THE DAP, MUDA, AMANAH, WARISAN ALIGNMENT?

PH, a coalition of the unwilling, united under duress and distress came together more as an exercise in futility that could never have stood the test that opposite attracts. At the very first adversarial opportunity, provided in our case by Langkah Sheraton, the fragility and impossibility of the Tun/DSAI coalition, became a fait accompli.

Not even the Rakyat’s and our nation’s needs could hold the PH coalition together. The sum of the self interests and avarice of Malaysian politicians always prevails over the greater good of the rakyat and the nation.

So now DAP, MUDA, AMANAH, and WARISAN, a coalition without Tun and DSAI will succeed?

Or is it just DAP again choosing to hitch its wagon to a Malay who will “most succeed” in PRU15? In the need to stay relevant, mainstream and in government, we have seen DAP willing to ‘work’ with PAS, Anwar, Tun and now Syed Saddiq? Surely DAP is better than that? What next? A coalition with Umno? Huh that possibility might keep Guan Eng and Kit Siang awake just thinking of what could be...but for me that is vulture politics! Anything to be in government. Any government!

A case can be made for any or all of the above. Let not any Malay doubt the political acumen and street saviness of DAP. They are now the largest faction - and yet being Chinese in numbers and in fact, DAP follows, not lead, DAP kowtow not command and DAP certainly are left to pick up what crumbs thrown their way by their Malay partners - no matter which Malay they choose to backed,

If I was DAP….but wait, I am NOT DAP and I will never be able to understand the inner demons and thinking that drives DAP to do anything it needs to partake in government at the Federal level. Almost anything! This time around, to survive, it ditches DSAI and links up with Syed Saddiq.

It that good enough for DAP to come out of PRU15 with a handful of Ministerial level crumbs thrown their way by Saddiq? Maybe of the financial kind? MF perhaps? Only time will tell.

PH was wrecked asunder by Langkah Shearaton. Since then. there had been countless times when PH could have seized the moment - carpe diem - and took back government, if only the PH coalition had stayed together and weathered the political storm - but it did not. At the first opportunity, DSAI/PKR decamped and PH fell apart. Alas vested interest, not the Rakyat’s interests always prevails in Malaysian politics.

Let us now wait to see when DAP will officially announce what is now already a fact. That they have abandon DSAI and are now officially with Syed Saddiq and whoever else Saddiq is with. It is not my place to argue the good and bad of such a coalition, suffice for me to say that with the largest political faction backing him, Saddiq better be generous when dishing out cabinet goodies should Putrajaya ever becomes his after PRU15.

And just in case he is reading this post...some advise for Saddiq. You are doing well young man. You are doing good....but, please, a little bit more humility will help to endear you to the masses. Cut down on the 'me first' mentality and let the others around you shine a bit...just a little bit. Kapish?

Enough said.

Hussein Hamid

16th January 2022

Melbourne.