You are one. With me we are TWO.

YOU ARE ONE. WITH ME WE ARE TWO

When I write about the abuses of UMNO against the Malays, against the Country  - I know that there are interesting stories that I tell. Some you might have heard them before, some you will not have known of the details as I tell them and some you might have not known of if I had not highlighted them in my postings. Some of you have made the effort to comment and discuss what has been said  - but a disturbing number of comments seem to indicate a feeling of hopelessness – that there is nothing we can do to stop the rot! You ask me what do I expect to achieve by what I write? The might of Barisan will not be disturbed by what we do.

Let me tell you that you are wrong. Who would have thought that Samy Velu would lose in Sugai Siput? That Sharizat will lose to a greenhorn in Bangsar? That Barisan will lose Kedah, Perak, Penang and SELANGOR! If you have told me that before the General elections I would have looked at you with undisguised contempt and hilarity. Barisan had everything going for them. Money, the EC, all the Government machineries at their disposal – everything stacked in their favour.

What made the difference? The people’s vote. One by one your votes slowly but surely kicked Samy Velu out. Even Sharizat – a hard working MP for Bangsar was blind-sided by Nurul. Can you remember what Sharizat organized in Bagsar? Her election machinery was so slick – had so much money – that it was like Christmas, Chinese New Year, Deepavali and Hari Raya all rolled up into one. And she lost!

Think my friends. We can make the difference! One by one as you vote you will slowly but surely put Barisan Nasional out. But it will not happen by itself. We must work towards it day by day. One by one. Build up our strength and our numbers until we achieve the critical mass for success.

UMNO does not think that we have achieved this. Nor do they think we can achieve it. That is why they chose a disbar lawyer to represent them in the last by-election. Now they have decided on Isa. You and I know who Isa is.  A convicted practitioner of money politics. Yet UMNO will have him represent them. The arrogance of UMNO in doing so is because we are not able to shoe them our dislike, our disgust and our contempt to them for choosing a convicted practitioner of money politics.

They say Isa have served his time and KJ is so bold as to say that Pakatan Rakyat too have tainted leaders. Yes we do – they are ALL tainted in your estimation because they have all, without exception, done time under ISA. To us spending time under ISA is a badge of courage and commitment to our cause – one of justice and decency. So do not say that again. Do not mistake the sordid act of using money for all things as UMNO does to that of being incarcerated for your beliefs. Any right-minded individual can see the flaw in that argument.

UMNO still does not doubt its ability to cling to power – and the operative word here is ‘cling’. To UMNO the ends justify the means. If not the election processes what else will they conjure to cling to power? There is no one within UMNO now of the calibre of Tun Razak or Tun Ismail – these two were aware of the power they hold in their hands at one time in our history – and yet they are more aware of the need to put country before self. They never took advantage of their position to enrich themselves or their families and I am sure there was no thought in any of their mind that their being in power would give their children the “right” to hold power themselves. But all this escapes Najib. Escapes Hishamuddin and they do a disservice to their Father’s legacies. 

But we together can make a difference. So please those amongst us that doubt the power of one – themself – think again.

The power of ONE

A Japanese proverb states: "The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour." The actions of just one person have even changed the course of a nation. Edward Everett Hale wrote:

I am only one.

But still I am one.

I cannot do everything,

But still I can do something;

And because I cannot do everything

I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.

Centuries later, one person made a decision that had a detrimental effect. In 1923, by one vote, Adolph Hitler gained control of the Nazi Party.

In 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England.

In 1776, one vote gave America the English language rather than German.

In 1845, one vote brought the state of Texas into the United States.

In 1941, one vote preserved the Selective Service System just 12 weeks before Pearl Harbor was attacked.

So you are one but you and me – we make two. 


Bahasa : Translated by Gerila Rakyat - with appreciated!

YOU ARE ONE. WITH ME WE ARE TWO

ANDA SENDIRI. BERSAMAKU KITA JADI BERDUA

Bila saya menulis tentang salahguna kuasa UMNO terhadap Melayu dan Negara – terdapat beberapa cerita menarik yang saya boleh kongsi. Mungkin sesetengah anda sudah pun tahu, mungkin anda tak tahu dengan terperinci, atau mungkin anda tak tahu langsung jika saya tak terbitkan. Sesetengah daripada anda ada memberikan komen atau membincangkan atas apa yang telah diterbitkan – namun ada juga beberapa komen yang mengutarakan rasa putus asa – seperti tiada apa boleh dilakukan untuk menghalang penyakit ini. Saya ditanya kembali apa yang saya dapat daripada apa yang dah saya tuliskan? Kekuasaan Barisan takkan tergugat dengan apa yang kita buat..

Sedarlah yang pendapat anda itu salah. Siapa boleh sangka Samy Vellu boleh kalah di Sungai Siput? Sharizat boleh kalah kepada darah muda di Bangsar? Juga Barisan telah kalah di Kedah, Perak, P.Pinang & SELANGOR! Jika itu yang anda beritahu kepada saya sebelum PRU yang lepas,mungkin saya akan gelakkan anda. Barisan ada semuanya. Duit, SPR, badan kerajaan semuanya di bawah telunjuk mereka.

