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Guan Eng, people in the same boat should not rock it

YOURSAY | ‘The exchanges were made during a debate and I doubt there was any grilling.’

Guan Eng quizzes Ambiga on cooperation with Mahathir

KCW: Umno and Najib Abdul Razak cannot be defeated without collaboration from all elements in the opposition forces. That's the nature of politics in this country. You can't go alone to fight Umno. No parties can win without forming a wide based coalition. DAP and Lim Guan Eng need to realise that Umno cannot be defeated unless all the opposition forces stand united together in a coalition partnership and this includes a collaboration with Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

DAP seems to be arrogant nowadays and think that they can go alone without their partners. That's rather naive, DAP.

New Dawn: People who sail in the same boat should not rock it because it will capsize. What is Guan Eng trying to prove here? He seems to be attacking everybody of late including those within the opposition camp. Perhaps, he is feeling isolated.

Anonyxyz: This is a classic example of when a man is down, step on him. Ambiga Sreenevasan becomes the heroine while Guan Eng the villain. Who started the instigation? Knowing fully well the EC does not give permission for local council elections, why is Ambiga grilling Guan Eng and why did she let go of Bersih to Maria Chin Abdullah?

Citizen No 26: A good leader needs to be humble so that he can listen, think clearly and make the right decision. A big head does not help as it will expose the leader to unnecessary risks.

Fairplayer It is good and healthy to hear from both Guan Eng and Ambiga. The rakyat can weigh what they present. Mahathir must admit his sins and crime against Malaysia and democracy, and repent, so that Malaysians can forgive him, and also for Malaysia to heal and surge forward.

Sinan Belawan: The elections for the headman/headwoman and committee of a longhouse in Sarawak would serve as a better model for local elections than that of Seri Kembangan Welfare Committee elections coordinated by a group of people calling themselves Bersih.

Clongviews: Guan Eng knows that DAP alone cannot form the government, whether state or federal. He should change and move with the times. Currently the common stand among the majority of the opposition and some Umno rebels is to get Najib to resign as PM.

Now, Dr M for his age is prepared to spearhead the movement must be given full support even though it’s a very tough adventure. The top politicians and leaders are putting aside their past and bitter experiences to collectively fight the common enemy. Why can't you, Guan Eng? Tell us what have you done so far? So if other leaders join Dr M, leave them alone and stop criticising.

Alunan ombak: This is not the time to settle old scores with Dr Mahathir, Guan Eng. Leave it to some other time. All of us with the well-being of the country in our hearts are now trying to rid The Curse from our Malaysian soil. We can't afford to fail. Failing which, we are all doomed, including you.

There is in fact no choice but to support Dr Mahathir. You know our country is now in the grip of an alleged insane psychopath without a conscience. And no one can take the place of Dr Mahathir to spearhead the charge.

Keturunan Malaysia: Guan Eng, Ambiga is right. When come to the choice of having to choose to rid a bigger evil first over a lesser one... is it that terribly difficult? Then again, can't a person change from bad to good or vice versa?

JD Lovrenciear: YB Lim Guan Eng, do not let the success of DAP in Penang poison your brain. Think in the interest of all Malaysians. Act in the best of bests interest of the most pressing problem. Speak to uplift a nation of right-minded citizens who are taking that difficult step forward for the love of putting the nation to start right first. Why are you at odds?

Ikan Patin: Lost hope with all these infighting. Maybe, we deserve to have Najib as PM as the opposition is so stupid. Only when the country is ruined, broken, bankrupt, then maybe the opposition will unite. Everybody wants to talk, create fire, then put down the fire, but nobody really wants to lead the fight against Najib.

Analyser Shooter: It is healthy to debate and challenge each other to give an explanation. We do not need people who talk down on us. Guan Eng did the right thing, and Ambiga did the right thing in pointing out that even Lim Kit Siang and Anwar Ibrahim also willing to cooperate with Dr M. This is not irrationality. This is public debate which is healthy. They will still work together, even if they disagree. It's called agreeing to disagree.

Anticonmen: Different people may have different opinions in fighting a dictatorship but Ambiga appears to be right here in not applying conventional norms in this instance because democratic principles cannot be applied any more. The constitutional rules of the game have changed.

One Malaysia: First the public debate. Learn from each other and, more importantly, move on. GE14 just round the corner. The opposition forces must not collide, they have to cooperate.

Roger 5201: Never mind who created the snowball, focus on the snowball which is rolling out of control.

Anonymous_4056: In politic there are no permanent enemies or friends. The present situation at this point in time calls for drastic action to get this allegedly utterly corrupted leader. It certainly calls for drastic actions to get rid of this ‘cash is king’ leader out of the way in order to save this nation.

Come on, Guan Eng, what is more important now? This country and its people are threatened with bankruptcy and heading to become a failed state, or you, Guan Eng, choosing to dwell in the past with unforgiveness in your heart. Yes, it is true Dr M has been a terror and destroyer, but at the same time people can change, only God Almighty doesn't change, okay.

The current position calls for working with Dr M to get rid of this bigger terror, why not? Our bad reputation has reached international level, most corrupted nation on earth and the leadership of Umno is fully backing him. We are ruled by an alleged government of thieves. Ambiga is right.

Dinosaur: Tell me what is greater than survival in this world. For survival’s sake, enemies get together and face the common enemy. The rest is all political bull.

Kheng: I opine that many of the commenters are over-reacting to the article. The exchanges were made during a debate and I doubt there was any ‘grilling’ after reading the article. Unfortunately, Malaysiakini chose to sensationalise the whole episode with a headline that reads ‘Guan Eng quizzes Ambiga over cooperation with Mahathir’.

Cocomomo: The comments here show the limited understanding some people have when differences of opinion are expressed. They are not fighting like some of you clowns think.


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