Things were getting heated up until the Yang di-pertuan Agong (aka King) voiced his opinions that the rally will bring more harm than good and that he trusts the government will be able to handle this.
BERSIH organizers adheres to the Agong's wishes as well as our PM's suggestion to hold the rally in a stadium (which he offered before the Agong made his statement).
Then, came backlash... the stadium refuses to rent the place out for the rally.
Police are still arresting people and creating roadblocks all around the Kuala Lumpur city area as a precaution if the rally should go on in the city.
Our PM was also seen with Silat practitioners (Malay martial arts) that they will retaliate as well.
My reactions/opinions?
First good speech on the Agong in his attempt to cool the situation down. Wise choice for the BERSIH organizers to take the PM's offer to hold their rally at a stadium. Honestly as much as I support the cause, I wouldn't want Malaysia to have a nationwide war where people start fighting amongst each other. It's bad enough that in everyday life in Malaysia people are always picking fights over small things... but now it's a big scale.
Then came the stadium's denial of allowing the rally to take place along with this news of our PM sitting and doing nothing with Silat practitioners while they were on the verge of inciting violence.
I liken this to me teasing my dog with food. Sometimes I tease them with snacks. Wave it around showing them it's there but refuse to give it to them. (For fucks sake, don't go saying that I'm viewing the government as dog owners and everyone else as dogs. I'm just using this as an example).
If you offer a stadium, give a stadium... don't deny them it since they've already agreed to hold it in one. If you refuse, I predict that they will go on with their initial plans because since they've already hated they way you're running things. What's more, you're hinting over and over again be it directly or indirectly that you're gonna resort to violence. Definitely won't go unnoticed to those potential voters you're trying to get.
Give them the stadium. Let them scream their hearts out in an enclosed space. Everywhere else in the city will be clear and relatively safe. No extremist-racist group PERKASA going around inciting hatred and racism. And our PM will be acknowledged for handling the situation well. Deny them the stadium and well... they'll take it to the streets... and then.... ish... my Liverpool tickets might be rendered useless.
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