Many people did not realise the importance of the Bersih rally. I can still remember two weeks before July 9, an ex-civil servant said there won't be a rally and was willing to even bet on it. I countered that it is gathering a momentum of its own and the contradictory statements made by ministers and police, and even with the intervention of the King, was not going to stop some people who had been informed one way or the other.
With the benefit of hindsight, at an interview, Datuk Ambiga (with Dr. Wong Chin Huat) said at the beginning, she was wondering how best to publicize the event but the government and police helped them with free publicity with results which were unexpected!
The Election Commission is like a referee in a game who is supposed to ensure the participants (candidates of political parties) play according to the rules set. The whole purpose of this second rally by Bersih was the demonstration of displeasure over the shortcomings of the EC in ensuring a fair game on a level playing field. EC will continue to harp on the electoral system being perfect and their role exemplary. So all the complaints with proof were literally swept under the thick carpet and the voters are expected to be happy with the same antics at every by-election and general election.
Using a football game as an analogy, the game is played on a field which slopes, with the BN on the higher side and the PR on the lower side. BN is allowed to play with boots while PR barefooted. The goal post of BN is narrower while that of PR is wider. On top of all these handicaps favourable to BN, the referee himself (as in EC) is biased!
For more serious stuff to substantiate this simple analogy, let's visit this site and the relevant articles:
There are lots more articles of complaints which the powers-that-be had conveniently ignored.
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