Let’s accept one fact. Umno is the problem. And the problem can never become the solution. And if Ku Li thinks that the solution to the problem is to reform Umno, then he is barking up the wrong tree. And this would mean AMANAH is going to fail.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
On Friday, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (Ku Li) is going to launch a new movement called Angkatan Amanah Merdeka (AMANAH), according to Free Malaysia Today (you can read the full news coverage below).
Some are probably going to say that this is in response to the 9th July 2011 BERSIH rally or that the success of BERSIH has inspired certain people into making this move. Now, before anyone jumps to conclusions, AMANAH was actually in the cards since last year and was an idea that was not only a long time in making but also a long time in waiting.
However, just as BERSIH has been accused of being a vehicle or tool of the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (or of Anwar Ibrahim), so will AMANAH be accused of being a vehicle or tool of Umno (or of Ku Li). This is mainly because of the personalities behind, or perceived to be behind, the movement (in BERSIH’s case it is ‘perceived to be behind’).
Ku Li is probably one of the last of the better people in Umno. I would be quite prepared to follow Ku Li. But I would find it difficult to follow him if he remains in Umno.
And that is the problem I am facing.
In his hati kecik (small heart), Ku Li wants to reform Umno. He still believes that Umno can be reformed. But I do not share this view. The only way Umno can be reformed would be to kick it out of office and let it remain a decade or two as an opposition party. Only then will it see the need to reform.
It will reform only because it wants to get back into power.
To be fair, Ku Li is not holding any senior party position in Umno. But that does not mean he is no longer significant to Umno. There are still many people in Umno who look up to him and place hopes in him in bringing reforms to Umno, although that group may be a minority rather than a majority.
Ku Li is never going to become the President of Umno. And this means he is not going to become the Prime Minister either if he is trying to do that as the President of Umno.
If Ku Li is hoping that by reforming Umno this can ensure he becomes the President of the party, and therefore the Prime Minister of Malaysia, then his perjuangan (struggle) will be seen as very narrow indeed. And he is going to face the same problem that Anwar Ibrahim is facing -- in that people view his perjuangan as being about becoming the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Ku Li has to decide whether what he is doing is about reforming Umno or about reforming the country. And he also has to decide whether what he is doing is about serving the rakyat or about serving his own interest (to become Prime Minister).
This is the criticism that Anwar is facing. And it is going to be the same criticism that Ku Li is going to face as well. This is inevitable.
How is Ku Li going to convince everyone that AMANAH is not about Umno and what he is doing is not about ensuring he becomes Prime Minister? This is the task ahead of him. This is the obstacle Anwar is facing and is going to be the obstacle that Ku Li will face as well.
In the meanwhile, I am prepared to give Ku Li the benefit of the doubt unless proven otherwise. We shall support AMANAH until it is proven that AMANAH is not about the rakyat’s agenda but about a personal agenda.
Ku Li, however, will need to do some hard selling. Is he prepared to go all the way by even resigning from Umno to prove that this is not about Umno or about his personal quest to become Prime Minister?
Let’s accept one fact. Umno is the problem. And the problem can never become the solution. And if Ku Li thinks that the solution to the problem is to reform Umno, then he is barking up the wrong tree. And this would mean AMANAH is going to fail.
Ku Li wants to rekindle spirit of founding fathers
Syed Jaymal Zahiid, Free Malaysia Today
Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah will launch a new group to rekindle spirit of national unity.
KUALA LUMPUR: Respected Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, popularly known as Ku Li, is set to launch his new outfit Angkatan Amanah Merdeka (Amanah) aimed at nurturing unity as espoused by the country’s founding fathers.
Amid a more racially divided Malaysia, Amanah said in a statement today the group bids “to reaffirm, inculcate and re-ignite the sense of togetherness and true family spirit that prevailed among all Malaysians during the time of our common struggle for national independence”.
It also said it wants to rekindle the legacy, promise and ideals of Bapa Malaysia and the founding fathers so that all Malaysians may live together as members of a truly just, fair, progressive, united and happy nation community.
Its other objectives are:
* To earnestly acknowledge, affirm and respect the sovereignty of the constituent states of the Malaysian Federation, consistent with the principles of federalism, democratic principles and in the true spirit of the Federal Constitution.
* To ensure that our national institutions respect and uphold the rule of law, democratic principles, rights and universal values.
* To support a government and administration that is transparent and accountable, truly competent, efficient, free of corruption and cronyism, clean and honest, fair and trustworthy, and that will be fully able to serve its functions and meet its responsibilities, freely and fairly; an administration that will always be mindful of the rights and interests of the people in whose name and cause it is appointed to serve.
* To promote the socio-economic well-being of the people, so that all Malaysians may enjoy truly advanced, progressive, fair and equitable lives – individually upholding filial piety and other noble values and collectively joined together in sincere family kinship as members of our national community and as stakeholders in our common national destiny.
