I read with interest the letters by Tan Koy Kang ( Mahathir

apologist way off mark

), Joe M Lee ( Blinded by imbalance ) and Santik ( When shooting mouth off hurts ) in response to Delimma's No apologies for the Malaysian way .

One common trait the three people have is their disappointment with Prime Minister

Dr Mahathir Mohamad's government and his style of evading issues with comments

that borders on stupidity. I agree with them and I did something about

it, i.e. I did not vote for BN in the last general election. Although the

candidate that I voted for lost by a wide margin (because I voted in a

predominantly Chinese constituency), I am satisfied that in a small way,

I showed BN that there are people opposed to their style of

governing.

Can I say the same for the three writers who slammed Delimma? I doubt it, because however much the non-Malays grumble, they end up voting BN, the reason being that they do not trust any other party, especially PAS.

Time and time again, after every by-election, BN will always thank

its non-Malay partners for their victories, because the party would have lost

without the solid non-Malay support. So for those who think they are

being victimised, isn't it time you took a bold step and try another

alternative? If Umno treats you so bad, how worse off will you be under

the opposition? Chances are, you will be treated much better by an

opposition who values your vote, rather than a party that takes you for

granted.