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.)

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

A Moral Victory for Bersih

After the sledgehammer treatment by Home Ministry and Police, Ambiga's audience with the King has given back Bersih and its planned rally the necessary recognition and legitimacy despite being made illegal.

The over-reactions by the PM, Home Minister and the Police have given Bersih much more free publicity than what the organizers had expected. The message has been successfully disseminated to the public at large. Bersih and its supporters will be allowed to gather in a stadium without fear of being arrested. This is better than what could have been the prospect of marchers facing harsh police actions and arrests. It would avoid further deliberate police actions by way of harassment in the form of arrests and deliberate road blocks to inconvenience the public in the hope that it would turn the public to hate the organizers and supporters.

BN leaders will have to decide to what extent the demands for a cleaner and fairer electoral system will be met. They can ignore them at the risk of losing further support by the voters at the next general election.

Malaysia Chronicle: Ambiga sees King, to hold rally in stadium
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