Is PMX on “Fake It Till You Make It”?

PMX and his followers may want everyone to believe that Malaysia is well on the way to “Nirvana” under his administration. The reality on the ground is very different.

On the first day that the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Account 3 opened for registration, EPF offices across the country reported long queues as desperate B40 workers eagerly signed up for the opportunity to withdraw a modest RM50 or RM100 from their retirement savings. The reason is probably to do something simple like pay a sick child's medical bill or to return to their hometown for festivities.

A few days later, PMX confidently announced that the economy had grown faster than expected in the first quarter of 2024 and that it would meet or exceed growth (4-5%) for 2024. If the economy is doing well under Madani, why are so many of the B40 so eager to withdraw a modest RM50 or RM100 from their retirement savings? Why can’t the B40 just get the RM50 or RM100 they need from a growing economy?

Even when lawyers receive death threats for doing their jobs, footballers are attacked with acid, petrol bombs are thrown at public buildings, police stations are attacked, and even Istana Negara is threatened with violence, is that Madani? 

If PMX says that due process was strictly followed in the partial pardon of Najib Razak, there is no reason why we should not believe that, unless you lack faith. Same with Zahid Hamidi and his DNAA. If anti-graft officers knocked on Radzi Jidin’s door, it's just a coincidence.

If PMX says that he promised to lower petrol prices (15 years ago), you should accept his statement even if there is a video that clearly shows that he promised to do so only a little over a year ago. If you believe hard enough, it will one day come true!

PMX  believed that it was his destiny to become the prime minister of Malaysia. In the end, he did it, despite all the difficulties he had to face.

I want to believe PMX will solve all the country’s problems, even if my experience tells me  he will not do anything substantive. Isn’t PMX’s promises an optical illusion? The problem with fake it till you make it is that, even when you make it, it is still an illusion! 

For my “poor” PMX, best he list down what he can do or cannot do and face the music accordingly:

... and many more... or will he maintain his elegant silence as usual?

Reference:

Anwar’s “fake it till you make it”, Nehru Sathiamoorthy, Malaysia Now, 20 May 2024