Monday 15 February 2010

the RAZAK hypothesis

And now the end is near, the premier faces his final curtain.

The RAHMAN Theory is coming to a close. The last name in the theory is being flushed out from underneath the sea by a floating submarine and a host of other lurid scandals. Shocking it may seems, these juicy scandals are coming to surface one after another edging the last name in the theory closer to his demise.

As with RAHMAN Theory, if it can be called one; it is interesting if we can put forward a new hypothesis. We call it RAZAK Hypothesis perhaps for the namesake was the father of the last name in the RAHMAN line-up. Finishing the 50 year old theory with a fresh hypothesis is like a father handing a baton to the son, or is it a case of the son rushing towards finishing the run?

It is fascinating to note why scandals of the MINDEF keeps on surfacing long after the now famous caretaker left the office. Something fishy but that is what rotten fish smells like, dead fish. We certainly rejoice with more and more such explicit revelations emerge. Is there a pact between the defence minister and the deputy prime minister? Events are certainly pointing in the same direction and more occurrences in the coming months will uncover more that will demonstrate a form of grand design? We certainly hope so.

With the last of the UMNO premier, there will be successions of non-UMNO stalwarts who will helm the nation.

It will come soon enough, the incarceration of the unofficial head of the loose coalition, Pakatan Rakyat. The poor fellow will surely be sent to jail along a plan of removing the bind that holds the coalition together. Will it be as simple as that or will it as always be a case of divine intervention where the Supreme Being is always proven to be the Best of Planners?

With an eventual jailing of the head of opposition coalition, there will be turmoil. This period of unrest and confusion will swiftly subside. But in complete contrast with the May 13, 1969 riot, this period of disorder is peaceful. There will be no bloodshed. Nobody buys the police intelligence unit’s version of blood-curdling and killing-spree people’s power. The great man aka the Hermit of Langgak Golf as the late MGG Pillai used to label the man will rise to the occasion. He will take over leadership of the opposition coalition.

We will see a rejuvenated opposition that will be able to throw out the UMNO-BN regime. UMNO-BN they will for the next half a decade at least remain as a race-based political party. It is highly unlikely that another nationalist party will ever grace Malaysia’s political landscape again.

We will see a judiciary restored to its former glory and the police force is back policing the country, the MACC will March against Corrupt Community and the Attorney General’s chamber prosecutes without fear or favour.

As with any interim individual, the Hermit of Langgak Golf will rule briefly, being a sensible man he is, he will seek to free the former firebrand student leader who came close to becoming the premier in the late 90s. It is morally right and true to his noble cause of seeing this great nation comes back from the brink of destruction, he will hand over the person once touted the darling of the Muslim worlds the much coveted premiership. After all, the hermit assumes de-facto leadership of the coalition while the Sheikh relinquish in prison.

A period of prosperity resumes. We will see a united Malaysia where everyone lives in true harmony, free from hatred and racial slurs. There is no cow-head’s procession, tear-gassing incidents, church-burning lunatics and certainly nobody will be arrested and persecuted without trial with the abolishment of the archaic and cruel Internal Security Act.

The ageing leader may preside close to two terms and his failing health will ensure a successor comes in to replace him. Perhaps a former de-facto law minister in the days of old will succeed the Asian Renaissance man.

The second name corresponding to the second letter in the Rahman Theory was controversial. His first name matched the letter but not the name he was often called. The third letter in the Razak Hypothesis is likely to be of similar nature. This once renowned cleric who rises to be the Islamic party spiritual leader after serving the presidency for a number of years takes over from a brief premiership of his predecessor. He will be the first and certainly not the last of a capable leader from a religious background.

At the tail end of the Razak Hypothesis, the one-time famous Oxford graduate who once walks the corridor of power in the fourth floor of the premier’s office ascends to the apex of the country’s administration. He becomes the premier at last, but contrary to what many speculates he only achieves this feat at the age of 61. Wisdom after all comes with age. This born again Islamist, founds a new splinter party, joins the coalition drawing to a close a one-time nationalist party.

Even though Razak Hypothesis is short of one candidate compared to the Rahman Theory, the Hussein Hypothesis has seven letters in the long lineage of leaders of the country called Malaysia and certainly not 1Malaysia as some people like to simply coin grizzly term to prop up one’s popularity.

