In an interview published in Mingguan Malaysia today, the self-exiled blogger said the PKR-DAP-PAS pact was still stuck with the mindset of taking over Putrajaya by “default” as they were confident in being the only alternative to the ruling BN, and that they were using the same anti-Umno tactics to win over voters.
“I am telling you, in the next election they [voters] will support the government. They say, in the next election they will not support the opposition because they are disappointed, dissatisfied, and not confident with the opposition.
“Why the opposition is so confident of forming a federal government? On the basis of ABU (asalkan bukan Umno), of rejecting Umno?” he was quoted saying in an interview published today by the Umno-owned newspaper.
Raja Petra (picture) pointed out that the same strategy was used back in 1999 by the short-lived opposition pact, Barisan Alternatif (BA) against former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed but failed when he retired and passed over the baton to Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi- resulting in BN’s massive electoral win in the 2004 elections.
“If you use the same strategy, what happens when people no longer hate Umno? You cannot start a relationship with people based on hate, it will not last,” he added.
He said infighting between different PR factions were evident in Penang, Selangor and Perak, and that will be why voters will “return to BN and forget Pakatan.”
Raja Petra claimed several Chinese businessmen in Selangor had complained to him that they still had to fork out “under-the-table” money in order to conduct businesses in the state, and that corruption was still rampant there.
“I tell them I do not know what to say. They say, come elections, they will not vote for Pakatan.”.
Comments (18)...
written by BAYANGKARA, January 02, 2012 11:52:05
So, the voters are not disappointed and dissatisfied but confident with the UMNO/BN government? What bull! Opposition states not doing well? Have we forgotten the Auditor-General's reports?
The country just cannot afford the continued corruption, cronyism and abuse of power of UMNO/BN.
All said and done, it is still ABU! ..
written by Malaysiaputra, January 02, 2012 11:40:38
Many fence sitter will vote the opposition not so much because they support them but its because of Umno's excessess when they hold the overwheming mandate which started during the time of MM . The rakyat's money was wantonly spent at the whims and fancies of the leaders which ultimately link to their own personal benefit or that of their cronies.
A stronger opposition is a better check then internal selfcheck. Just like comparing external exam to internal exam. ...
written by litingrui, January 02, 2012 11:37:32
Even from my dying bed I will vote PR. It is not a matter of if, it is a matter of when UMNO will fall. Long and uninterrupted Chinese history of 5 thousand years had shown us that any Emperor that had not captured the hearts of its people would fall. You know that UMNO is a monster why feed the monster that bites the feeding hand. Any righteous being knows that UMNO is devil. Just look at the latest student arrest where the leader is beaten so badly. ..
written by astroace, January 02, 2012 10:20:10
It will be a very sad day when those who are frustrated with the PR government decide to vote for bn. They are the ones who use their emotions and not their brains to decide. They are the ones who will cause more sufferings to our country and the future generations.
I knew of a few friends who voted bn because of the economy and the stock market back in the early 90's. To this I can say, you are the cause of our sufferings now. Are you happy with what you and your children are getting now?
PR government is less than 4 years in operation and these shitheads feel frustrated because things are not going their way. Look at the bigger picture, who is behind the civil service? It is bn or the federal government and they are the ones who sabotage PR's effort to efficiency.
Please think carefully before you make another grave mistake. We are suppose to learn from our mistakes, not repeat them... ..
written by AzizKadir2u, January 02, 2012 09:22:02
Rakyat wake up. kita rakyat susah, we will not be so easy to change the federal govermen, they the BN Upmno will do everything to win, they will cheat big time, and the election is not fair in the first place, the gerrymendaring alone will not work, every PR won 59% of votes they still can not form the govermen, Putrajaya seat only 6000 votes, other seat like bukit bintang, Meru, tanjung all with more than 120,000 votes , so rakyat we must pakat, rakyat pakat, vote overwhelmingly for PR then only we got hope, we must , jom ubah, ABU, we must as we have no choice, kita rakyat susah, susu tepung lah ni sudah RM100 satu tin. semua barang naik harga, lagi kita balik kampung , kita bayar toll, bumiputra atau tidak, kita bayar toll dan stuck dalam traffic jam, kita bayar AP itu jadi kereta mahal, Bumiputra pun, kita Toyota Camry RM!59,000 di malaysia, di UK dan USA, sana US$21,800 atau RM63,000 saje. di malaysia, Rakyat bayar bayar susah, BN Upmno minister dan cronies saje yang kayakaya. rakyat jelata Jom Ubah, ABU, ABU, biar kita ubah. vote and work overwhealmingly to change, vote for change. Yes PR is not perfect, we will work with them for 2 terms, we shall see the change, else we vote for change again. Rakyat boleh. we can see the change in Penang, slowly, they are trying to base on merit, base on follow Singapore goverment, then only we can catch up with the world and global competitive world out there. Under Upmno BN we are totally lost in the world competition, we can not compete, they created a culture that need clutches, and that is weaken us Bumiputra, they build up a culture of malaysia need subsidy, especially we Bumiputra, and they know it is not working, this policy can only help us to certain extent, but now if they subplant the seed that say, Bumiputra is weak, we malay need help, that is excuse to get the vote, fundamentally we have 50 years of results, and we are not better, we are very far behind the 4 dragons, that once we are very close behind them, now we are so far behind, we are not competitive. vote for change, we must. ...
