COMMENT Once again in Malaysia we have witnessed the announcement of that trite cliché: ‘there are no permanent enemies in politics’. History has shown us that this is typically spouted by desperadoes and drama kings when opportunism raises its ugly head. The latest round in the Anti-Najib Abdul Razak campaign has seen the unspeakable spectacle of former Mahafiraun being made the head of the ‘Save Malaysia’ campaign.

The audacity of naivete

To even think that this declaration of intent by this strange collection of bedfellows can depose the evil regime is an exhibition of the utmost naivete and an exercise in futility. Do they really believe the structures set up by Dr Mahathir Mohamad to make the incumbents in Umno impregnable will just give way, especially when the Umno division chiefs are even more well-fed than before?

The downfall of tyrants and dictators cannot be achieved by declarations alone. History has shown that it can only be achieved by mass direct action involving the ordinary citizens of all ethnic groups. Will Mahathir or any of the other leaders lead this mass movement? Unfortunately, Pakatan Harapan has succeeded in pushing out their former allies PAS who at least provided the Malay masses in past rallies and demonstrations against the Umno/BN regime.