I am glad there are some people who see the reality behind the so called opposition alliance. People have short memories. They tend to forget that until Anwar Ibrahim was arrested, and for decades before that, only DAP and PAS have been fighting as the opposition front. People also forget the lessons of previous opposition alliances.

This current one was doomed from the start, due to no fault of any of its members. Keadilan was formed based on a shaky premise, a force gelled together by the sacking of essentially a BN member. We can argue that if this had not happened there would be no Keadilan.

DAP has fought for a just Malaysia. It has struggled with the only reasonable proposition Malaysia has, if it is to survive as a multiracial country - equal opportunities for all.

It is easy to see how backward our thinking is to even consider that such an ideal would disadvantage any race. The rhetoric against a meritocractic society is a joke, and a subtle insult to the Malays. It leeches on old and dated inter-racial suspicions and ignores the amount of effort that Malays as well as Chinese and Indians have spent to build Malaysia.

So what of the current situation? Scapegoating DAP for the failure of the alliance is not new, in fact it has been going on for a long time. That this can happen shows the lack of foresight and leadership within the alliance. In fact, DAP has sacrificed a lot to lend its support to the alliance, and in reality has gotten nothing but the short end of the stick.

Can such an alliance ever work? I had my doubts from the start. PAS, for all its merits, is ultimately a non-workable model for Malaysia. Let's face it, they are in it to further their objectives. We cannot fault them for it, but we need not buy into it.

Their mission is only relevant to their Muslim supporters, their idea that Malaysia can only progress as an Islamic state is flawed and self-centered. To me it is solely a question of political branding couched in lofty rhetoric.

Keadilan on the other hand is just a band of former mainstreams who are suddenly left out in the cold, and are hungry to reclaim their position.

To form a true alliance each party must make sacrifices and draw up a common goal. One that is relevant to the future of Malaysians, not just sectors of it. If PAS is sincere in its participation, it would have had to realign its mission. That they have not is clear evidence that they are in it only for themselves.