The Save Malaysia movement has caught its biggest fish yet - former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

A defiant Mahathir had on Friday read out the Citizens’ Declaration to the media, which was live-streamed to thousands of viewers and amplified to millions more through the news outlets.

Chants of ‘reformasi’ were also heard again. It was indeed a historical day for our country.

The irony of the events which took place that day is not lost on all of us. Bitter rivals stood side by side, smiling broadly and holding their hands up in triumph, uniting under one common cause - driving Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his cronies to resign from their positions of power.

But guess what? It is no longer enough to run campaigns based on sentiments. We have had enough of it from politicians on either side of the divide. Malaysia deserves better than a patched up movement with no vision for themselves.

Who would have imagined that Mahathir and former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim would ever be on the same page again?

The likes of DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang, PKR vice-president Tian Chua and PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali were all victims of Ops Lalang and/or the Internal Security Act (ISA), and have always been vocal in speaking against Mahathir’s iron fist rule.

But there they were at the announcement of the Citizens’ Declaration.

Ironically, any aspirations for the rakyat are conveniently forgotten in the pursuit of power. It seems like there is no loyalty in politics - not even for the rakyat.

These individuals have absolutely nothing in common besides believing in the need to remove Najib via non-violent and legally permissible means from his position of power, in order for Malaysia to heal again.

How will this campaign achieve their goal? The 14th general election is at least a year away and even then, there is no guarantee of success.

Headless chickens

Especially when the opposition coalition themselves have been busy running around like headless chickens.

The absence of PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has already painted a bleak future for Pakatan Harapan - a mere five months since its birth.

Looking at the alternative measure, BN still has the advantage should they ever attempt for a no-confidence vote at the Dewan Rakyat.

Even if this campaign succeeds, what comes next? Who will replace Najib? Will it be Mahathir, Lim Kit Siang, or even suspended Umno deputy president Muhyiddin Yassin?

In any case, none of the names above represent real change in the system; nor will they ever regain the trust that they've lost.

Malaysia deserves better. Malaysia deserves more than a bunch of has-beens (with token youth icons) stamping their feet to demand for the betterment of Malaysia.

What comes next? They do not have the answer. Not even on a candidate to put forward for their succession plan.

Change for the sake of change is no better than our status quo. There has to be a real, thought out plan for it to succeed.

Without it, we would only be running around in circles and facing the same problems we have right now - the only thing different would be the rotating politicians.

Alas, an enemy's enemy is a friend. The rakyat are once again being used as a pawn for political play.

When a movement is driven by an obsession - rather than a real passion - for a better Malaysia, the strength of that movement is surely bound to break as soon as it takes off.