonial days). Have the MCA leaders been representing the Chinese population in the past three decades or representing their own/self interests???
I strongly agreed that Chinese choose their leader based on credibility and not on ethnic.
Chinese will support Any leader who has integrity and capability but not one who dont Blush telling pretty lies in the public.Dont you sense something wrong if a leader who can threaten you at all cost ?
Do you want a leader who works on a commercial basis whereby he expects some rewards if he have done something for you ? This shows that he does'nt even able to discern the basis responsibility of a Leader.
Talking about Ethic Representative ? forget about it. Even now they appear more as a commercial agent who is more concern about their income.
The Top goons will know how to bypass the so called Ethnic representative by going direct to the local committe to fulfill their request when electrion is around the corner.
So talk about leaving after the next election result , they can even leave now and who bother !
Truth seeker.
THREATEN YOUR WAY TO OBLIVION - 010511
If it's a choice between treat or threat
Then the choice will be pretty obvious
When those in power lose hold of the thread
They will find themselves on the way to be oblivious
(C) Samuel Goh Kim Eng
http://motivationinmotion.blogspot.com
Sun. 1st May.2011.
I am a chinese under the Shah Alam district and voted for PAS candidate in the 2008 election. And in the coming election, I will vote for the PKR coalition malay / indian candidate, even if the BN candidate is a Chinese.
We are not worry about who come and go in Blunder-Land..
It does not matter black or white , 1 or 2 as long you know the principle to survive- You help me , I help you.
No one is indispensable , when the going gets tough , the tough gets going.
Dedicate this oldie to you , sex leg- Please Release Me and we say dont go waiting , please go..
SIR - WHAT HAS MCA DONE SO FAR/? NOTHING CONCRETE OR SIGNIFICANT TO HELP THE ECONOMY. SO NO MCA MINISTERS - WOW THATS ABIG SACRIFICE- PKFZ IS GONE. WITH OR WITHOUT MCA MINISTERS IS NO DIFFERENT- THE BIG BOSS IS UMNO
I vote for a good and clean politician who can serve the constituency not a politician who only appears 2 months once or during election time. I don't care whether he or she is a Malay, Chinese or Indian. Don't bring in race. If a person doesn't vote for the person, something is wrong either the person is not serving his constituency or his or ruling party is not clean, unfair in policies or corrupted.
Porn star Chua, if you can take care of PERKASA then my vote is for MCA. If you can't then don't talk 'cock' and shut up! You can't even defend Chinese against racist PERKASA what more you can help Chinese!!!
Just a few questions for President Chua'
1. Why "advised" SUPP to do what MCA itself refuses to do as aptly pointed out by YB Lim GE in Perak and N.Sembilan?
2. Does ANYONE really believe CSL,CTY,LTL, KCH, NYY etc......are "leaders" represent Malaysians, Chinese Malaysians especially?
3. Do these so-called MCA leaders really believe they fulfill the three sacred words of UMNO, ie, demi " bangsa,agama dan negara"?
At present what had the non Malay minister done for the overall Malaysian=NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING. So there is no difference with or without them because the UMNO make their decision you just follow. Even their sub Perkasa dare to F the non Malay component of BN
Welcome to Gangsterland. If you do not have a Chinese Taiko to represent you, then the Chinese people will to do as what we say, as we have other race Chiefs to represent them. 1Malaysia is not relevant OK ? Only Power and money talks n Gangsterland, no justice or equality.
If MCA is so darn good then why their last two ex presidents end up in PKFZ lawsuits?
Dearest MCA (also MIC,Gerakan,IPF whatever), you see most of us had been voting for you guys since the dawn of mankind and today we are still as poor as our grandfathers while you guys had the best of life living as ministers with fat perks and fatter contracts,some collecting sexiest girls in town to show off.The worst thing is UMNO still don't give a damn about us-they have ZERO respect for our existence as a human being and as a fellow countryman, now this fun task has been sub-out to Perkasa,an above the law organisation which churns out many,many "panglima,pahlawan and wira negara".All this while you guys in govt. and how did it benefit us? -we still work like dog and treated like dog.We had enough of all this bully, our grandfathers worked like a dog to raise a big family up, our fathers worked like a dog to raise a few of us, and now we still work as a dog to raise only 1 or 2 kids,pay our taxes,abide the law with zero help from govt. and what do we get.....another May 13 threat if we dont vote for BN!PLS DISSOLVE YOUR PARTIES AND GO DO SOMETHING BENEFICIAL TO THE COUNTRY(all races)instead of to yourselves.Let Umno be all the government assisted by perkasa and do as they like until judgement day come where they must answer for the good things done.GAME's over gentlemen.STOP that stupid reverse psychology threat.
There is no need to wait until he next GE, MCA can leave the cabinet now.
The people must have the Freedom to choose.
Politicians participate in election to attain power.
If politicians do NOT want power, then don't participate in election.
The 2 things that make people vote against any politician are
1. Being arrogant
2. Threatening voters
I had met many who said they voted against UMNO led BN becos
1. Mahathir threatened the
Chinese and other races in UMNO
Assemblies. During his rule,
UMNO Assembly was
an orgy of intimidation &
humiliation of other races &
religions. This must be OK by
Mahathir the President of UMNO.
Ibrahim Ali leader of Perkasa &
proxy of Maha threatening with
inflammatory speeches and a
blood dripped Keris.
Will you vote for somebody who
threatens you ??? You probably want to make sure this arrogant politician loses.
2. Ministers threatening to use ISA
to arrest the people.
3. Many BN leaders are arrogant
and corrupt.
After listening to thousandss of Malaysians on the ground, Mahathir is the BIGGEST factor that the Chinese will vote against BN.
Even the Muslims from the Sri Petaling Mosque told me that they will vote against UMNO/BN because they are corrupt and bad in the eyes of Islam.
Arrogance & threats put people off A good politician will NEVER be ARROGANT & INTIMIDATING.
David Marshall became arrogant & told the Chinese he did NOT need their votes. He was voted out in the election !!! He apologised but it was too late.
Other factors people abhor about politicians are corruption, not capable, not committed, not intelligent, no energy etc etc
In politics, one has to be persuasive & convincing. One must have psychosocial skills. Nobody is indispensable. Nobody lives forever.
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