The Curious Silence of Anwar Ibrahim
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Anwar Ibrahim is an impressive figure. A compelling speaker, media-savvy, and admired by just about everyone-from The New York Times to the Council on Foreign Relations to people like Mehdi Hasan, as he charms everyone everywhere.
Despite basking in the global spotlight, despite being celebrated on the world stage, despite presenting himself as a hero for Muslims and as the rightful leader of Malaysia, it's easy to see that something is off the moment you look closely enough... Why is it that his own people don’t seem to love him the same way?
Anyone who has seen Anwar Ibrahim knows he can talk.
That much is obvious.
But whether he actually follows through on his words is a different question.
It’s one thing to say all the right things. It’s another to say them and then not act on them - to rely on others to do the work but never quite succeed in leading them to do what needs to be done. That is the problem with Anwar Ibrahim, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, who is revered for his ability to speak, but maybe a little less for his ability to actually take concrete action on matters of race and religion as parties like PAS run riot, and intercommunal tensions come to the fore with no resolution or comment from the country's highest leader.
Add to that the fact that the average person seems to care more about Anwar being the Prime Minister of Palestine than the Prime Minister of Malaysia... Not because the Palestinian cause isn’t important, but because he doesn’t seem to be paying attention to what’s happening at home - and
what you get is a growing mix of frustration, disillusionment, and even outright resentment from the average Malaysian.
The people who voted for him don’t feel protected or helped by him regardless of his high-handed words - and those who didn’t have hijacked the narrative,using extremist rhetoric, manipulating religious sentiment, and turning his role as Prime Minister into something else entirely as they openly mock him but he never responds - but how much can a man avoid polemics, say, and not look weak?
Not very much more, it appears.
So where does all of this lead?
It’s hard to say.
But one thing is certain. There was a time when Malaysians looked at Anwar Ibrahim with hope.
Maybe they still can.
But if hope is to be found, it won’t be found in the status quo - it will have to be found in a stronger Anwar... Or someone who can play that role.
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He must speak up more, not to remain silent. Otherwise he will give up on his 2nd term.
A reference from 1980 PAP Rally in Singapore from late former PM Lee Kuan Yew who stopped a strike by SIA pilots. And he quoted "Whoever governs Singapore must have that iron in him. Or give it up".
And eventually Singapore became a global hub, even when the country faced challenges after gaining independence.
He is 2 face he doesn't has the iron in him all talks no actions he more into getting his retirement funds like 1MDB he knows very well no one wants him on second terms
@ Absolutely! Yeah, he definitely has to speak - it’s a shame that he has such abilities that we can see on the international stage but that at home, we constantly see him either giving a minimal portion or restrained because he appears afraid of his own shadow; he has the ability to capture the Malays and lead them for sure, but he is underperforming his potential. 😔
It's good PMX speak on issues which affected all races. Without fear or favour. Rightly so.
Action should....succeed "elegant" thought + words..
PMX will lose 2nd term as his "elegant spreeches" have no 😊reality.. or urgency.. for the 😊Rakyat thatt voted him into Power....
0:30 - "When he speaks it never matters, and when it matters he does not speak."
@@chengmunwai Yowch 😭
Truly correct, he's more concerned about Palestinians instead of Malaysians ,he's nothing but a snake oil salesman,a conman who conned his way to the throne
Yes he speaks with a fork tongue.
He can’t even put his own house in order, where lots of Malaysians are suffering from poverty and he wants to rebuilt Gaza. He should be the PM of Palestine.
I wonder how malays feel about it? They campaignedto save Gaza for years. Now they are silent. So far only non Muslims been so vocal about it.
He is more known for his views on Palestine and his ambition to rebuild it, yet he is needed at home to address racism and the opportunists exploiting race and religion to divide Malaysians. He remains silent and has never condemned those inciting disharmony in his own country. Thus, there is no point in him discussing unity when he cannot take a firm stance or show conviction as a leader.
Another tin kosong! Rebuild Gaza when he can't even control flood mitigation program properly in his own country!
I think, inwardly, our PM is also a racist though he, unlike the others, voice things openly. But, from his actions (or non action) speaks volumes. I guess, now that he is already a PM, non Malays are no more of use to him.
ya a great pretender..
My own personal opinion, but I think he politically knows that there are topics that are forbidden for him to talk if he wants to stay in office. But, I do agree that he is still pro-Bumiputera, but less so compared to his predecessors, especially Mahathir.
He's not just racist. Just the great pretender ie hypocrite.
@ nah, we judge by what he did, not what he said.....he has never change he is still that ABIM guy...