Everyone has a dream. It is from dreams that we aspire to excel and achieve much greatness. Wasn’t it Martin Luther King that once said “I have a dream......” and the rest is history?

Goodnight Malaysia, wherever you are!

Sunday 3 January 2010

Allah by Any Other Name

The Law of Probability of success states that when you are taking actions to increase your level of success what you are really doing is increasing the probability that you will succeed. Simply put, Law of Probability or Law of Success is that the number of chances of winning or succeed increases with the number of trials.

We have to give credit to BN/UMNO for being persistent even though what they are doing is totally heinous. Since “mainstream media” is devoid of alternative views and the only uproar is confined to the cyberspace, BN/UMNO succeeded in inventing a new issue. Now that it succeeds in finding that niche, the whole nation would rally behind these goons. BN/UMNO is the undisputed champion of the Malay Muslims in Malaysia.

Yes, the use of the word Allah by The Herald Newsletters will be a thorn in the PR flesh that will cause great pain. No, it is perhaps wrong to liken the issue to a thorn. A more precise description would be a time bomb that will blow PR asunder.

BN/UMNO let due process of law to happen this time. No need to intervene since presiding judge was a liberal and a non-Muslim too. A judgment would definitely go the Herald way and it did. The BN/UMNO Chief already proclaimed loudly that the “government”, read BN/UMNO would appeal. And by the grace of Allah, we have the Appellate Court after all! We need not worry after all, we will drag and dilly-dally as long as we can, incite the whole nation and by the time we have the nation at its feet, we will reverse the judgment. BN/UMNO is again the champion of Malay Muslims in Malaysia.

Already scores of Muslim NGOs are aligning behind the call for a reversal of judgment. BN/UMNO likened this to an undivided support on their cause. This is definitely bloody dangerous simply because BN/UMNO will capitalise on this!

Zahid Hamidi is a sleazy man but somehow he seemed to mutter some sense this time (Oh My God!). He put it quite simply that people of faith other than Islam may use this to confuse a Muslim. Going by Murphy’s Law, “Anything that can “happen” will happen and when it happens, it will happen at the most inappropriate time”.

Only PAS spiritual leader sees the issue clearly. It is never about religion at all. It is always about BN/UMNO maintaining its rule over this God forsaken land. Many people are simply too emotional about this issue. Even in pagan days, the word “Allah” is used when one referred to the Supreme Being. If you go to Egypt today you will meet Christians who refers to God as Allah. Religions of Abraham have the right to use Allah, the Spiritual Leader opined and the Muslims will always say what the Quran teaches, i.e. that Prophet Jesus (unto him peace is bestowed) is a mere prophet, like others before him.

People say charity begins at home but so do a host of other things. Everything begins at home for that matter and formal and informal education outside helps of course. If a father steals, the children would be thieves. If parents are pious, the children are equally god-fearing. Going by this reasoning, and even Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that “the parents determine the belief/religion/way of life of the children”. One must never fear that his descendants deviate from his religion if he practices a true religion and always pray that they remain steadfast.

The fear that the Muslim have should be equally shared by the Christians for the “migration” (conversion or reversion) can be both ways and not a one way street. Followers of the Christian faith may now be exposed to Allah, the Almighty as the Muslim understands and will you then cry foul only when calamity befall you?

PAS must now go to town to drum some sense into the misguided and misinformed public. Take the bull by the horns. Problems are opportunities in disguise. Do not let BN/UMNO capitalise on this issue and destroy PR into million pieces of nothingness! Get cracking before the other side seize the opportunity and judging by numerous reports in favour of BN/UMNO, PAS has an arduous task at hand.

Roses by any other names smell as sweet. There are 99 names and attributes of Allah the Almighty and the name Allah of the 99 is held most high and much revered. God by any other names but the 99 will not be the One that Muslims worship. It is only understandable that this issue is a difficult one for PR to deal with for BN/UMNO has cleverly seized the opportunity.

If even a career of a sleazy man like Khir Toyo can be revived when the man was suddenly resurrected from his political grave to rant on this issue! This goes to show that the issue has brought a new breath of life into a dying BN/UMNO. Ignore this at your own peril. PR, you have been warned!

Goodnight malaysia wherever you are!