Democracy Sarawak Style

• 24 April 2016
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Commenting on the up coming State election BN Sarawak Secretary Stephen Rundi made two interesting statements which go a long way towards explaining what BN mean by “democracy”

Firstly he admitted that some what he called “mainland” BN personalities might not be welcome in the State during this election and would be told to keep away.  It is rather unusual for a political party contesting an election to admit that its leaders are toxic and best kept out of sight and hearing.  But Malaysia is Malaysia and as many BN leaders are proven criminals it is undertstandable that the party would try to draw attention away from them. The main problem will be to find enough personalities who are not stained by corruption and other crimes.

That said, however, arch criminal Najib Razak has been parading around Sarawak recently and if he is acceptable which of his crooked associates is too toxic to show in public?

Rundi also issued a warning to what he called “independent candidates” that, post election, they would not be able to join any BN component party.  This was code for saying that anyone in BN who is not selected by the party as an official BN candidate, and so stands as an independent, will be exiled from BN for good.  So democratic!  If he could have believably threatened them with worse, clearly he would have. Perhaps he thought his threats to the democratic process would be enough to deter anyone from opposing his own corrupt party?

These two aspects of BN policy, though quite small in themselves, show clearly that BN is not a democratic party but a fascist dictatorship.  How could it be otherwise when the boss of BN is a criminal on a mega scale who clearly regards democracy as an intrument of cheating and  repression. Sarawak electors will not miss the point.