Perhaps, reSTRICTED, like only can say or speak given script or ....we would NEVER know the REAL truth...
POLITICS, seems like a MIND GAME for those who can MANIPULATE to stay & be in CONTROL of the regime...
Regardless, of who has the main $eat, looks like most likely history will repeat itself,...
So, is voting really WORTH the TIME ?
Just my opinion..
If he is not Prime Minister for all Malaysians, then he can shut up his big mouth. Otherwise, we Malaysians who voted and supported are at high risks of being bullied. At the moment, Siti Mastura just by calling another person communist is bullying the Chinese in general. Akmal by not accepting ham as normally he is also anti Chinese or bullying the Chinese. I am fed up of these people of being Malaysians with me.
Communist decendent go away. Go to Singapore, Australia, US, UK or China mainland if ever theyre pleased to accept and recognise Malaysian Chinese are of their same breed. Those who are not, stay put in Malaysia, we are brother !
While the world is moving fast forward with tech innovations, here they are pulling hairs over ham and race instigations.
Whilst he's busy attempting to be seen as a global champion, at homefront, he's neglecting the Rakyat wholesale! Best useless PM of Madani gomen!!!
Finally, someone who dares to speak the harsh bitter truth👍👍
He speaks or doesnt speak, makes no difference to me. He is a spinner of the highest degree. Too many empty promises had been made during his campaign.
Agree
Well Said Brother, you are absolutely right.
Just after he became PMX n reprimand the Indian uiversity student when she touch on meritocracy instead of quota..I ald knew then that he's PMX for MM n not fellow Msians 😢
She's female that's why! If the student is a handsome mamak male.. Then it'll be different 😅.. He'll be assed into his private office for talks and holding hands🎉😅!!❤😂
Anwar is a weak leader. Really thought he could be a different kind of leader who could challenge the status quo, but nah. It was all bullshit.
That's what many thoughts the old racist who lost his deposit had changed but we were all dubbed.
Simple conclusion.... He only cares about himself and he is working to make a name for himself. The most selfish leader. All talk and no action when it comes to issues that matter in his home country.
Thank you for speaking up.
It’s an honor! I try my best to learn and share my thoughts - I think it is important for people to do that; people are afraid because they feel that Madani is not kind to people such as me, but I think it is important to get the ball rolling with these discussions with the aim of strengthening our civil society :)
Thank you for being a part of this journey!
Victor, well done; so articulate n u hit the nail on the head. Brilliant from someone so young. 👍👍👍
Akmal certainly make Anwar look weak and hopeless....
Yes Victor, this Anwar is a good actor but not a leader. Mahathir was correct .
Then what about who is Mahathir?
@@absolute_abundanceIf you don't know how to identify a terrorist then the easiest way is look at Hadi.
@@absolute_abundanceMahathir is the son of Mohamad..... that's why his name is Tun Mahathir Mohamad.
@@shamcopp5929 🤣🤣🤣
AI is a professional speaker and orator.
Victor you are very wise and nothing but a truth teller keep making videos
Thank you for the kind compliment, Winston! I will keep doing my best! I hope these videos help to build Malaysia as a society in some small ways :D
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Anwar is a NATO PM = No Action Talk Only PM.
True to it. Much Udo About Nothing !
Malaysia needs a stronger leader
Nazir Razak
A chameleon at work!
Perfect 👌
Thank you Victor, betul tu! 👍💪
In the eye of a narcist, no one else is more important than himself.....he is not suited to be a leader!
PMX is a HERO internationally but domestically we wonder, we puzzle😢
How he is a hero internationally...just because he spoke on the Gaza issue...😮
He didn't do anything successful internationally, many other nation's leader are better to be called HEROs. Definitely not this guy. Even with the Palestinians he only brought them here to trash our transit area and send them all the way back with our taxpayers money. All wastee. What did he actually do that had a positive effect on the world? What?
Totally agree with this.
I only have one thing to say. He is a powerless PMX.
He can be called anything like chameleon, habitual liar but don't thing he is "powerless" lah
@@michellewang1456agree last time after Sheraton move , he said the got the numbers for a few years 😅😅
All in all..Anwar is a weak leader. Malaysia need a strong wise n caring leader. Who can that leader be..?👈🤔🤔
Anwar does not dare to comment on sensitive issue because he is only a PM.
On the other hand, Akmal aka allah, always speaks on sensitive issues.
Pardon me, aka what?
