Pakatan Harapan Will Be Punished

Politicians always ride rough-shod over the people's mandate once they are voted into power.

They think they can get away because now they wield the power. They forget that it is the people who are the ultimate arbiters.

Ergo, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government needs to take cognizance of the fact that they cannot betray the people's mandate and hope that they will be voted in again come the next call.

It does not work like that anymore.

Sure, for 60+ long donkey years Bolehlanders were an unthinking lot who were easily taken in with sweet talks and promises that meant nothing. They thought, or were fooled/conditioned into believing, that if they voted for change their world would coming crashing down on them.

Now that the people have finally woken up and voted for change, they are not going to be kind to the PH government if it fails to live up to the pledges to effect change and usher in a new Bolehland.

The people are getting fed up with the excuse that PH had not expected to win and the pledges were made in the light that they wouldn't have to see the light of the day anyway.

They are fed up with the excuse that changes take time. No! Changes don't take time to bring about. They just need the will to do the necessary.

For example, what was so hard or how long would it take to ratify ICERD or the Rome Treaty?

But after grandstanding at the UN, Mahathir turned tail at the first sign of the opposition protest. That just evinced a serious lack of will, conviction and guts from a leader.

The Pm should also set a date to hand the baton to Anwar, not keep vacillating as to when, or if ever, he will honour the PH pre-election agreement.

The uncertainty as to when the grand old man will pass the baton to Anwar has led to alot of politicking, destablishing the PH coalition and scaring away investors.

It also doesn't help that Mahathir cobbled together a half-past six Cabinet that seems more interested in black shoes and flying cars aka drone masquerades. One that would prefer, it seems, to curry favour than work the curry.

The people are watching.

They will punish PH if it keeps disappointing the rakyat.