A friend of mine who have been voting for the ruling party all these years told me he maybe voting for the opposition this time around. His argument goes something like this:
The "general feeling" is that non-Malays will be voting opposition in this election resulting in non-Malay opposition parties winning more seats at the expense of non-Malay BN parties. As such, if Malays were to vote for the ruling party, UMNO is going to fare very well vis-a-vis the non-Malay parties in BN. After the election, the non-Malay parties in BN will tell UMNO that the government has been giving too much attention to Malays and neglecting the non-Malays as seen by the results of the elections. So, UMNO will have to provide more concessions to the non-Malays to "balance things up". This will then create dissatisfaction among the Malays who voted for the government but seeing the non-Malays who voted for opposition got "rewarded" instead. So, to maintain the status quo, more Malays should vote for the opposition so that Malay opposition parties will not do too badly. This will prove that the government has been fair to all Malaysians, as claimed.
I feel it is a quirky argument but everyone is entitled to his opinion.
Whatever, lets hear what the parties have to say before we decide who gets our vote. But I know some have made up their minds a long time ago.
1 comment:
Hussin,
There is some sense in his reasoning. Though making this as a trial may lead to regret in the future, a form of signal must be sent to the current leaders is necessary to show them that taking everything for granted has to stop if they want to stay in power.
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