You can badmouthing him as a Malay but don't badmouthing him for his religion. We are mature enough on which to criticize and what phrase to avoid. Understanding that is what make us truly Malaysian
Bro, what do you mean by Allah🤷
Anwar want make palestin great not malaysia ,this idiot always speak about palestin where ever he go ,we malaysian need more help from goverment but anwar use our money to make palestin great 🤑🤑😘🤑
PMX is a joke
He is a Palestinian PMX not Malaysia. Never vote him again.
So much for Reformasi...
I compliment you of whats need to be done for this beloved country. I hope our PMX understand charity begins at home. There are still many Poor Malays & Orang Asli who Need help & our economy is not doing that well, not mentioning our national debts. Sadly DAP seem to have lost its direction when they come to power. IT takes a patriotic & bold chinese like you to voice out the wrong in this country.
Brilliant brother it takes a certain character to highlight issues as spoken.
Even in those days of PR when he was still in jail it was already obvious that he kept his silence no matter how vulnerable the coalition becomes because of PAS and Azmin, everyone can see that he is an opportunistic appeaser tha at the end he would loses the supports of his traditional base of the nons while at the same time not getting much from the opposite side.
Well said bro ❤
Can talk but cannot do.....
After his first retirement, Tun M once been asked in a TV3 interview what was his greatest achievement as PM. Tun answer, there was no race & religion issue during his administration.. back then I thought.. whaaat?
Palestin and Israel just declared ceasefire the war between Terrorists hamas and Israel is not over yet, Anwar Ibrahim quickly puts him into Palestine rebuilding?? So many countries are suffering internal war such as Ukraine & Russia, Somalia and other African countries. WHY he only interested in Palestin., double standard.
Our internal home problems are huge, PLEASE considerate local issues first, MALAYSIAN FIRST.
I agree 100%. AI was my 'hero' since 1980's. I always wonder why God kept him off being the PM.... when so near. When he became the PM., i thought that's it for Malaysia. What a disappointment. Now i know why the post PM was kept away from him for so long. It's a waste. He learns nothing when he was in the wilderness.
Name one ministry that has really transformed so far...i really had a hope he will at least make education and health ministry improve the most...BUT none...
Anwar is known to be a great actor, singer and dancer.. he is not a good leader.. good leader knows when to micromanage and that is where he failed..
If he was born 3 thousand years surely a religion cult will be invented by him 👽👽👽👽
Anwar has alwaya been like that. He had been like that all along. Only fools think abt him otherwise.
He has nvr changed. So what?
There goes saying in bahasa proverb...
Harapkan pagar
Pagar makan padi..
Point on Victor!
Hey Victor, well said....totally agree with you. Honestly, he is a big disappointment.
Hey thank you so much Jayanthi! (Sorry if I got that wrong!) - it’s just what I thought about and thought most needed to be heard by Malaysia at this point and I’m glad you found it meaningful!
Thank you so much and see you in my next videos!
Busy with hal-hal Gaza
Promoting how great Malaysia is to the world in living in multicultural and multiracial environment when within our country, people are living in pains, frustrations and constant provocations! How great a country can be when people are not at peace!
Well said
He's a Globalist....Whatever issues you might have for Mahatir but you can't deny he was an exceptional leader, a true Nationalist.
Well said Victor... Looks like Anwar is only interested in consolidating his position as PM. PMX do not have the support of the East Coat states Malays. As such it is a known fact that Anwar is trying his best to please these East Coast Malays trying to gain support for his political endeavour. He is not voicing on certain issues that arises like the quota for education in higher learning intuition and aslo the halal issues. He want to emulate his former Boss Dr.M trying to be the champion for others rather than the Malaysians. Does not Anwar knows that welfare and charity begins at home. We voted him to serve our 'rakyaat' not outsiders. Anwar should be a leader for Malaysian first and to look after the welfare of his 'rakyaat' with out most priority.
The Kanthan farmers issues is just one glaring example.
He wants the world to hear HIM so badly. But at home, he's been telling off and lecturing the rakyat too often.
I can only think of one good speaker who is also a good leader, the late LKY. Most of them are NATOs, including good debaters. Currently, Trump, he says and do it. Like it or not.
Anwar should concentrate on the economy. Leave all racial and religious issues to Akmal the clown.
Focus on building Malaysia economy, why go kpoh on Gaza.
Maybe some Malaysians think that Palestine is also a state of Malaysia under 1 Ummah
@@Zacky51188 Bullshit this is a secular nation. We only recieved independence as such. Learn abt this history b4 u speak.
Victor you are hitting the nail on the head..anwar has > 90% of chinese, indian & bangsa lain2 votes in the GE15 but when he is in power he totally forgotten about who has voted to become the pmx.😥
You are wrong. He doesn't have 90% if he had he wouldn't need to form unity govt with BN.
