Monday, August 04, 2014

PR losing momentum




Why do I feel like these words (in the picture above) could easily come from the mouth of Anwar Ibrahim?

It has been really awhile that Anwar and Pakatan Rakyat did not come out with fresh political ideas, even effort to recycle their best vision for the nation stated in the recent past. What is the follow up to the imagination of the Ketuanan Rakyat concept? Buku Jingga and PR manifesto cannot be just merely documents, but politicians should spread and sell the core PR ideas to the ground and implement them as policies in respective states they rule. Since 505 General Election, are PR politicians still actively engaging rakyat on political big pictures and party visions?

Yes, PR easily fall into the trap and is easily distracted by UMNO and BN dirty tactics to divert people's attention, and cannot effectively drive their political discourse and agenda to put pressure to BN to match (Granted, the mainstream media is controlled by BN). But, party eaders should still lead the line and help the PR team to score political goals, rather than passively defend the field.

I agree with Ambiga and many NGO leaders complaining about a (serious) lack of leadership from Pakatan Rakyat side after 505. PR seems rather defensive and sluggish, sometimes totally lost when comes to responding to ever rising and divisive race, religion and royal (3R) issues played by BN. Worse, Hudud overrules and overshadowed anti-GST movement, lost the best opportunity to pit BN to the ground and garner more support.

Do not complain about the mainstream media, even reading on Malaysiakini and TMI news websites I cannot feel and see the direction where PR is heading to.

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