A New Dawn
Yessss!!! Today is Malaysia Day, the country comprising of the Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore. Except Singapore is now ex-Malaysia. After the General Election on 8th March 2008, the people of this country had been promised – repeatedly, incessantly, without let – that today, 16th September 2008 a new dawn will emerge. We were promised – repeatedly, incessantly, without let – that after 51 years of being led by the same racial-based government, a new beginning will emerge.
The people of Malaysia was reminded – repeatedly, incessantly, without let – that on the 16th of September (insyaAllah!) a new, non-racial-based government will be put into place, one that is not delineated by parties which represent exclusively the Malays (UMNO), the Chinese (MCA), the Indians (MIC), the Malays, Chinese, Indians and Others (Gerakan, PPP, err … ) and the, uh, other parties (PBS, PBB, SAPP, some more, some more, ekcetera). We were informed – repeatedly, incessantly, without let – that a new coalition which represents (sort of) left-wing social democrats that believe in a secular Malaysia (DAP), (sort of) right-wing neo-fundamentalist killjoy conservative Islamists (PAS) and (sort of) right of centre, cult of personality, equal rights to everyone, all children of every race are my children, justice forever (PKR) will unseat the current, ossified and putrid, ruling coalition.
And yesssss! the new government today, 16th September 2008, will be one founded on transparency, accountability, competency. It will be fair to all races, all sections of society, without fear or favour, while protecting the special position of the Malays and other indigenous peoples, as well as the position of the Malay Rulers.
This new government will abolish the ISA, restore the independence of the Judiciary, ensure equal distribution of wealth to the people, abolish poverty, rejuvenate the economy, remove the Printing and Publications Act, the University and University Colleges Act as well as other unfair, cruel and draconian acts which impinge on the freedom of the people.
And because the new government recognises that there might be ethical and moral questions on the manner in which they seized government, today 16th September 2008 (Malaysia Day), there is a committment to hold a new General Election within 6 months to a year. So that this new government will obtain a proper mandate from the people, many of whom have supported them from before the 8th March General Election to this fateful day, 16th September 2008, where a new dawn, a new beginning, a new Government is formed!
Furthermore, this Pakatan Rakyat Government is a government of the people, to serve the people. And the leaders of this new, social democratic secularist Islamist centrist government WILL NOT LIE TO THE PEOPLE.
16th September was the date, which is today. We see that the leaders have not lied, about the number of cross-overs that they’ve got. The leaders have not lied about the change of government on 16th September.
And that’s why, today, 16th. September, Malaysia Day, the fateful day …
We still have the same government we did yesterday.