* To support an economic policy that will help achieve and sustain a high standard of living for the people, based on the principle of justice, fairness and balance, consistent with the constitution and under a stable monetary condition.
Razaleigh, who is the group’s founding president, will deliver his keynote speech on Friday at the Memorial Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra here.
The Kelantan prince, said to be the “last statesman”, has been very critical towards his own party Umno, the Malay linchpin in the Barisan Nasional.
He has often called for Umno, whose image is badly tarnished by its racial politics, to return to the party’s original struggles – the guardian of all races in the country.
written by pinsysu, July 20, 2011 11:52:06
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written by kksam, July 20, 2011 09:49:36
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written by justice seeker, July 20, 2011 09:06:22
NO HOLDS BARRED
AMANAH SAHAM WOULD BE A SAFER BET. HE IS BUT A DROWNING MAN CLINGING TO ANY STRAW.
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written by Mestizo, July 19, 2011 22:52:27
Agree with RPK. We think you are one of the only good Malaysians left in UMNO. Your plan is noble but it will be killed by your own party even before it can breath any fresh air. As long as you are in UMNO, nothing good can evolve from there.
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written by Truth, July 19, 2011 22:43:19
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written by Rodins Fist, July 19, 2011 22:21:50
Saying goes: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend". Kan?
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written by uxzee, July 19, 2011 21:57:20
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written by gungadin, July 19, 2011 21:36:13
If it can't do this, it can stay dead for all I care.
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written by bikerzon, July 19, 2011 21:22:20
Even better Anwar can work together with KuLi, and serve the rakyat.
Sort of join-venture towards better Malaysia.
Most important here, working together for better Malaysia.
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written by albert zacharias, July 19, 2011 20:22:13
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written by ibabonma, July 19, 2011 20:15:35
Razalaigh, just forget it. To put it simply, you are a born loser.
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written by temenggong, July 19, 2011 20:04:27
As of now, neither Anwar or anyone else in the country can bring about the changes that we need. Pakatan has failed to bring change it promised. I did not see any substantial change in Penang, Kedah or Selangor in 3 years!
How is it going to be different when Pakatan gets to Putrajaya? Are they going to make the corrections in the intake of non bumis in government service? By how much? An intake of 100,000 Chinese and Indians within 3 years? Or is it going to be a meaningful amount of 300,000? Are they going to retrench 600,000 Malays from the civil service? If not, why not?
Lets focus on that for a while. Let us focus on only on that till the next GE. Let us ask Teresa Kok, LGE, Hadi Awang, Dr. Jayakumar, etc. I want these bastards and lying fvcks to answer.
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written by malgal, July 19, 2011 19:42:15
i say, change the baker.
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written by arazak, July 19, 2011 19:39:23
Putting “UMNO” and “Amanah” together does not work. UMNO does not jive with the true meaning of “Amanah”. Amanah is alien to UMNO. It is like putting a fish on land or, putting Ibrahim Ali in a group of pent up Bersih protesters or, to a more extreme example; putting Ustaz Hadi Awang in an UMNO’s “dangdut” night club. These are examples of two things that doesn’t match or that doesn’t compliment each other. It will not work, never with UMNO!
Haven’t you notice that UMNO and “Bersih” could not jive. For UMNO, the concept of Bersih is a no, no in their culture. Anything Bersih is taboo; free and fair election, the color yellow, no gerrymandering, etc, etc!
What I am saying is that Like Ambiga, Ku Li has noble intentions, and that is good for the nation. In fact, very good indeed! “Amanah” bids “to reaffirm, inculcate and re-ignite the sense of togetherness and true family spirit”. But racist UMNO can’t survive if all Malaysians come together. . ., hence, it is impossible for UMNO to subscribe this “Amanah” thing. UMNO’s spin lapdog Utusan will have to close business if all communities come together as a family! UiTM too will have to throw away its Ibrahim Ali’s award!
Almost all of it’s’ 5 point objectives is not palatable to UMNO. I don’t think UMNO wants the government agencies such as the PDRM, AG Office, MACC, the EC and the judiciary system to be transparent. Nahh. . ., I don’t think so. This is a far fetch thing for UMNO to do. Imagine this; Gunny Fcuk Tahi will have to abandon his favorite pastime hobby, i.e., fabricating evidence. The IGP and his men in blue will have to stop putting “parang” in the hands of innocent victim being shot dead! MACC will not be able to do what they are good at when extracting false confession. . ., throwing people out of the window. And the Chief of the EC will not be able to resurrect voting dead people! Nahh. . ., Pete, I don’t think UMNO wants this “Amanah” thing!
Another objective. . ., sustaining high economic growth so that all Malaysians will enjoy a high standard of living? My goodness! Ku Li got to be kidding. The only standard of living that are getting higher are the thieves in the ranks of the UMNO elites. They have never stopped plundering the peoples’ money. Huh,. . .! higher standard of living for the people. . ., a RM 73 million ring would be nice for me!
