“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.”

- James Branch Cabell

COMMENT | At this moment, everyone is talking about how the opposition should cooperate with each other to win against Umno-BN, and all this does for the ordinary folks who are struggling is reinforce apathy and create a toxic environment which sustains partisans bases and does nothing to encourage undecided voters to come out and cast their ballots.

When Pakatan Harapan – which to me is the only opposition – finally gets its act together, it should not run a negative campaign.

This is not a referendum on kleptocrats or whatever red meat sustains the base. This should be about inspiring young voters and fence sitters who want some form of economic and political stability.

This is what Umno-BN is selling them. Stability. All these handouts that some people mock in reality mean something for people who are struggling, especially those who have been taught by the state to have large families because...