( From Australian Broadcasting Corporation transcript of the Protes rally at the Kelana Jaya Stadium on Sunday. Clive Kessler is professor sociology at the University of New South Wales and one of Australia’s foremost Malaysia watchers.)
Clive Kessler: The situation in Malaysia at the moment is remarkable and that the brave hopes of independence have turned into an unbelievably sordid soap opera and the popular feeling among many people on the streets is precisely that. That in the sense they find the politics unbelievable, damaging and destructive and they see that more clearly than many of the political principles themselves.
Edmond Roy: He’s got a point. Consider this: the Opposition leader of the country is accused of sodomy.
The country’s Deputy Prime Minister is accused of conspiring to quash a murder investigation involving his private secretary and two of his bodyguards.
And last week, the Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak was accused of having sex with the murder victim, Mongolian translator Altantuya Sharribuu, whose body was blown up with weapons-grade explosives in a forest outside the capital.
Clive Kessler argues this political quagmire has its roots in the past.
Clive Kessler: In a sense, that Dr Mahathir’s legacy was to create a very strong personalistic corporate state that was held together by his strength. Now that he’s gone, there isn’t his strength to hold it together. And the longer-term cost of the… creating that kind of state has to be paid, the bills are falling due and it’s a question whether, whether that is sustainable.
Edmond Roy: If recent events are any guide, it is clearly not sustainable.
Since independence from Britain in 1957, Umno, the ruling party has been steadily losing support.
This despite such innovations as the Bumiputera or “sons of the soil” policy that enabled the majority Malays to take a strangle hold on the political and economic life of the country.
Today minority groups have successfully challenged the status quo and in March this year, three main opposition parties won a record number of seats and control of five states in the union.
But all of this doesn’t necessarily mean that Malaysia’s democratic institutions are safe from attack.
Clive Kessler: The likelihood of a coalition misunderstanding becoming a political understanding and political crisis becoming a public, public order crisis seems to be fairly high. And it’s in that context that the police and army came out last week publicly to say well they’ve already got the contingency plans in place and they’re doing the dry run, more or less, to have a polite authoritarian solution to the politicians and the chaos they’ve created. I think that is the prospect that seems to me to be in the offing, rather than continuing democratisation.
#1 by pulau_sibu on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 9:45 am
Abdullah said he is going to end the soap opera.
How? I think he is not going to step down.
The solution is to fire his deputy prime minister, attornet general and inspector general of police. Ask them to go and makan angin.
I don’t see any other better solution to convince the people.
#2 by Kathy on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 9:50 am
It would be better for the PM to relieve DPM of his duties and remove the military power from him – to sort out his personal matters instead of dragging all the rakyat through all these.
#3 by megaman on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 9:56 am
Sometimes it is easier to see the truth when you are not part of the action or have any vested interests …
Therefore, instead of rejecting criticisms from external parties like foreign observers or responding harshly to them, we should reflect on ourselves why the world perceives us as so.
Only the guilty and cowardly would be afraid of criticisms and changes.
And only the ignorant and foolish dare to brush them aside.
And only the indoctrinated and brainwashed would take up arms simply because the world thinks otherwise …
Let us not be part of any of these groups …
#4 by Godfather on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 10:06 am
The diehard supporters of Sleepy Head in the current UMNO line-up:
1. A senior minister who lost RM12 billion of the nation’s reserves on FX speculation.
2. A senior UMNO figure who is implicated in the Lingam-gate scandal, but who has filed for judicial review.
3. A senior UMNO figure who was caught bring cash in a suitcase into Australia, but who got away on a language technicality.
These are FACTS, but in Bolehland, integrity and transparency are not top of the list of attributes for governance. It is so shameful that we are the laughing stock of the world, but to the leadership of Bolehland, it’s perfectly OK to let the world laugh at us so long as they can continue to dip their hands into the national coffers.
#5 by kritikus on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 10:13 am
The financial institution is in their hands (UMNOPUTRAS)
The ARMED FORCES ( army, navy, airforce and police) are in their hands.
The JUDICIARY (judges, AG etc.etc.etc) is in their hands.
What are we going to do about it ? We can only talk and talk and talk and blog blog blog …….and that is all we can do.
