Tag: malay politics

Forms of Government 16

~ The Koboi Project

16. Politocracy: A form of government wherein all causes of the people are instrumentalized by the political class (di mana segala perjuangan rakyat diperalatkan oleh golongan politikus). Just think of the story of Malaysian governance since the rise of Mahathir Mohamed. Malaysia’s first Prime Minister Abdul Rahman said in an interview with the New York Times that he was disgusted with his extreme politicking. Tunku says in the 1988 interview with Henry Kamm, “the whole trouble today is, when he took over, he was trying to make sure he would stay on in power”. Mahathir set the scene and all who have followed him on the path to power have shown themselves as being part of the Malaysian Politocracy.

https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/08/world/malaysian-founder-disgusted-at-successor.html

Ke Mana Malaysia Kita? 11

~ The Koboi Project

Back to the future. Deja Vu! Mahathir was not wrong about the pact, just early! Or was he remembering?

Image :https://cilisos.my/in-1998-zahid-hamidi-was-part-of-the-reformasi-now-he-may-be-on-anwars-side-again/

Antara Saudara Mara 21

~ The Koboi Project

“Jadilah pemimpin untuk dirimu, anakku.
Sebulum engkau menjadi pemimpin bagi orang lain.”
Dewi Kunti

https://www.kompasiana.com/elfat67/5b7f2cbfab12ae5a4b4f8303/wayang-gelung-keling-dan-wahyu-dharma-prabu-puntadewa

Politik Ulangan (1993 -2020)

~ The Koboi Project
After Lat, 1995 re-presented in The Mahathir Years blog.

1993 – Anwar Ibrahim is appointed Deputy Prime Minister and presumptive heir to Mahathir as Prime Minister of Malaysia.
2020 – Mahathir resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second time, dashing, once again, Anwar’s expectations as his air-apparent.

Nampaknya hubungan Anwar/ Mahathir memberi contoh bagi teori Pulangan Abadi yang dibentangkan oleh Friedrich Nietzsche.


Source image: https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~teh20y/classweb/worldpolitics/Anwar.html

https://mimirbook.com/ms/6e703bd2114

Politik Melayu (1969 – ?)

~ The Koboi Project
After a cartoon by Morgan Chua, Far Eastern Economic Review, 26 February 1987

1969 Mahathir writes an open Letter to the sitting PM, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra.

Hang Tua (sangat) menewaskan Tunku, Hussein, Razaleigh, Musa, Anwar, Badawi, Najib, Mahathir (diri sendiri), Anwar (sudah kena dua kali), … dan pencabar siapa lagi dalam masa yang akan datang?

Source Image: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14672715.1990.10413110

Dari Pusat Tasik 17

~ The Koboi Project

Bak Pauh Dilayang

Layangan di langit yang tinggi,
melayang di cahaya mentari;
Kertasnya berkilat kuning kemasan,
walaupun tidak ditandakan tangan.

Pemimpin massa sama gadis tercinta,
tarikan berdasarkan wajah di mata;
Pipinya cantik bak pauh dilayang,
pepatah samakan hasrat dan wayang.

Biar wajahnya cerah kuning kemerahan,
barulah hati pengundi tertawan
dan ditahan