Monday, February 16, 2009

RPK: The making of a martyr

I read Malaysia Today and was a little surprised to see RPK's post, "Probably my last message to Malaysians".
He is right about one thing. He's probably going for good.
The 2008 Elections result could be attributed to mainly 2 persons. RPK is one of them. The other is Citizen Nades or Nadeswaran of The Sun newspaper.
From thereon, the BN government realised what a threat he was to them. Especially the DPM.
When Mahathir sacked Anwar, he wanted to teach Anwar a lesson. Don't mess with me, why can't you wait to be PM?
He also told his people not to "take him out". Why make him a martyr? It would have been unnecessary.
It would also have created the same kind of split in UMNO when Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah decided to contest the presidency in 1987.
For whatever Mahathir has done, one thing is that he remains one of the most brilliant Malaysians ever. He also learns from history, although he might seem forgetful at the wrong time.
The present leaders of our country is nothing of his calibre. Sadly, we lack leadership in fact. They do not have the vision that Mahathir has, but still intent on plundering the country without thinking of the after-effects.
And one grave mistake is that when they send RPK to his grave, it will kickstart a revolution.
It will be a revolution unlike anything this country has ever seen.
It will be nothing along the racial lines. There will be Malays, Chinese, Indians standing together. Rich and poor. Old and young.
All standing together, chanting,"We want Change!".
If 2008 was a tsunami, the next Election (I hear that we won't have to wait until 2013) will be a giant earthquake. Only the BN people will fall into the open cracks. They will be buried so badly they wished they could repent earlier.
The PEOPLE are currently not united.
They are divided by social standing and race due to the racial policies of BN.
With the death of RPK, they will come together and ask,"Why was this Malay man fighting so hard for justice and rights of non-Malays? Are we really that different from one another?"
They will realise that the real enemy are the people in power. Who have stolen from them in the past 50 years. Who used the excuse of Malay poverty in order to keep them poor and enrich themselves further.
I would not like to see RPK die. In fact, I would hate it.
I am writing this to say that despite BN getting ready to put him away for good, even greater things will come out of it.
It will be a sad day in Malaysia.
But it will be the catalyst for change.
If Martin Luther King's assasination paved the way for Barack Hussein Obama's presidency, then RPK going to Kamunting (again) will start the way for a change in Federal Government.
Regardless of whoever becomes the Prime Minister, we will begin to see a better government in place.
Pakatan Rakyat may not be the perfect government, but like I said, they're a much better option than BN.
BN will make a good Opposition, so they will keep PR on their toes.
Don't forget, BN, what goes around comes around.
Public lynching may be a little outdated, but I wouldn't discount it happening.
There are too many people disenchanted with BN, and coming to 1 year after March 08 2008, they still don't realise they have been stricken with fatal political inertia.
One good example is Hee Yit Fong. Now she realises that she has money but no one will serve her food.
The people want Change. They DEMAND it.
And they WILL get their wish.

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