Who is Barisan Rakyat?

Who is Barisan Rakyat?
People's Parliament - 14 March 2008

The term Barisan Rakyat crept into existence so quietly that, when it was finally recognised and feted, there was a bit of a scramble to claim ownership or, at least, first use. It is such a powerful symbol packed with so much meaning. It represents the aspirations of the rakyat so much better than Barisan Alternatif does. The very names of the coalitions are reflections of their origins.
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Barisan Rakyat was the fruit of efforts within the blogosphere to seek solutions to all that ailed our nation. It had become clear that unless the absolutely corrupted power of the BN was contained, the rakyat would languish in polarised animosity, the country would continue to bleed and diminish and the UMNOputras would be laughing all the way to the bank. There was an intense desire to salvage what was left of our country so that our future generations would have something to look forward to.

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