written by AzizKadir2u, January 02, 2012 09:10:21
YM RPK, I respect your personal view. Kita hormati YM RPK, tetapi, ABU movement is there. We knew the PR, is new and they are not perfect, they are not as evil, not as corrupt compared to the BN Upmno, etc. There are still of Old guards or staffs in the local councils, they are from the old administration of Upmno and BN, the Tun Dr M and those corrupt Upmno BN culture were there for past 30 years, they will not get rid off in a short time, yes PR is not perfect, we are frustrated they will take time to get rid of total corruption. The facts remain, we Malaysia were very close to the 4 dragons, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, HongKong, now, we are very far compared to them, especailly our neightbour, we are now comparable to Myanmar, Indonesian, Philipine, and if we continue, we will definitely like Zimbabwe, Myanmar, the cost of teh tarik will be RM100 a cup the incications are there, the inflation is terrible. our living standard is eroding as corruption is taking away our rakyat wealth. As such, we have no choice, but teach the BN Upmno by uprooting them, we must, have to. We will give the PR the chance to rule for 2 terms. we will take them out if they do not perform. We rakyat must be brave to change, vote for change, since it is so corrupt, since the Upmno BN is so arrogant. look at the Upmno AGM they are just anti PR, the way they BN Upmno manage after the 308, they are still in denial, they are not in real change, they blame the PR, they do anything to sabotage the PR. The federal is the power base, see the way they flush the budget rakyat money to the good use ? that is rakyat money, PR, they are using the non corruption money, they save the money and give it back to rakyat, whereas BN they using deficit from rakyat money. More corruption still in Upmno BN federal, like the recent NFC cowgate , the defence contract no body knew but it take lots of our budget and rakyat money to feed the ministers and cronies. Also, the rakyat is very difficult to survive with the Toll, paying toll everywhere we go, balik kampung pay toll, LDP, Cheras, KL, PJ everywhere we pay toll yet stuck in the traffic jam, festive season, we stuck in the toll gate to pay, pay, pay, Our susu tepung, milk powder is RM100 each for our baby, and it is very difficult to feed the BN and Upmno created culture. Only PR now, we hope they will hire RPK as minister in PM department or AG or MACC, so that we can clean the government, it will take time to clean them up. it is fact PR is not perfect and they will take time to clean up the old guard and legacy of cronies corrupt of Tun Dr M, KJ, Paklah, Tun Dr Link Long Sick, Tun Tan Sri Dr Semi Velu, Tun Dr Lin King Yik, Tun Dato Mokzani, Dato Mukrik M, Dato Dr K Toyo, Dato Zakaria with palace, Tengku Adnan, all big house, big car etc, they all no need to work for many generations, but like AP of car that make our car so expensive, we rakyat pay, pay pay, susah, about time ABU to change , then we will observe, we need rakyat to move foraward like singapore, HK, free of corruption. ABU, we must change, jom ubah. ...
written by lynn, January 02, 2012 03:04:41
Extreme corruption & wasteful spending involving hundreds of billions ruined this country, to the point of no return. Someone I know benefited from one wasteful project (billions) - from a run-down shitty proton wira, in a short 2 years, quantum-leaped to luxury cars like BMWs, rolex watches, fine dining, expensive handbags, expensive jewellery, etc. Personally I analysed - a lot of govt projects are terrible wasteful spending, but certain persons had personal vested interests & get a lot of kickbacks. No projects, no kickbacks. In a nutshell, most projects benefit only a small circle of people in a HUGE way. The rest of us suck eggs.
Over Xmas hols, friends of mine went over down to S'pore for their 3-4 days-holiday - all came back with the same remark (they do not know one another) - they commented to me, and I quote here verbatim " Malaysia is like SHIT, compared to Singapore. Singapore is so nice, so well-managed, so clean, so efficient, Singaporeans are more civilsed.... etc.
So back to Sir RPK's comment: people who are frustrated may go back to vote umno/BN... by all means. I see this country is damaged permanently under umno's rule & whoever takes over cannot do an excellent job of turning things around to the way we would prefer. The trouble with some of you people is, your expectations of PR is exceptionally high, very unreasonable - but there is no such pressure on BN the way some of you pressured PR. Frankly, I don't give a flying fcuk abt where this country is headed - it can go to hell & remain there for the next 1000 years.
