IT has been 48 years since the late Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman left us, leaving his legacy – an independent nation headed towards a bright future and centred on a constitutional monarchy democracy that was strong and respected by all.
Sadly, if Allahyarham could see the current state of the country he helped build, he would be angry and disappointed that the nation’s universal values have been torn asunder by the greed and voracious appetites of power-hungry politicians.
Who would have thought that the generation he had entrusted to continue the struggles of our forefathers to defend the fate of the country and its people is now the Brutus to his Caesar.
It is an abomination that the current state of current politics is such that the prime minister himself treats Parliament as a brothel, and leads a band of political w***** whose loyalties can be horse-traded to provide political sanctuary for the leader and Team Perikatan Nasional.
In the past, the welfare of the country formed a common political objective that bonded political parties, but now, the situation is quite the opposite. Now, it is personal benefits that are priority. Now, greed and lust are capital, to the point that politicians tread upon the constitution, king and country.
Given these political shenanigans and pimping, how do the people fare?
The fact is that the nation’s standard of is declining, and even more so during this health crisis.
In the past, the percentages of the B40 and M40 groups were addressed, but in the past 17 months, no protection has been given to them. In fact, a large percentage of M40s have now been reduced to B40s. Now, one in four graduates are unemployed. Education for our children – from kindergarten to university – is at a standstill and stunted.
In short, most of Dr Ismail’s struggles to emancipate the people from similar problems are almost wiped out now.
Unfortunately, there is no easy fix. The struggle to liberate the people requires the utmost sincerity and decades of perseverance. What more the struggle to uplift the Malays. But when Malay politicians are fighting for power and wealth, it is almost impossible to return the path to its original struggle.
As long as backstabbing and envy are part of Malay politics, which is willing to run brothers down, political w****** will continue to run rampant. So long as Malay politics ignore the true values of Islam and promise enshrined in the constitution, political w****** will continue to repress the race, leaving it in limbo.
By right, Malays with a strong faith in the Almighty will strictly abide by the promises made in the constitution as it is a source of their protection. The constitution is also an amulet of protection for all Malaysians who adhere to the tenets of the country, regardless of race or religion.
However, when leaders fail to abide by the constitution and treat state administrative institutions as their personal political puppets, it is the people who will ultimately suffer.
The administration of a government must be a primary responsibility as a result of social democracy, and not political democracy. The economic and social well-being of the people must be the key indicators of a successful government, especially in times of disaster.
The royal institution is also a checks-and-balances mechanism (and protection for the people) to ensure this element of social democracy. Due to this, a challenge to the royal institution’s decision is seen as a sign of the destruction of government leadership.
Fortunately, Malaysians are strong-minded individuals, who do not know the meaning of defeat, who do not know the meaning of exhaustion, who help and support each other to ensure their well-being.
It is this strength that will see to it that the economy survives, even if the administrators throw a multitude of obstacles in their way. It is this identity that will continue to uphold the system of democracy, no matter how insistently the constitution is challenged.
These political thugs and w***** should be grateful to be standing on the shoulders of the king, the people and past political warriors during the current social and economic disaster. Otherwise, they would have drowned long ago, washed out by the tidal wave. – The Vibes, August 8, 2021
Tariq Ismail Mustafa is Pejuang International Affairs Bureau head and Central Executive Committee member
