However, as could be observed in the relocation of Pengerang Chinese graves issue, it was Pakatan, or to be more exact, DAP which pulled out the racial card when their chips were down.
The issue is now among the hottest topic of discussion on the country's Chinese-side of the cyberspace. The rhetorics were quite fearsome actually. As if the "Umno (read Malay) government" is out to desecrate the Chinese graves.
Now, why would the current government, which some of its own supporters are accusing it of bending backwards to please the Chinese wants to do such a thing?
Those who are familiar with the Pengerang petroleum hub issue should remember that it was Pas which first appeared to lead the Pakatan's campaign to stop the project which will transform Pengerang from a Johor's backwater into the most exciting economic growth centre of the country. The place is after all a Malay-majority area and an Umno stronghold.
However, it turned out that Johor Pas leaders such as Salahuddin Ayub, Mazlan Aliman and Suhaizan Kayat were not up to the job. They failed to turn the Malays in Pengerang to go against the project.
Actually, they can't really be blamed for their failure. The odds were against them. The Johor government had anticipated the coming attack and had made the necessary preparations to counter it. The Pas leaders were simply not used to factual arguments and this is where they failed as it needed facts to convince most Johorean Malays on any particular issue.
The last straw was when the Pas' so called "himpunan tanah" at Plaza Angsana, JB in May failed. Only about 1,000 people turned up out of the expected 30,000.
The next blow to Pakatan was when the Sultan of Johor, while launching the petroleum hub project later in the month cautioned the people of Pengerang from being influenced and used by those who want the project to fail. This virtually shut up the Johor Pas leaders, who know that it would be a political suicide for them to go against the Sultan as the Johorean Malays still respect their royal institution.
DAP, which was expecting to win big in Johor in the coming general election by exploiting the perceived Chinese unhappiness towards the BN government were dismayed but decided not to give up. The Pengerang petroleum hub project is after all the only platform where they could create a big issue in Johor to lessen their over dependence on their actual strength - Chinese chauvinism. They were banking on it to create similar positive vibes for them as the one which they successfully did in the Lynas issue.
But in Pengerang, DAP can't rely much on the local Chinese as unlike Kuantan, the Chinese community in Pengerang is much smaller. Furthermore, the local Chinese are not really against the project. They know they too will benefit from it.
DAP also found that they can't argue against the project based on facts because they know the State government is ready for that and if they tried it they will surely fail, just like their Pas lackeys did.
So, the only option DAP has now is to once again resort to sentiments - racial sentiments, that is. That is how we now have this Chinese graves issue in Pengerang where no one used to really care about the racial background of each others.
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Tak apalah anak, atas nama pembangunan ambillah tanah-tanah Melayu seperti yang telah dilakukan di Gelang Patah dulu. Tiada siapa yang perlu Melayu salahkan bila di bumi Melayu ini suatu hari yang tiada tanah sendiri adalah orang Melayu sendiri. Mungkin ketika itu barulah akan timbul kesedaran di minda Melayu melihat kaum lain mempunyai tanah kerana mereka menentang dan mempertahankan tanah mereka dirampas. Ketika itu jangan sekali-kali orang Melayu salahkan kaum lain atas kealpaan orang Melayu sendiri yang menggadai tanah untuk ringgit.
ReplyDeletePakchik/makchik tolonglah jangan buta sejarah atau pura-pura tidak tahu fakta. Tak pernah kerajaan merampas tanah sesiapa tak kira bangsa di negara ni. Cuba imbas balik apa yang berlaku ketika pengabilan tanah untuk PTP di Gelang Patah dulu. Bercakap biar lah jujur. Ada atau tidak pampasan samaada dari bentuk tanah, tapak rumah dan wang tunai diberikan secukupnya? Tolong jangan berbohong disini. Juga cuba ingot sekiranya berlaku insiden-insiden seperti wang pampasan di habiskan bergembira di Batam sehingga yang tinggal hanya tapak rumah dan kemudiannya menuntut tambahan pampasan? Jangan lah jadi si Kitul yang menghasut dan menjual bangsa Melayu untuk kepentingan politik dan diri sendiri. Terima kasih.
DeleteYa sayang anak oi, tanah-tanah yang diambil dari orang Melayu kat Gelang Patah, ia sememangnya orang Melayu dapat sekupang dua tapi tanah itu dijual semula dan dipindahmilik dengan harga beratusan ringgit sekaki. Akhirnya yang kini mendiami rumah-rumah mewah ditanah milik orang Melayu suatu ketika dulu adalah orang Singapore, orang Cina Indonesia, orang Cina tempatan dan sekerat dua orang Melayu.
