Will the Malays unite and change the government? By Mariam Mokhtar

Malaysiakini : COMMENT | Does anyone in the cabinet or in Umno know what they are doing? Caretaker prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is a prisoner of his own doing. He is trapped by his own party and imprisoned by his peers. Ismail Sabri's mixed messages spread only confusion.

One minute he was mister-tough-guy, proudly boasting that only he had the authority to call for the general election and that no one could influence him in advising the Agong when to dissolve Parliament.

He was ill-prepared when 12 Perikatan Nasional (PN) ministers presented the Agong with a letter objecting to the 15th general election (GE15) being held this year. Ismail Sabri stood firm and stressed that the legitimacy of his administration remained.

Two days later, he backpedalled and blamed the dissolution of Parliament on the same PN ministers.

To our future : Well articulated Mariam. We nons have almost accepted that we will remain as an afterthought by the government in power. We are the bogey man and a convenient punching bag to keep the looters in power. Unless the current generation especially from the majority wakes up and make the changes, everyone of the rakyat is doomed in this beautiful country

Cogito Ergo Sum : Yours is a voice crying out in the wilderness. Until and unless the Malays realise that the subsidy way is doomed, we are in for another 5 years of ignominy with Umno/BN in control of the reigns, happily marching in reverse. It is all our collective responsibility for allowing this situation to perpetuate.

We cowered when we were threatened. We bent when beaten. We kept silent when shouted down. They few who stood up paid the price. We just watched them fight their battles on our behalf but did nothing for fear. So now, if Umno/BN is returned, we all deserve them again.

apanama is back : Mariam, will the Malays unite and change the government? I feels like saying, NO! Because, today the Malays, "cukup makan". Why need to shake the boat.

"Kalau hujan, banjir, tak usah undi". "Cukup makan, sudahlah". When you shake their "cukup makan" thing, then they will change the government. In Sri Lanka, for example, "cukup makan" was shaken. So far, do you see it is shaken here? You will know the answer.

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