Not forgotten but the silence statement YOU HAVE NO CHOICE OTHER THEN VOTE FOR ME!!!!! otherwise PN (PAS) takes power like what he said to the young school children.
Good tell bro,u know before he be pm he was ok but after he be malaysia pm his atitude change after supporting him for 30 years suddenly he changed after been pm.he gave us a best lesson
He always reminds me of typical students from certain institutions during a debate. Does not bother about his own country but is more intent on projecting his so called humanity. Would have been better if he had become an imam to pursue his agenda
Is nothing unknown about it. Is obvious and I stated earlier; he needs their vote. His multiracial, multicultural signaling sounds great in name but the real world showed a different picture.
For people to give such negative comments on PM... You have to seriously know that something is not right here.. One wonders has he been brain washed or hypnotised by people who wants to see Malaysia in a broken down state 😢
First of all, Anwar must declare Malaysia a Secular country....but can he do it...? Is he brave enough to do it? Its always about Islam, islam and islam...nothing else!😊
saya cuma nk cakap satu saja...
Anwar manusia biasa..
Ada kelemahan..
Anwar tidak sempurna..
Tapi jika Pas jadi kerajaan lagi teruk kaum cina kena..
Smua hal Pas mahu islam islam islam...
Itu haram ini haram smua haram..
Sya orang melayu islam pun tidak selesa dgn Pas yg mahu buat malaysia seperti negara Arab...
Betul. Sebagai manusia kita haruslah bertimbang rasa dan faham bahawa Anwar itu manusia juga.
Tetapi, kita kadang-kadang haruslah juga tegur sesama manusia, terutamanya sekiranya tindakan seseorang pemimpin itu mempengaruhi kehidupan kita secara sejagat. Meskipun manusia itu tidak sempurna, itu tidak bermaksud bahawa manusia tidak boleh disempurnakan, dan diharapkan bahawa dalam masa terdekat ini, bahawa apa yang Datuk Seri Anwar boleh mempelajari dan membetulkan, Datuk Seri akan mampu perbetulkan demi masyarakat dan negara Malaysia yang lebih moderat dan lebih maju 🙏
Hopefully Malaysian can keep our freedom not like Arab nation worse copy HTS
Follow Arab countries is bad,worst copy HTS
Same cloth. No difference
This type of fear mongering tactics by you guys is why we will continue get trampled by Anwar. Stop your sermon, be objective that Anwar flunked.
Anwar has no track record of leadership and neither has he any achievement to show. Madir was correct all the while. Najib was much better if not for his greedy wife.
Exactly
2 possible reasons:
1. Anwar's silence may be rooted in fear-fear of offending someone, stirring controversy, or stepping on the wrong toes. Given his turbulent history and previous time spent in jail, he may be choosing to remain silent to avoid landing in trouble again. In the current political landscape, where words can have serious consequences, staying silent may be his way of safeguarding himself.
2. He feels that no one respect him and no one will listen to him. This sense of being disregarded might lead him to feel that speaking up would be futile. In such a situation, silence might seem like the only rational choice-better to say nothing than to be ignored.
One term pmx...
To a have leadership that matters as PM, there is no substitute such as what he should
learn . from the following quotations
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ”
― Alvin Toffler (4 Oct 1928- 27 June 2016)
He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave. Sir William Drummond (26 Sept 1769-29 March 1828)
. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. Simone Weil (3 February 1909 - 24 August 1943)
Now if you compare Mr Ismail Sabri Yaccob was much better then the present.
He’s more like snake oil salesman than a leader
You look like Uncle Roger... 🥰🥰🥰
@@richarder9980 Er, ok! It would be better if you were a cute girl saying that and unfortunately I don’t think Richard fits well as a girl’s name, but if that’s a compliment, thank you for the compliment!
Kenny Rogers or Buck Rogers ??
@@VictorTan i don't think he meant that as a compliment.
Voted 🗳 wrongly 😂😂next vote he dont deserve it😂
Hadi Awang or Anwar?
Last GE we have no choice...it is either bad or worse.
This country is fucked up mate
Full time Palestine PM, part time Malaysia PM.
Anwar always giving excuse of "not interfering" with important issue... late Lee Kuan Yew once asked about the accusation of him interfering with private life of Singaporean.. His answer was, if he didn't interfere with their private life, Singapore won't be here today..
Yes, absolutely! But to want to interfere you have to know what to interfere in and why, and if you are to know what to interfere in and why, then you need to know your people.