Jadi apa punca perubahan ini? Sokongan rakyat. Satu demi satu undi anda telah menyebabkan Samy Vellu kalah. Juga Sharizat – wakil rakyat Bangsar yang rajin, telah dikalahkan oleh Nurul. Ingatkah kempen Sharizat di Bangsar? Kempen pilihanrayanya mewah – seperti musim Krismas, Tahun Baru Cina, Deepavali dan Hari Raya digabung menjadi satu. Itupun dia masih kalah!

Fikirkan rakan sekalian. Kita boleh memberi perubahan! Satu demi satu sokongan anda akan menumbangkan Barisan Nasional. Tetapi ia tak akan berlaku dengan sendiri. Kita harus berusaha dari hari ke hari. Setapak demi setapak. Kukuhkan kekuatan dan bilangan kita sehingga kejayaan itu dapat kita genggamkan.

UMNO tak fikir kita telah pun menggugat mereka. Malah mereka fikir kita takkan dapat menumbangkan mereka. Itulah sebabnya di PRK yang lepas mereka meletakkan peguam yang telah digantung lesennya untuk mewakili mereka. Sekarang pula mereka mencalonkan Isa. Kita dah tahu siapa Isa ini. Ditangkap kerana mengamalkan politik wang. Tapi UMNO masih nak memilih Isa. UMNO begitu angkuh, sebab mereka ingat rasa benci, jijik dan marah kita takkan menggugat mereka langsung walaupun calon yang mereka pilih telah disabit atas kesalahan politik wang.

Mereka kata Isa dah terima hukuman dan KJ pun sanggup menambah yang Pakatan Rakyat pun ada pemimpin yang terbukti bersalah. Itu memang betul – pemimpin-pemimpin PR bersalah kerana di mata mereka kebanyakan pemimpin-pemimpin PR pernah ditangkap dibawah ISA. Bagi kita pula, tangkapan dibawah ISA itu merupakan pingat keberanian atas perjuangan mereka untuk rakyat – untuk keadilan dan hak rakyat. Jadi alasan itu tidak boleh dipakai. Jangan samakan kesalahan politik wang itu dengan ‘kesalahan’ yang dibandingkan. Sesiapa yang berfikiran matang boleh melihat kedangkalan hujah tersebut.

 

Tiada rasa ragu dalam UMNO terhadap keupayaannya memegang kekuasaan – kata kunci disini ialah ‘pegang’. Untuk UMNO, matlamat menghalalkan cara. Jika tidak proses pilihanraya, cara apa lagi boleh mereka pengaruhi agar dapat terus memegang tampuk kekuasaan? Sekarang tiada siapa di dalam UMNO yang mempunyai kaliber seperti Tun Razak dan Tun Ismail – mereka berdua ini sedar besarnya kuasa mereka di satu masa dahulu – namun mereka masih sedar untuk meletakkan Negara dari pada diri sendiri. Mereka tidak pernah mengambil kesempatan dari kedudukan mereka untuk mengkayakan diri sendiri atau keluarga dan saya sendiri percaya semasa mereka berkuasa, mereka tidak terfikir untuk menurunkan ‘kekuasaan’ itu kepada anak mereka. Tetapi ini semua tidak kelihatan pada Najib, pada Hishamuddin dan mereka telah mencacatkan legasi ayah mereka.

Tetapi kita bersama boleh membuat perubahan. Jadi sesiapa yang sangsi terhadap kuasa satu – iaitu diri sendiri – fikirkan semula.

Kuasa satu

Pepatah Jepun ada menyatakan: “Reputasi seribu tahun mungkin akibat perbuatan selama satu jam.” Keputusan seorang mungkin merubah hala tuju sesuatu bangsa. Edward Everett Hale menulis:

Aku sendiri.

Tapi masih sendiri.

Aku tak boleh melakukan semua,

Tetapi aku masih boleh melaksanakan sesuatu,

Kerana aku tak boleh melakukan semua,

Aku tidak boleh mengelak atas sesuatu yang boleh ku laksanakan.

Berabad kemudian, hanya keputusan daripada satu orang telah memberikan kesan yang sangat besar.

Pada 1923, hanya satu undi telah memberikan Adolph Hitler kuasa menerajui Parti Nazi.

Pada 1645, hanya satu undi telah memberikan Oliver Cromwell mengetuai England.

Pada 1776, hanya satu undi telah menentukan Amerika menggunakan bahasa Inggeris daripada bahasa Jerman.

Pada 1845, hanya satu undi telah membawa Texas ke dalam Amerika Syarikat.

Pada 1941, hanya satu undi mengekalkan Sistem Selective Service 12 minggu sebelum Perlabuhan Pearl diserang.

Jadi anda hanya sendiri tetapi bersama saya – kita jadi berdua.