By J. D. Lovrenciear
Indeed the rakyat keep telling the BN-UMNO time and time
again that they are not happy with the outcome of the GE-13. What the throngs
of rakyat gathering across the nation in black are saying is that they want
acceptable, transparent and immediate answers to the many questions relating to
the pre-elections and post election’s reported irregularities even before they can accept or reject the post-election outcome.
The Black 505 is not an Anwar-Crusade. Neither is it a
Chinese-War Fanfare. It certainly is not a rebellion of sorts to begin with. What is so difficult to understand this? Black 505 is a crystal clear reflection of a rakyat that is
increasing being edged to the cliff of agitated frustration caused by the
mishandling of issues and concerns by BN-UMNO given the latter’s spiced-up, outmoded
threats, flexing of muscles and deep seated arrogance – to begin with.
It is most mind-boggling, that despite having the
unstoppable money flows and unhindered access to all kinds of political
and social consultants, BN-UMNO still seems to
be tackling the rakyat’s concerns by rubbing the latter the wrong way
up. The most recent Black 505 crowd turn-up at Kota
Serang Semut, Kedah, perhaps would seal the final stamp on all those who
still operate in a denial
mode. The clue is in the very name of the venue, ‘Sarang Semut’.
BN-UMNO must wake up and realize what happens when an
elephant stampedes on a ‘sarang semut’. Despite its size and long life span,
the elephant is no match to the diligent semut
especially when its sarang gets
stampeded. Kedah folks have given a permanent seal to Black
505. It is non-segtarian; it is also not racially colored. It is not
about challenging the nation's sovreignity either.
'Sarang Semut' has added in a loud,
transparent and affirmative manner that Black 505 cuts across all races and all
religions. It has given the final seal that Black 505 is not going to take no
for an answer.
UMNO-BN must wake up. It cannot go on and on and operate in
contradictions. You cannot have trumpets being sounded for a ‘reconciliation’
when on the flip side you also brandish your brutal swords.
Let truth be told without a fleeting fear or shades of favor. The newly minted
Home Minister appearing in the tabloids with the Police Chief and reports of
his warnings to the rakyat will only bring the elephant closer and faster to
the sarang semut.
Denying permits and throwing all kinds of boulders into the path
of the bee-line of the semut (rakyat) is not going to stop the latter in their
tracks. The semut will go around that mountain of hindrance.
Remember,
today more and more management gurus are preaching the wisdom of
learning strategies through their observation of the communicative and
socio-political behavior of all life forms. So wise-up BN-UMNO. Admit that your strategies are failing.
Tackle
the issues and serious concerns in a manner that earns praise and ignites hope.
If you are truly invincible, challenge the opposition parties to a re-election
in all the disputed constituencies.
If the EC has failed, have the humility to admit where
things have gone wrong. Set up an independent commission of sorts with even
members from the local and international fraternity to establish transparently
what went wrong and who is to be held accountable.
If you are able to come clean, you will earn the rakyat’s
endorsement for another fifty years. Why not! But at the way things have being steam-rolled these past
weeks, it might just be too late for BN to redeem itself – even with the might
of the forces.
Already
all the trumpet calls for reconciliation by the PM seem to have expired
owing to the contradictory hollering from the unthinking mouths of
certain leaders and the cowboy gun-slinger tactics of a few at the helm
too.
Analysts who are not on the ringgit-pipeline of the BN-UMNO but
can speak without vetsed interest accept for the sacrosanct principles of
democracy will vouch that Black 505 Kota
Sarang Semut has said it all.
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