Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (A Myth Created by BN) - Debunked

I. Myth 1 : Dr Mahathir in his Chedet blog said that Malaysians are better off with the devil you know (BN) than the angel you don’t (PR). Dr M is trying to use another age old trick, fear of the unknown.

Debunked 1 : The problem with this thinking is that PR’s capabilities are not unknown anymore. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Proof 1 : We are lucky to have 4 states (Penang, Selangor, Kedah and Kelantan) to showcase our capabilities. We managed to run the states with well. So well that it was certified by the Auditor General himself and tabled in the Parliament.

Proof 2 : The BN’s government’s policies are merely mimicking Pakatan’s policies. Like the handouts to the senior citizens and newborn babies in Penang and Selangor. However, the similarities ended there as Pakatan is not like BN who needs to borrow money to give handouts. Due to prudent management, Pakatan states can give back to the Rakyat.

II. Myth 2 : The smokescreens that BN are putting in front of our supporters are selective. In front of Chinese supporters, they (MCA) use hudud and Islamic state. In front of Malays, they (UMNO and Perkasa) use Chinese Menteri Besar and Christian state.

Debunked 2.1 : Islamic state/hudud laws cannot be implemented due to the following reasons –

(i) The Federal Constitution needs to be amended. Mathematically is impossible as there are only 130 Muslim MPs. In order to amend the constitution, we need at least 2/3rds of the total number of Parliamentarians. We need 148 MPs;
(ii) UMNO keeps insisting that they never brought up the hudud issue. Latest being Nazri (Minister in the PM’s Department) http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/bn-never-raised-hudud-issue-says-minister/ ;

(iii) Pakatan’s Buku Jingga and Common Policy Framework does not contain Hudud laws or Islamic state. We need the 3 parties approval before we implement a policy.
Debunked 2.2 : A non-muslim Menteri Besar or Christian state is not possible due to the following reasons :-

(i) In states with Rulers as the head of state, the state constitution clearly require a Muslim Menteri Besar. Hence, a non-Muslims can never be the Menteri Besar;
(ii) In Negeri Sembilan, state DAP chief, Anthony Loke has time and time again reminded NS folks that it is impossible under the state constitution to have a non-Muslim MB. Further, Anthony has announced many times that if Pakatan takes over Negeri Sembilan, the MB must be a Muslim pursuant to the state constitution;
(iii) Christians make up only about 10% of the populace. It is not only a minority. It is the minority in a minority because Christians consists of only Indians and Chinese (who makes up only 40% of the populace). Our Federal Constitution defines Malays as Muslims and Malays cannot convert lest they be charged for apostasy. How can a minority in a minority take over the country?

**********

（国阵制造的）魔鬼与蓝深海之间 (西西留的翻譯)

1.
谜团一：马哈迪医生在他的博客中说过，「熟悉的魔鬼好过不熟悉的天使」，老马正在试图重施故伎，让人们惧怕未知的事物。

谜底一：这种思维的问题是，民联的能力不再是未知数，它被证明是经得起考验的。

证据一：很幸运的，我们有四个州（槟州、雪州、吉打和吉兰丹）展示我们的执政能力，我们有能力把这些州属管理得很好，甚至获得国家稽查司提呈国会的报告中获得印证。

证据二：国阵的政策不过是在模仿民联政策。就像槟州和雪州的乐龄人士和新生婴儿的津贴。尽管如此，民联和国阵两者间不同之处在于，民联无需借钱来给予人民这些津贴。因为谨慎的管理，民联州有能力回馈人民。

2.
谜团二：国阵选择性的在他们的支持者前大抛烟幕。在华裔支持者间，他们（马华）利用回教断肢法和回教国这个课题；在马来社会中，他们（巫统和土权）利用华裔州务大臣和基督国的课题。

谜底二：回教国/回教断肢法不能被实施，理由如下：

(i) 必须修改联邦宪法。如果由数目字来看，我国目前有130名国会议员。如果要修改联邦宪法，需至少国会议员中的三分二的支持率，因此，需要148名国会议员才能办到。

(ii) 巫统不断强调，他们从未提出断肢法的课题。最近一次提出这个课题的是首相署部长纳兹里。
（http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/bn-never-raised-hudud-issue-says-minister/）

(iii) 民联黄皮书和共同政策框架未包含回教断肢法或回教国。我们需三党统一才能实施这一政策。

谜底二：委任一名非穆斯林州务大臣或成立基督国是不可能的，理由如下：

(i) 在一个州属中，统治者是州首脑，州宪法明确规定州务大臣必须是穆斯林。因此，非穆斯林不能成为州务大臣。

(ii) 在森州，我们的州联委会主席陆兆福不断的提醒森州人民，在州宪法下，非穆斯林成为州务大臣是不可能的。此外，兆福也多次宣布，如果民联执政森州，依据州宪法，州务大臣必须是一名穆斯林。

(iii) 基督教徒只占人口的10%，他们不仅是少数，而且是少数中的少数，因为只有印裔和华裔基督教徒（华印裔只占人口的40%）。我国联邦想法定义马来人必须是穆斯林，如果马来人改教，将被控叛教。一个人口中少数中的少数，如何夺取这个国家呢？