Critical Thoughts

I find the “Berlainan Parti – Satu Identiti” propaganda advertisement that you can see on RTM both offensive and humourous at the same time. Offensive, because they are trying to smear the Opposition by associating them with street thuggery and violence (even though the BERSIH march that they featured so prominently were also participated by several NGOs). Hillarious too, because is this not the very theme that the BN has been playing all this while, “Unity in Diversity”?

One should not be throwing stones at glass houses, I always like to say.

Elections are coming and rumours have it that it might be held next week. I am not too sure about it but we know very well that they certainly cannot risk having it after April, due to the obvious. Whatever it is, I expect that insha’allah, PAS will be able to hold on to Kelantan, recapture Terengganu or at least make significant inroads in the state, and reclaim the seats in Perlis, Kedah, Selangor and significant gains in Johor. I see that especially in Johor, the winds of change are blowing PAS’ way, although where elections are concerned nothing is certain and anything can happen.

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