THE recent collapse of our Pakatan Harapan government felt like the crumbling of hope, indeed. GE14 was so hard-won that when this Malaysia Baru government could not even last one term, feels bitterly disappointing. 

But this is not about the nagging suspicion that the new ministers are inexperienced. This is not even about the infighting among squabbling warlords over positions and power. 

This political crisis we are facing now is above all that; the collapse was brought about by Mohamed Azmin Ali and Muhyiddin Yassin – traitors trying to force our duly elected prime minister into working with bandits and thieves.

This, is a fight between good and evil. 

Dr Mahathir Mohamad had no choice but to flip the chessboard, so to speak, to prevent the thieves from entering the house through the back door. 

But things happened so fast even all that is now water under the bridge. 

Now we are faced with the prospect of Azmin’s partner-in-crime, Muhyiddin, being the next prime minister. 

How did this become a reality?

Muhyiddin cannot be the prime minister. 

By wanting to bring in Umno and PAS into the folds of government even though they lost the election, he wants to whitewash the crimes of the Umno thieves and promote the absolute stupidity of PAS politicians.

Umno politicians are being prosecuted for misappropriation of public funds. PAS is running of two of the worst-run states in the country – the poor, uneducated, addicted to porn and paedophilia of Terengganu and Kelantan (but has nice official cars). 

If Muhyiddin becomes prime minister, it is the end of our Malaysian values. He would be welcoming his Umno and PAS supporters into the government like the Trojan Horse. It will be the end of any righteousness in our government, civil service and judiciary.              

We can forget about hard work and humility; forget about earning an honest living and improving our standing in society through education and industry. We can forget about competing fairly so the best may win. 

But most of all, if Muhyiddin becomes prime minister, we can forget about holding our heads up high as a people because we would have completely lost our dignity as a nation. – February 29, 2020.

* Mooreyameen Mohamad reads The Malaysian Insight.

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