How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Friday, July 08, 2011

Is it going to be an entrapment?

All signs point towards it, in my humble opinion.

Bersih and its rally have been declared illegal. Rightly or wrongly, Home Minister has the power to do so. He insists they are still subject to his earlier decision despite the King's intervention which basically recognize, if not legitimize the coalition. Prime Minister also insists that it is up to the police to carry out their duties, which he basically shirks from his duty and power to put right what many consider as harsh, or at least to give some respect to the King. He has even decided that foreign relations is more important than our country's internal problems which many of us consider as crucial in the current confusion. Some pessimists even predict an uprising if not properly handled.

KL is now practically off-limits, to all intent and purposes, not only to those 91 (90, if Dr Zubir Harun has been included twice according to Din Merican) listed. The people are already confused by conflicting statements made at different times by different leaders. The police is now empowered to arrest and detain just about anyone they wish on July 9. Some of them could not wait to exercise their authority and power over defenceless citizens. More important, opposition leaders listed, like Anwar Ibrahim, Azmin Ali, Hadi Awang, Nik Aziz, Lim Kit Siang and others could be arrested according to the law, and it is up to the Home Minister to decide whether to detain them under ISA or EO if he so wishes. Can you imagine how vulnerable the opposition is at this juncture?

What we have seen so far suggest anything could be decided by the powers that be, merely unjust and unfair actions would be surprising. None of the other coalition party leaders seem to be involved, not a squeak from them. Are they responsible for what could be considered collective decision when things go wrong?

A worst case scenario for the opposition is when all the top leaders are being detained during a general election. Could it be possible?

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