COMMENT | DAP’s Anthony Loke is correct when he says that depending on how the next general election turns out, the political class in this country will need to reconfigure the political power system and this would mean, Umno and the DAP collaborating in some way.

Here is the thing. It makes sense for the two parties which represent the “Malays” and the “Chinese” to collaborate on the political front. However, the problem is that for decades the DAP has been the whipping boy for Umno. 

Umno leaders or at least those who have left the fold have made public statements acknowledging that the demonisation of the DAP was propaganda meant to deflect for their own political failings.

The fact that Umno can come up with euphemisms like “strategic partners” when dealing with the DAP, is evidence that when push comes to shove, Umno can work with the DAP on mutually beneficial political goals. 

The fact that state-level political cooperation is possible makes the genuine conservative in me smile - but also exposes the lie that any cooperation is impossible.