First post, by sgt76
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Dear Friends,
Tomorrow my country will be holding it's 13th General Election. While many of you from the free world may say "big deal", allow me just a few lines to say why.
We have had the same National Front party in power for 56 years since independence from the Brits, and it turned out we exchanged one form of colonization for another. The people have had enough of the Government's brutality, corruption, cronyism, religious persecution and racism. Thousands have been beaten, jailed, abused, even killed or "disappeared" in the struggle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=CpSsI6vWiUs&NR=1
Now after decades of misrule, we have the chance to vote a new coalition in, the "People's Pact", a multi-racial coalition led by some of our foremost intellectuals and statesmen committed to ending injustice, racism, corruption and stopping the decay of our beloved country.
There are not so subtle warnings from the powers that be against voting the opposition in. The ruling party's thugs are already out in force wreaking havoc tonight, beating people in the street. More is expected tomorrow on polling day, and if the ruling party lose, all hell may break lose.
I humbly ask that you pray with us, in the hope of a better future for our country.
Thank you.
For more info go to http://www.pakatanrakyat.my/