Dr M will be in charge for roughly two years during which time, he will push through aggressive prosecution of crimes, especially in regard to 1MDB, and reforms of key institutions. Shortly after winning the elections Dr M said heads will roll, and roll they have. With new people in place, the next step is to actually reform those institutions. There is no question that this will happen. The team around him -- which is made up of leaders from the various component parties of Pakatan Harapan -- will make sure that it does.
For sure, some of his old tendencies will crop up. Note how he wants to have a new Malaysian car. Note also how Lim Guan Eng quickly told him that public funds can't be used for this. The old Dr M would have bulldozed through his vision. Dr M 2.0 will be more circumspect.
So he is absolutely the right man for the job right now. And given his advanced age (93 this year) and the fact that there is an expectation that he won't stay on the job for more than two years, there is a great sense of urgency in what he's doing. He has two years to get things done and he will make every moment count.
Fully motivated, surrounded by a competent team, and enjoying the goodwill of the general public, there is every reason to believe a lot will be achieved in these two years. Hopefully, by the end of that period, we can put the 1MDB scandal behind us and key institutions would have been reformed.
Dr M can then truly retire knowing full well that he has completely revamped his legacy. Dr M 1.0 was a very divisive figure. Admired by some, despised by others. In his first term, he did a lot of good for the country but he also did a lot of bad. In fact, it can persuasively be argued that there was too much bad mixed in with the good, and that it was the system that he had architectured that allowed Najib to do what he did.
Dr M 2.0 is fixing that. Maybe not to the degree that civil society would like to see but that's where Anwar comes in. The era of Anwar will see even more reforms to open up society so that we can enjoy more freedoms because he is more of a reformer than Dr M is. And he is exactly what we will need when Dr M's time is over.
Dr M will fix the damage that has been done. Anwar will further improve the system. If you wake up every morning feeling today is going to be a better day than yesterday, you are not alone. We Malaysians have a very bright future ahead of us.
For sure, some of his old tendencies will crop up. Note how he wants to have a new Malaysian car. Note also how Lim Guan Eng quickly told him that public funds can't be used for this. The old Dr M would have bulldozed through his vision. Dr M 2.0 will be more circumspect.
So he is absolutely the right man for the job right now. And given his advanced age (93 this year) and the fact that there is an expectation that he won't stay on the job for more than two years, there is a great sense of urgency in what he's doing. He has two years to get things done and he will make every moment count.
Fully motivated, surrounded by a competent team, and enjoying the goodwill of the general public, there is every reason to believe a lot will be achieved in these two years. Hopefully, by the end of that period, we can put the 1MDB scandal behind us and key institutions would have been reformed.
Dr M can then truly retire knowing full well that he has completely revamped his legacy. Dr M 1.0 was a very divisive figure. Admired by some, despised by others. In his first term, he did a lot of good for the country but he also did a lot of bad. In fact, it can persuasively be argued that there was too much bad mixed in with the good, and that it was the system that he had architectured that allowed Najib to do what he did.
Dr M 2.0 is fixing that. Maybe not to the degree that civil society would like to see but that's where Anwar comes in. The era of Anwar will see even more reforms to open up society so that we can enjoy more freedoms because he is more of a reformer than Dr M is. And he is exactly what we will need when Dr M's time is over.
Dr M will fix the damage that has been done. Anwar will further improve the system. If you wake up every morning feeling today is going to be a better day than yesterday, you are not alone. We Malaysians have a very bright future ahead of us.
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