PAS Is Ready To Die in Black 505, How About DAP?

Malaysian Insider has expressed concern over the possible presence of the army in the Black 505 rally tomorrow.  The article, written by Lionel Morais called for the government to not make the rally as a threat to the national security, as proven by the previous Blackout rallies held.

 

He argued that the people are not Sulu terrorists but only citizens practicing their right for a peaceful assembly.   Malaysians are not naturally violent or mean, said Morais.

 

Lim Kit Siang then republished this article in his blog, obviously because he agrees with Morais.  It looks like the DAP is not happy that the army should be there, probably because they really don’t intend for things to get as ugly.

 

However, Kit Siang should know better that things can get really ugly, and even bloody when overwhelming hatred is in the air.  Be rest assured that there will be hatred and anger as the PR leaders delivered their speeches.

 

With Husam Musa’s recent call for ‘jihad’, we can’t be sure how many of PAS goons would be willing to die a matyr in Black505.  And you can’t die a matyr without first went into battle.  So, it is only convenient for PAS that the army is there to fulfill their wish.

 

Not all rallies held by the Oppositions went peacefully.  Protestors acting violently, constantly provoking and challenging the authority is a more than common scenes in any protest.  We have seen in BERSIH 3.0, how a journalist, policemen and fellow protestors were badly injured when things got out of control.   In two of the rallies, we have witnessed two ‘unplanned’ deaths of protestors.  The irony is that they didn’t die of the beating by the police but heart-attack, which could have been avoided if they didn’t join the rally.

 

With 7 assembly points planned in Black505, we expected a similar scenario with BERSIH 3.0.   Since BERSIH 3.0 did not get them anywhere, the Black505 is expected to be worse in order to create impact.  PR thought they would be able to handle it should they only have to face the police as they have enough experience confronting them.

 

However, the presence of the army is another story all together.  PAS is more than ready to confront the army and die a matyr but is DAP willing to sacrifice their ever comfortable lives for the sake of political power?