The burger politics of the Tanjung Piai by-election

COMMENT | We have a choice of six different hamburgers, that’s what the Tanjung Piai by-election seems to me.

Option 1 - McDonald’s

Voting for the Bersatu/Pakatan Harapan candidate Karmaine Sardini is like going to McDonald’s, i.e., supporting the establishment.

But many people who loved Harapan are becoming frustrated due to several broken manifesto promises, such as the failure to close down Lynas, forgive PTPTN loans, abolish oppressive laws (Sosma, OSA, Sedition Act) and recognise UEC (Note: the last two promises don’t cost anything to implement). Not to mention dubious projects such as the Flying Car and the Turd National Car...