DeleteOrang Melayu pula dimana? Mereka kini hidup di pinggiran rumah mewah di flet-flet perumahan rakyat. Hilang tanah, hilang mata pencarian dan tinggal dengan kenangan orang Melayu menipu orang Melayu.
Anakku, biarpun kamu penyokong tegar UMNO sesakali sedarlah bagaimana bangsa kita sedikit demi sedikit atas nama pembangunan hilang tanah bumi Melayu kita. Jangan sokong sampai taksub dengan UMNO. Saya anak Kg Pendas. yang tanah diambil dengan harga tidak berpatutan dan pampasan tidak dapat memungkinkan saya beli hartanah dibumi emas Gelang Patah.
Mula-mula kata tanah kena rampas, sekarang kata pampasan tak berpatutan. Cuba cerita sikit berapa pampasan yang dapat dan macam mana rupa rumah asal awak dengan rumah yang di beri sebagai ganti di Pendas Laut tu. Kalau ada tanah, ada hakmilik tak? Hal Pendas Laut ni jangan nak tipu lah, saya ada kat situ dari mula sampai habis semua penduduk dipindahkan. Masa tu juak-juak Pas ada cuba menghasut tapi orang kampung tak berapa nak layan. Pihak IIB yang menguruskan perpindahan tu melakukan kerja dengan baik, siap dengan penerangan dan pampasan yang baik. Rumah ganti tu pun cukup cantik dan selesa serta berada hanya diseberang sungai kampung asal. Awak ni salah sorang Pas yang menghasut dulu tu ke? Sudah sudah la jadi barua DAP menghasut orang melayu. Takde pekdahnya pun kat anak cucu.
DeleteInilah cerita fitnah yang sering disebarkan oleh puak Pakatan Rasuah , tanah kena rampas laa , kerajaan main rampas sahaja laa .. kalau tanah ada geran lagi best dia punya pampasan , tapi puak Pakatan Rasuah ni tak cerita habis . Rumah dapat duit pun dapat , masalahnya bila duit dah habis pasal berjoli sakan itu salah sendiri !
DeleteBanyak orang macamni terutama orang PAS yang jadi lembu DAP , sebab tu kalau menulis pun macam anon 8.03 cakap pusing-pusing , kejap kena rampas , kejap pampasan sikit lepas ni apa pulak yee hahahaha
Great revelation by Bigcat. Good job BC.
DeleteKita sekarang didalam zaman yang sukar, penuh dengan fitnah, pembohongan dan tipu daya semata-mata untuk kepentingan politik.
JB Boy
Betul Sis BC, Puak kaki komplen ini, kalau dah dapat pampasan, janganlah salahkan Kerajaan BN kalau tak gerti hendak menggunakan pampasan tersebut dengan baiknya. Nampak sangat akal pendek tapi lidah panjang berjela.
DeleteBigcat, lu jangan nak tipu rakyat, khususnya orang-orang Melayu !!
ReplyDeleteSemua orang tahu UMNO/BN ni semua kaki kuat rasuah, hutang negara sudah banyak, apakah lu lagi nak rakyat sokong satu kerajaan yg jahat ??
Pasal engko nak jatuhkan kerajaan BN/Umno tu aku malas nak layan, ok? Aku tak dibayar gaji mendidik
Deletemelayu-melayu yang suka jadi mangkuk hayun. Tapi, aku teringin nak tau la, tang mana yang aku tipu kat posting ni. Tu yang kata kerajaan rampas tanah orang tu jawab la dulu betul ke tipu. Yang kat Gelang Patah tu aku tipu ke korang yang tipu?
anon 09:46 and 08:03 a typical DAPig menyamar sbg melayu...hahah lawak sungguh DAPig troopers ni.
Deletetypical pakatan rasuah , kaki fitnah dan kaki tipu .. hanya cakap kosong pasal rasuah dan hutang bla bla bla dia sendiri tutup mata kat selangor banyak universiti kerajaan negeri banyak hutang atau kena jual untuk menambahkan poket mereka
DeletePlenty of DAPigs vs DUMNOs...don't know which is worse lah....
DeleteBesides playing racial card to get Chinese votes I suspect DAP's tactics include masquerading as Malays when commenting on blogs and pretending to uphold Islamic values like wearing tudungs.
