[Admin] Should DAP, whose political base is Chinese votes, reach out for non-Chinese vote and explore the ‘Blue Ocean’? Or shall it stay in its ‘Red Ocean’ and defend the Chinese base? Part of the band of soul-searchers, if you will, is Kluang MP Liew Chin Tong. As political education director, Liew believes that the question of Chinese and Malay votes is not a zero sum game - the growth of support from one group should not be at the expense of the other. “When there is a common ground, they (Chinese and non-Chinese votes) will be increasing simultaneously; if not, it is then a zero-sum game.” He cites the Bersih rally for clean and fair elections as an example. According to Liew, the rally had promoted “democratisation” and won over not only the Chinese and Indians, but also garnered urban Malay support. Correspondingly, he said, the battlefield for the DAP is “democratisation and economic justice” - giving people greater participation in policy matters and things which effect their daily lives. This is as opposed to the ‘3R issues’ - issues surrounding religion, race and royalty - which Liew said is the mainstay of rival party Umno. Issues such as the goods and services tax, the real estate bubble, improving the economy and wages, public transportation and public health cut across races, he said, and DAP should not entangle itself in ethnic quagmires set by Umno. malaysiakini/news/270726
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 13:43:06 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015