The Malaysian Insider reported HERE that while declaring he was not a racist, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad appeared to play the race card for Umno today by warning Malays that they would lose power if Pakatan Rakyat (PR) came to power. He also implied that a Chinese or an Indian could become prime minister if PR took federal power because there was no constitutional restriction on race for the position.
The former prime minister claimed the political marginalisation of the Malays had already become a reality in PR-controlled states even though those administrations were led by Malays.
The most shocking part of the report is this:
The Malaysian Insider understands that Dr Mahathir has offered his expertise to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to deliver a big win for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the next general elections which could be held as early as next year.I take my hats off to our PM for tolerating such unnecessary and unsolicited overtures most gracefully. We have to acknowledge that PM Najib has exercised much restraint when responding elegantly to many challenging circumstances. I am quite sure that PM Najib has NOT made any racist or mean statements about any one or any group.
His remarks to Umno Online today suggests he will play a big role in Umno’s campaign to consolidate support among conservative Malays and win over fence-sitters uneasy with PR administrations.
I wonder how TDM would have reacted if the late Tun Hussein Onn had said the same words to him before the elections!!!
How would TDM have reacted? What would he have said and how would he have treated the late Tun Hussein Onn? Food for thought!!!
The rest of the article in The Malaysian Insider smacks of fallacious reasoning by TDM. I doubt any of his hypothetical scenario can ever come to pass.
Pay careful attention to his arguments about Nizar and how he alluded to DSAI. Classy elegance in retirement?
Finally, this is the tour de force of the article: The former PM claimed that his remarks were not racial in nature but were being made for the sake of restoring stability.
Stability? Saying such statements after ruling a country for 26 years can restore stability?
Now, who is the one who has lost stability of the mind????
We are not stupid morons. We have minds to think and the ability to rationalize even if SOME DO NOT. We do not need rocket science or simple mathematics to prove that what he said will not come true and I am sure many, if not all of you, feel the same way.
So what is his true agenda? Restoring Stability or otherwise?
Only God knows the true answer!
Captain Obvious Dear masterwordsmith,
Now, this is an amazing way of dealing with democracy… shocking!!!
Is ignorance the answer to ignorance? Why doesn’t he save his tiny little brain the burden of thought? I can't believe just how ignorant some people are. And you certainly don't do anything to dispel the ‘Dumb Mamak Loudmouth’ stereotype! However, please, please don't assume I’m being racist, and I do apologise to anyone reading this who has more than one brain cell, it's just the level of sheer ignorance from him is overwhelming.
Cheers!