Regardless, if Ku Li has all the confidence that his “Amanah” proposal will materialized and he thinks that UMNO really wants to be a “be a born party”, then, I wish him all the luck!
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written by cruzeiro, July 19, 2011 18:52:38
Hmmmm ... now I cannot rip Pakatan Rakyat through propaganda becos my nincompoops are too dumb (even the one from Oxford) ....
MACC teaches people how to fly ...
The Univesities are courting disaster by offering Ibbit ali awards.
The media is braindead in that they rehash conspiracy theories about Jews/Christians/Hindus/Chinese/Indians/Eskimos etc etc etc
PDRM is hopeless- the spray chemical laced water jets & fire tear-gas into hospitals to protect patients.
The racist Ibbit Ali is a joke of titanic proportions ......
Nazri says that you cannot glorify Commies, but it's okay to give Chinese dignitaries a red-carpet welcome ....
Hishamudin says Cow-head protestors and screaming for Chinese blood is cool, but Bersih t-shirts & asking for clean elections is forbidden on the streets ...
Okay- here's the plan ...
Let's get a dinosaur political flunky in UMNO to start talking some real reason as a facade ... he must be a turncoat who was a loser in an earlier struggle ..... he must be able to talk about high-flung ideals, morality, rule of law through an "NGO" or some sort of campaign with a sweet smelling name.
He doesn't have to prove anything .... just has to talk or even fart- the idiots in these NGOs should be able to fall for him even if he farts .... just becos of his name.
APCO can help him with his speeches ... maybe some PR leaning NGOs which are non-partisan will fall for it - you know that idealistic hogwash an all ... but his allegiance must be to us.
We need a loser who can talk about the "Social Contract" to bolster our racist platform ... who might that person be?
"Let's Focus" ....
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written by Angela Ooi, July 19, 2011 18:33:01
While Ku Li may be able to bring the horse to the water, will the horse drink it?
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written by hellosunshine, July 19, 2011 18:15:02
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written by IbnAbdHalim, July 19, 2011 18:11:41
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written by tom73my, July 19, 2011 17:58:24
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written by ZamZamAlaKazam, July 19, 2011 17:48:06
We don't want half-rated wannabes in the rank, though Ku Li has enough stature to shame most. Just wish he still has his gut...
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written by earthman, July 19, 2011 17:40:00
Even before it can get off the ground , it already failed before righteous man like Raja Petra. that is how we should humble ourselves and keep on learning everyday. Unless we know the truth and are free ,we will never see the straight path. Listen carefully to this man. He is the One.
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written by Fart Fart Wah, July 19, 2011 17:37:30
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written by Oscar Winner, July 19, 2011 17:27:59
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written by skc, July 19, 2011 17:27:50
Have faith Sir, that is about the only thing left, I will also support Ku Li. Any changes for the better in Malaysia is better then the current situation.
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written by bambooman, July 19, 2011 17:27:31
You read what RPK wrote ! ! ! !
Do you still wanna keep UMNO in Putrajaya ? ? ? ? ?
Not for meeeee ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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written by batsman, July 19, 2011 17:26:20
True national unity can only occur with Malaysian nationalism or something even bigger. UMNO is too narrow and too dirty for the job.
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written by Fart Fart Wah, July 19, 2011 17:22:27
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE MALAYSIANS
EXCEPT
DUMBNOss....they make Malaysia stink..
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written by malsia1206, July 19, 2011 17:22:10
When the Home Menteri talks, Bersih became illegal, including all the yellow T-shirts and neckties. They even arrest you for wearing them in the private confinment of a room.
When the PM talks, he says the Government treats bersih participants with kids goves.
When Ibrahim Ali talks, foul and racial slur is spewed out like venom.
When Ku Li talks, he's 20 years behind real politics happening on the ground and he's still in Alice wonderland.
When MACC talks, someone has to die on their premises.
When Ambiga talks, 30,000 or more walked on the streets to rally behind her to promote a just and fair cause for free and electoral reforms.
Talk is all over. Let's start walking again.
When
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UNfortunately he is only mildly effective, just like Ong Tee Keat. Even with his popularity,integrity and anti-corruption stand he was toppled because MCA is subservient to UMNO and no one so "clean," as him can survive long in top post.
Even if I voted for Kuli, he would still be working under the umbrella of Barisan and their mobsters like MACC and PDRM!!! Even if I voted for Ong Tee Keat it is the same result!!
So vote Pakatan for the party's manisfesto and objectives are for better governance and justice which will be a government who will do things for the people, instead of just oppressing them.
Long Live Pakatan!!!
We need independant MACC, PDRM and judges that are more accountable to the people!!
We need a govr that respect people's HUMAN rights.