ReplyDeleteWhile at the same time supporting the Christian evangelism movement.
But that's just me.
Apa nak buat... Melayu kan senang kena tipu..
DeleteKalau orang tu nampak alim sikit.. pakai serban, jubah, kopiah, tudung.. lepas tu quote ayat Quran or Hadis... terus percaya.
Even non-Muslim yg terang2 racist pun.. bila boleh quote sejarah Islam... terus kata dia macam Khalifah Umar..
Hai Melayu, jadi cerdiklah sikit.. sila check for substance instead of simply percaya bulat2 the form.
RCZ
its a new DAPigs tactic in cyberspace exspecially in blog/forum exposing Dynasty Lim DAPigs corruption and wrongdoing in Penang and Selangor , they just not masquerading like wearing tudung , majority they will commenting using Malay name .. its a new 'ali baba' tactic
DeleteI Can tell a DAP Chinese masquerading as a Malay commenter miles away.
DeleteWow....pandai betoi orang UMNO. Can tell a DAP Chinese masquerading as a Malay....their Malay must be quite good, eh ? So DAP have people who are really good in Malay ? Not Chinese educated ?
DeleteReal Dumno accusing people who live in this country are no good in Bahasa and now says that PR can write very good Bahasa to disguise as Malay bloggers.
DeleteFu yoh DAP playing racial card huh. What about UMNO whose sole existence and at all times and particular when chips are down plays the three "R"- race, religion and royalty and screams ketuanan Melayu dan melaung hidup Melayu dan bukan hidup Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteYeah UMNO is never racial? Go suck a carrot.
err what wrong melaung hidup Melayu? and you think DAP will melaung hidup Malaysia !! hypcorite ! if not why many non chinese teachers perlu dihalau from chinese school , this Pengerang issue show how racial DAPigs is like usual , and when this issue going bad , the DAP will blamed anyone except themself for create disharmony and disunity among rakyat ..
Deletestupid DAPigs
hypcorite....what is that ? Cakap lah England betoi2....
DeleteNothing wrong with Melayu hidup and so What is wrong with Iban, Dusun, Orang Asli Hidup?
Deleteyeaah bigcat ,playing racial issue is DAP expertise , DAP is the father of all racial problem in Malaysia .. this is not the first time any grave(Hindu,Muslim,Buddha,Kristian) need to be removed .. as long the govt provide new location and good compensation , and we all know the govt not stupid and ready for everything . if many of us go to chinese FB or forum , we can see many racial issue about this project , that twisted by DAP ..
ReplyDeletePAS ni pulak adalah bangkai , mereka akan ambik semua isu dan memainkannya tak kira halal atau haram dan menyebarkan fitnah sebagaimana di Lynas
dah dasar DAP... menentang apa -apa yang dibuat kerajaan kerana nak score some political points. Dulu mereka menentang PLUS, menentang jugak jambatan kedua pulau pinang.. tapi kerajaan teruskan juga.. sekarang tanpa malu mereka jugak yang menggunakannya.
ReplyDeleteanon 23:19, lu ni memang bodohlah,tak pakai otak !! kalau buat komen dalam bahasa melayu dikatakan "menyamar sebagai melayu", habis orang india,orang cina, iban, kadazan yg bertutur dan bertulis bahasa melayu tu semua penyamar melayu lah ??
ReplyDeleteKalau Malaysia masih terus di perintah lagi oleh UMNO/BN, orang yg berotak macam anon23:19 akan kian hari kian tambah, sampai masa tu semuanya sudah terlambat !!
Kah..kah..kah..
i guess the reason that anon 23:19 comments in such posting is very obvious, either anon 09:46 whose is a malay but fails miserably in his Bahasa Malay Pasar..or someone who disperately trying so hard to prove that "Malay" Dap are so poor in giving their comments that their standard equivalent of a primary school students..
DeleteBC: This JB Boy can't answer questions and can only complain about insulting the intelligence to normal human beings. Normal human beings don't lie, cheat or steal. Just call for elections, then we will find out which class of normal human beings rule the land....berani tak ?
ReplyDeleteMali2, mali2....Curi2 Malaysia is in full force.
ReplyDeleteBC,
ReplyDeleteI rest my case !
JB Boy
:-)
So where is PAS and PKR in all of this?
ReplyDeleteWhat are their position and power in Pakatan Rakyat really?