Will I continue to vote PR? And I know of many many people, Malays, Chinese, Indians, expressing their anger & frustration at BN every day, every hour - people who intend to vote for PR come next GE13. The number is growing by the day! ...
written by choong, January 02, 2012 01:32:29
The only saving grace is RPK giving them a 1 year+ headstart to fix their problems in their states. And I think it makes perfect sense for them to review their performance and act accordingly. I hope the federal election be held separately from the states.
This will be a major bellweather to remind them who is the real boss and they should remember not to take for granted who gave them power to govern in the first place. ..
written by uxzee, January 02, 2012 00:53:22
There is no harm taking RPK's concern seriously and let PR and supporters work harder to address these concerns. We are not going to be demotivated and we are not going to vote for BN.
When RPK talks about infighting in PR parties, is he aware of infighting in UMNO ?
Is he aware that the MCA crumbling process has started?
Is he aware that Gerakan is in self destruction mode ?
is he aware that Najib has postponed his decision on the GE for the umpteenth time because he has no confidence of winning. ...
written by DPG, January 02, 2012 00:05:35
Sorry, I will stick with PR. Nothing will make me vote for UMNO. No even over my dead body. I can't understand why, after all these decades, and open abuse of power and corruption, people still want to vote for UMNO!!!!! ABU! ...
written by seaneugarchen, January 01, 2012 23:56:55
I bet Perak will go back to Pakatan..........................for RM1 Riggit, RPK, I challenge you. ..
written by educationist, January 01, 2012 20:53:09
Of course, frustrated voters who backed the PR to create 308 will back the UMNOputras this time round , if in turn they are frustrated with the PR.
Yes, that is as it should be!!
The PR must not think they have a blank cheque from the rakyat to do as they please[ or not do anything for the rakyat like the UMNOputras of old] and expect to be voted in come GE13!!
We who are hoping for change, change to a more fair, democratic and civil society will like to think they should be more voters frustrated with the UMNOputras rather than the converse!!
If it's a level playing field, which it is not at the moment, it's fine if the UMNOputras get back their 2/3 majority in Parliament to again desecrate the Constitution of our founding fathers!! ...
written by temenggong, January 01, 2012 20:27:42
PKR, DAP and Pas thought they could say and do as they like, and that we had no choice in the matter. Well, we'll fcuke PR harder than we fcuked BN. ...
written by Merdeka, January 01, 2012 19:41:49
Uncle Peter, sorry BN lebih teruk daripada PK! My vote still go to them, not BN! ..
written by vhari, January 01, 2012 18:25:19
Advice.Stop internal bickering.PR must come with a good manifesto.Come out with a good strategi. ...
written by truthbespoken, January 01, 2012 18:10:58
Whatever the intention, to the reader, this seems more like a self-redeeming piece of work towards UMNO's than a wake up call for the opposition to organise themselves to face the upcoming general elections. It's unfortunate. Mestizo got it right when he implied that voters are no longer blind to what's happening, are more discerning and will vote for those who they think are better candidates. But there is no doubt preference will still be given to the opposition cause. Arrogant, corrupt and racist UMNO needs to be nudged out of the government or balanced-up poliltically after moving unchallenged and in the wrong direction for decades. Who was the one who started this call for ABU anyway? That was a good poliltical call for the opposition forces! Many voters, I am sure, will still be stucked with this political battle cry into the next GE notwithstanding some hiccups appearing in some of the opposition-held states! Yes, ABU! ABU! ABU!, it is! ..
written by Liberian, January 01, 2012 17:25:27
Last GE we voted for the Opposition because we wanted to teach BN ! Their leaders after 54 years became corrupted from head to toe, arrogant , racist and with all the decornian laws such as ISA. Now we want PKR to learn that anytime if they fail the Rakyat, the same fate will fall on them! That's why Najib started with 1Malaysia but Muhuyudin and gang such as Perkasa , Utusan and Ketuanan Melayu screwed up, his 1Malaysia policy! ...
written by Mestizo, January 01, 2012 16:52:16
RPK, you were wrong. We do not hate UMNO. We are against those corrupted and instill hates among Malaysians by dividing us through religions and races.
This has gone from bad to worse. No we will not vote for BN. NEVER in the current state. Unless there is a major reform within BN especially UMNO. But we do not see how this will happen without BN loosing the Federal and state governments. Therefore, if Pakatan field a candidate who is racist, corrupted or inefficient, we will opt for independent candidate. If there is no independent candidate and if BN candidate is "clean", we may vote for BN candidate. Otherwise our votes will go to Pakatan. So Pakatan, watch out. You have more to loose if you do not get your act together.
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