In a few days time we will see another drama unfold in court. We Malaysians have become so used to staged trials with pre-prepared scripts and a cast of compliant judges, prosecutors and police personnel who volunteer for this 'national duty' for the perks that it brings if the job is executed as per script. Anwar Ibrahim has been through this many times before and one wonders if it is worth his lifetime efforts to bring a change in the mindset?

History will show that the Malay community is a very feudalistic society where challenge, opposition, defiance and questioning the authority is something which they find and feel is un-Malay. Unquestioning allegiance and submission to the feudalistic authority be it the state or the emperor is what history defines of the Malays.

Classically, when one of them revolts against the state for abuse of power, tyranny, mass corruption and pilferage of state funds, the odd one out is singled out and targeted for destruction in terms of character or physically. Sadly the Malay society hardly responds to the atrocities of the state or ensuring that the state or the authorities are held liable to account for what they do to the people.

Now the question is, can they continue if Anwar is not around to steer the ship anymore? With all the cast waiting in the wings to perform in accordance to the script to please their political masters so that the agenda can be met, does Malay society have what it takes if there is no Anwar to make them think out of the box and question the federal administration?

The opposition has been saying that it will continue with or without Anwar and that is something positive which the educated and thinking voting masses would like to hear. But having sacrificed the last 13 years to bring about change to the vast majority of the Malay masses by advocating that the gap between the have and the have-nots has to be narrowed, the Malays still seem very disillusioned.

This brings about the question as to whether it is really worth the effort? Many, after joining the PKR, still seem very centred around the Umno culture of expecting contracts and hand-outs when their chosen ones sit in positions of power. They still feel that the Chinese are out to rob them of the country and make Malaysia a Chinese nation not realising the fact that the Chinese can never do that because they just don't have the numbers and even if they try very hard to do so they will never be able to make the numbers.

The Malay masses that the opposition is trying to convince still feels that they should not be pitted with the non-Malays when it comes to sharing the wealth of this nation. The common belief is that whichever party that takes over from Umno must also practice the art of pillaging the treasury if it wants support. With these kind of ideals and intentions, what PKR seems to be offering is nothing very different from Umno.

It is just that Umno has been taking and giving to their 'princes' and 'princesses' whereas PKR wants to do the same for its devotees. What then happens to good governance and transparency? What then happens to all the tax monies that we pay which they ask for without fail? What happens to the common Ahmad, Ah Chong and Rama who have no 'connections' to switch on and 'cables' to pull?

What Anwar needs to do is to ensure that he picks those who are determined to change the political thinking of the Malaysian population and not those who are just there to spite him because he is not dishing out the goodies like what they were used to in Umno.

What these people seem to think is that it is their god-given right to continue to siphon as much as they can from the government's coffers in the name of helping the common masses and when a political party which they had voted for does not do that, then it is deemed 'dictatorial' and 'kowtowing' to the Chinese.

The accepted norm will be to have a compliant non-Malay population which will not question the Malays in their ways and how they govern the country and if this is practiced by either coalition then the Malays will be very supportive but if we talk about changing the system and making it more equal and need-based, then the old system is preferred where political clout can even get you out of the clutches of the Penal Code.

But the new generation is not interested in these kind of politics as it sees the world as a g;obal village where opportunities should be avaiable to all who have what it takes for the task.

Even if Anwar were to come out if this episode and continue with the struggle, the next Umno leader will then start his scheme to silence him. With a judiciary that has lost its spine and has become a faithful servant of the executive, Robert Mugabe will be happy to note that Malaysia is one of the nations that has faithfully adhered to his system of governance.

Anwar should concentrate on the younger generation and strive to give them the opportunities, while the hangers-on from Umno should be shown the door immediately as the people are sick and tired of their mentality.

The people are ready to rally behind a leadership that will strive for equality as that is what we Malaysians want. We don't have any other country accept Malaysia. It is 'Negara Ku' and it will always be 'Negara Ku'. I pity this man Anwar, I pray that the Almighty helps him.