YOURSAY | ‘The party no longer represents the interests of Malays or aspirations of M’sians.’
Musa Hitam: From ‘nationalism to materialism’, Umno might not form govt
Newday: Umno had the opportunity immediately after the 14th general election to press the reset button.
But too many people within the party were, and still are, beholden to their corrupt leaders, thus further entrenching the “materialism and wealth” Ponzi scheme.
They ended up being a minority party with fewer seats than the DAP. Gee, that must have hurt and it overwhelmingly showed something was rotten at the core.
Change? No. Just the same old same old in charge, minus one in jail. Even from jail, former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak still wields tremendous influence.
Umno regained the government under nefarious circumstances orchestrated by them. By hook and by crook, they have ruled since then using the same playbook.
This includes demonising and intimidating those on the outside, making political partnerships that in the end only suit Umno and not the people, treading the borderline of the law in jabs at the judiciary and unsubtly ignoring our king.
Even without Covid-19, the rape, pillage, and gross mismanagement of our nation’s coffers have continued.
Promises were made and cash was thrown around without them doing anything substantial to improve the nation’s debt-laden financial position. And their promises never really materialise unless you consider the promise to get former…
