China Press 2023-08-07
By Yang Shanyong
[Translation from Chinese language article]
It was a year full of ideals. To change dynasty, the squares were crowded with people, slogans were raised one after another, and the crowd was passionate. Except that what happened next was unsightly and hard to describe. In the by-election of Tenang, Johor, I ran into Chong Eng, who came to support the election, who complained and asked: Why are they targeting the Rockets everywhere?
This was not a turnaround that can be explained in a few words, so I could only laugh without answering. What more to say - after winning power overnight, many of my original friends became the core of the ruling circle. And with less restraint, they turned bold, arrogant, domineering in remarks, and reckless actions emerged one after another.
Surrendering
Teh Yee Cheu was elected the state assemblyman of Tanjung Bungah at that time. The seat left by former chief minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, was originally an impregnable fortress of Gerakan. But political tsunami hit; all unassailable fortresses were surrendering. Changing Penang had come true, but real reversal did not stop; that was not the last mile.
It so happened that Yee Cheu has always insisted on the theme of environmental protection - and always playing for real. Come sun or rain, he cycles to declare his determination to defend the ecology on both sides of Penang strait. To put an end to individual high-rise developments, he even threatened at a press conference to go on a hunger strike and to run naked.
Teh Yee Cheu is a son of simplicity, he doesn't scheme and only wants to speak for the next generation of his country. Despite the red line ahead and landmines behind, he charged forward unarmoured. With such a posture, it was obvious that he was only pummeling himself with rocks. In 2017, I made fun of his ignorance of the vested interests in my article entitled "Ignore Yee Cheu's view, landslides come to you."
Vote Yee Cheu To save Penang
"Inside Rockets, the situation is often like playing
chess with the emperor: first, you are not allowed to win, and second,
you can only accept defeat. Still, from the first move to the last, you must lose with great skills. Only in this way, the emperor will perceive your extraordinary chess skills, and at the same time be convinced that you are controllable, that the servant will not overwhelm
the lord.”
One can imagine how it will end. In short, it was
impossible, and Yee Cheu finally had to leave the party that ostracizes or "displaces" dissidents
(Displace Action Party), in order to make clear his own aspirations. As he quit the party,
he returned his party member card and party flag together.
Going Round and Round
Ideals seem to have been returned to sender too: environmental protection policies, reclamation projects, hillside development, endless cycles of flooding, planning standards, housing
price ceilings, traffic design, assembly hall law enforcement,
accommodation for foreign workers, and even local internal party
entanglement. It has always been like this, going round and round.
Now that Chong Eng is getting off the coach while voicing "the greatest regret," I think she finally understands that this party needs a
pair of eyes and a whip. At this juncture, to save Penang, one has to vote
for Yee Cheu; let him be elected and return to the state assembly as soon
as possible.
杨善勇：想救槟州 要投雨周
中國報 2023-08-07
最后一次参与行动党的文宣是2008年。电邮收到槟城宣言的中译本，要求校对修饰。我因此用了一个下午逐字置喙，试图把部分典型的欧化造句，尽力改得比较中文。
那是一个充满理想的年月。为了改朝换代，广场挤满民众，口号迭起，群情激昂。只是随后发生的有碍观瞻，一言难尽。丁能补选，我偶然碰到前来助选的章锳，怪罪诘问: 为何处处针对火箭？
这并非三言两语可以解释的转圜，我只能笑而不答。何况，一夜之间，赢得政权，原本的自己友，不少环滁执政的核心了。少了掣肘，胆子大了，嚣张跋扈的言论，逞凶肆虐之动作，陆续浮现。
拱手让出
郑雨周中选丹绒武雅的州议员，也在那个时候。前首席部长许子根博士留下的议席，原是民政的铜墙铁壁，偏偏碰到了海啸；所有攻不了的堡垒，全部拱手让出。改变槟州成真，唯实质的逆转不止最后一里路。
只是雨周一直坚持环保的主题，总是玩真的。晴天雨天，他一如既往，用脚车宣示他捍卫两岸生态的决心。为了终结个别高楼之发展，他一度甚至不惜在新闻发布会扬言准备裸奔绝食。
郑雨周是淳朴之子，没有心机，想要为家国的下一代发言。纵然红线在前，地雷在后，他的肉身仍直奔过去。姿态如此这般，显然是以石自砸。2017年我在〈不听雨周言，土崩在山前〉调侃了他的不识好歹：
“身在火箭，处境往往犹如和皇帝下棋：一你不准赢出，二你只能认输；但是，从第一步到最后一棋，全要输得很有技巧。只有这样，皇帝既能觉察你身怀的棋艺其实不凡，同时认为可被驾驭，不会功高震主。”
结局如何，可想而知。总之，道之不行，雨周最终不得不离开这个“排挤行动党”（Displace Action Party），以明身怀之壮志：退党之际，个人的党员卡和中心的党旗，也一起退回了。
兜兜转转
理想，似乎也一起被退掉：环保的政策、填海的工程、山地的发展、水患的轮回、规划的标准、房价的顶限、交通的设计、议会的执法、外劳的住宿，乃至本党的纠结，都是这样，兜兜转转。
如今章锳也在怀抱“最大的遗憾”声中被下车，我想她总算体会了这个党需要一双眼睛一顿鞭子。此时此刻，要救槟州，得投雨周；让他中选，尽早回到州议会。
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