Watching him gallivant around and throw up measures that he THINKS are going to convince people while failing to deal with those that we KNOW are going to either in the short term (when sabar, sabar is tolerable) or in the long term (we can tell if the arc of his actions is tailored towards reaching the result) while failing to satisfy our expectations either of his short term actions or direction towards long term aspirations is somewhat disappointing, because it showcases that even the question of trying to intervene in our lives to improve them is not something that the man is thinking about or equipped to do.
Bro u should audition for orchestra conductor. U have potential.
How true. Will Anwar ever learn ?
Pls don't mix up religion n races. It's two different thing. Be more specific.
Imho, AI is weaked PM for Malaysia. He doesn't do the right thing even at the right time. Sometimes, many Malaysian feel that he only finds international fame for he own fame, but all of that is not Malaysian interest. AI is disappointed PM so far
I met him in person and shook his hands. I realised that he has a weak grip. I may be wrong but it does not inspire confidence to me.
Yeah he doesn’t have a very strong grip, and tbh his hand felt kind of clammy and cold when we met. It was interesting, but it reminded me that the guy was just a human after all. 🤷🏻♂️
I think when he is only Pm only by only 31 MPs of his own PKR and 82 of all PH,,Minority Goverment and " present unending worries" to survive the mutiny ,to be toppled, , To stay head above water is good enough,,asal x gaduh antara kaum and the country Systems working as before ,,I think his silence signalling that the focusing to stay in power is much more important than to address the unending racial issues ,,only to control them ,
Both sides of the story MUST be heard, like it or not!
No..he s not a great orater
He always shouting and blaming and condemning other people
True
non bumi and non muslim in malaysia may see anwar as Pro malay/muslim and conservative but trust me, as malay i see lot of malay see him as liberal and DAP puppet. so far anwar try to play safe by plying both side. even his policy on pro palestine is nothing more then a politic gimmick to win malay vote. after all malay is the majority in malaysia so malay vote do play major role for him to stay in power. if he change his policy to be 100% liberal, im sure majority malay wont vote for him. even if all non bumi vote for him, his still cant win. that the thing about democracy, the majority vote is the one that make decision. im not saying he is the best PM but it will be better to have him compare to any politician member from PAS to be PM. so far most ultra nationalist malay/muslim choose for PAS instead of UMNO and trust me that live under PAS will be far worse then UMNO economically and socially.
If nothing better to say better keep.to yourself 🤫Malaysian people is smart enough to choose who they want to be their PM 😊Compare you with Anwar what good deeds you have contribute to the country 🇲🇾 ?
Whenever anything Anwar, the more I feel that the dude really need to put the priorities on the his fellow Malaysians FIRST? If you ask me, the Agamaku Zealots (Delusional people from PAS) is the main problem here
Anwar 😂😂😂 we don't trust him from the beginning but we have no choice, when it comes to choose between a donkey and monkey, we have to choose the donkey.
Be fair. He's having PTSD of getting a black eye.🤐
PMX doesn't fall to the bait, and those discourse are too childish to take seriously. People who say he's a coward or weak obviously never watch PMQ sessions in Parliament, dude never stand down to any debate, whatever the issue is.
Really? Zahid DNAA sucks! 😮 used to like him but now SMH!😢
Najib's steep discount is a disgrace. The whole family remains shameless
@co6033 family? It's the whole nation especially the type M & those who don't pay back loans &:PTPTN..& electric and water bills
No no speaking from him anymore
Lies lies lies and more lies will come from his sweet mouth la
Anwar sees himself as the south east asian Mandela.
He's a total disappointment to those who voted for him. Global hero, Local zero 😅😂😅😂
Nothing made in msia. Shame
He is in denial for his own “comfort”! Avoidance and sweeping under the carpet are not the measurements for peace, PM dear.
❤🎉PMX worked hardest compared to others; is tired travelling bringing billions billions investments maa🎉🎉 Sarawak banjir you didn't cover????
Overall voters should be blamed for this mess today because PH was not given the full mandate (now it is unity government not PH be reminded ) to rule Malaysia 😊
Oh no, enough with the family metaphor and analogy. We had enough of that with Malaysia under Muhyiddin as PM and all that nonsense about Abah and Pak Su and Pak Long. In no other country is the PM acknowledged as a father or mother figure, except maybe in India once upon a time with Indira as head of state. IMO.
Somehow they believe the non have no other choice then voting them. So the voters have choice vote him or the opposition. No voting or spoilt (protest) votes. Exercise your rights don't be emotional.
The words louder ,but no action....sometimes we need to remain silent and action in silence is better,rather than we talks about it and lead to national sensitive issues....he knows he is the country num one leader if he openly talks about some issues then it's wil become more sensitive among people's...maybe that's the reason he remain silent and sort out the issues....