PSM pissing into the wind

FMT - We'll back you but don’t come to our areas, PSM tells PH:

Wakakaka. But I am a bit shocked that PSM would say words like "our areas". Though as an innate socialist myself and thus quite sympathetic to PSM, I believe the party might have been a bit presumptuous. PSM is actually in no position to make such a territorial statement. It'll be like pissing into the wind.

Yes, PSM through Dr Michael Jeyakumar has often called on Pakatan, specifically the DAP, not to contest in the Sungai Siput federal seat because a 3-corner fight will invariably 'bestow' the seat to the BN. He has been right and I support his continuing fight to remain as MP for Sungai Siput.

But then, when PSM puts up candidates in DAP held seats in what would inevitably be losing contests for PSM but which process will bring about 3-corner fights, taking away votes the DAP otherwise would have won, I couldn't but feel PSM speaks geese as in 'What's good for the goose is good for the gander'.

Would that not be the double standard of PSM? It reminds me of my cousin who in our schoolie days would beg me not to sapu his GF but who would have no compunction in sapu-ing mine, wakakaka (Bastard, he always did succeed .. sob sob sob).

But the PSM could be said to be worse, in that it targets mainly seats held by DAP Indian representatives. Why?

Is the PSM after all an Indian party when I have been defending its multiracial characteristics?

know the Malaysian story of crabs in a basket?

Take for example Jelapang. I have often lamented the obvious objectionable obduracy of PSM in standing poor sweetie M Sarasvathy there a third time despite her 2 previous disasters. I'll just cut & paste my earlier post on Jelapang, as follows:

PSM lost in Jelapang Perak twice to DAP. It did not even gain second position, when in 2013 in a 3-cornered fight it was thrashed kau kau by BOTH DAP and BN.

Despite its severe thrashing, PSM has again staked its intentions to contest in, would you believe it, Jelapang, apart from some other Perak seats.

Apart from PSM's masochistic behaviour, could you blame Nga Kor Ming (DAP), much as I dislike the once-Quran pontificating man, for playing tit-for-tat with PSM by DAP contesting in Sungai Siput?

Dr Jeya's argument is that Pakatan's hold on its 2013 (also 2008) won-seats has left PSM with little options, in short, Dr Jeya wants Pakatan (whether DAP, PKR etc) to move aside for PSM. But the sad fact is no one will move aside for PSM.

OK, let's examine PSM contest in Jelapang in 2013 and PSM's then-demand that DAP gave way, despite the state constituency being a DAP stronghold.

The ethnic ratio in Jelapang was 7% Malays: 68% Chinese: 25% Indians and these wouldn't have changed much even now, unless new army camps have sprung up there, wakakaka. I doubt BN would bother in Jelapang.

A 25% Indian votes could be considered a typical reasonable constituency for PSM, which in the final analysis showed(s) PSM was/is just an Indian-majority party. Maybe that's why PSM is hitting DAP Indian contested seats.

But Jelapang is only viable for PSM if the party could secure more Malay and Chinese support, say at least 15% from each. I believe most Malays are repulsed by PSM's socialist character and its logo which shows semblance to communist-type or revolutionary-type parties.

aggressive? 

But with the DAP contesting there, how will PSM chip away at the almost 70% Chinese vote-base?

One could argue that the DAP should now 'give' that seat to compatriot PSM but alas, in the 2013 general election the 3-corner fight showed PSM came out last, yes, bloody last, even losing to the BN candidate.

While the DAP candidate, Teh Hock Ke, won 68.9% of the votes and BN 18.9%, Sarasvathy Muthu (Saras) of PSM could only secure 10.4%.

For all her party's Indian-ness, Saras couldn't even marshal together a decent proportion of the 25% Indian votes in Jelapang, yet PSM obdurately stood her in a DAP stronghold. Yes, PSM has been known to stubborn at times, but only to its great disadvantage.

If DAP had given that seat to PSM (as it nearly did to PKR in Batu Kitang in Sarawak), the BN candidate would have laughed his way to the Perak DUN.

Really, the PSM should realise it's too small a party to be allied to any coalition and therefore should consider joining either PKR or the DAP as there is no more room for small boutique parties such as has PSM or even PRM.