THE VICIOUS CYCLE WILL GO ON UNTIL SOMETHING EXPLOSIVE HAPPENS LIKE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBOURING COUNTRY. THEY HAVE SOLID B**LLS.
…….AND SO THE MOVING FINGER WRITES AND HAVING WRIT MOVES ON AND ON AND ON AND ON…….
BROTHER KIT YOU HAVE COME THUSFAR……DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE AND WE ARE ALL BEHIND YOU….PLS DO NOT GET THE WRONG IMPRESSION……????
#6 by blink4blog on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 10:18 am
It is obviously that UMNO is loosing their support from the people and their members of party. the question follow is will they able to accept lost if the upcoming election does not secure them the government power? unlike the Opposition parties, BN government has been too long in the position and forgotten their responsibilities and used to lies and conspiracies.
#7 by dawsheng on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 10:20 am
“Clive Kessler argues this political quagmire has its roots in the past.”
Duh!
#8 by dawsheng on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 10:23 am
“But all of this doesn’t necessarily mean that Malaysia’s democratic institutions are safe from attack.”
I am quite sure this is not the case.
#9 by kritikus on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 10:24 am
Furthermore to suggest PM relieve his DPMs duties will not happen in this ERA cos ” DUA KALI LIMA AND LIMA KALI DUA ” both are in the same predicament and both are equally DISHONEST. How can a POT CALL A KETTLE BLACK….and how can PM point a finger at his DPM when four other fingers are pointing back at him.
SUDAH TERUK LAH BROTHERS….DOOOMED TO KINGDOM COME…..
ONLY A MIRACLE FROM THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH THROUGH PRAYERS PERFORMED BY SOME OF OUR PIOUS CITIZENS MAY BE THE LAST CHANCE FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL MALAYSIA TO BE RESTORED TO ITS FORMER GLORY….INSHA ALLAH
MAY THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH BLESS AND PROTECT MALAYSIA AND PURGE AND MAY HE DESTROY AND PUNISH ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BLATANTLY LIED AND SINNED AND THROW THEM INTO EARTHLY HELL……AMIN…
#10 by pulau_sibu on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 10:41 am
I think most people are quite stupid, passing the messages around through the cell phone. Is najib sure that no one can trace his messages to Razak about ‘be cool’?
Bala is located. I would not be surprised it was because he called his nephew. Some important persons must be under surveillance in this country. Don’t call or e-mail around because we are a police state (fortunately our police are not that smart yet)
#11 by khooi on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 11:01 am
Yes, the DPM should go for ‘cuti’ and not suitable to have military power at this moment.
#12 by yhsiew on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 11:15 am
A government that advocates racial supremacy is doomed to failure; no particular race would want to be sidelined or neglected in politics, economic development, education, public employment etc. The marginalized will eventually vent their anger and discontent on the government through the ballots.
#13 by HJ Angus on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 11:20 am
I would accept a limited period of emergency rule if the PM needs it to fulfill all the promises he made the first time he won the elections; ie to reduce corruption and reform the police.
But emergency rule is not acceptable if it is just for the BN to remain in power. For example if MPs cross over, it simply means that the government must step down or call a snap elections.
http://malaysiawatch3.blogspot.com/2008/07/when-going-gets-tough-tough-must-get.html
#14 by riversandlakes on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 11:32 am
Kessler has a very good point. It’s the failure of TDM that our democratic institutions have weakened to a state that they are functionally inept.
Checks and balances are the essence of any democracy. Respect for its institutions will ensure strength.
#15 by taiking on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 12:09 pm
The government, as an entity, must be institutionalised.
This way the entity can continue on no matter who sits inside.
It must never be seemed as being controlled by a personality.
Mahathir did the second.
And they are now in great trouble.
When we have trouble, the answer must be to make amends.
When there are no efforts or genuine efforts to make amends then change.
What else it there.
Our laws allow change of government.
The Election law is clear on this.
#16 by i_love_malaysia on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 12:25 pm
It is a vicious cycle that Malaysia is going through now. Just look at other countries (Philippines, Indonesia), that were ruled by dictactors before and you will see the similar trend i.e. people are fed-up with the dictactor and they will overthrow the dictactor by force or by votes etc, once the dictactor left the scene, the power vacuum generated will suck in all the good and bad politicians etc. The political turbulence will be unsettled and will take time for the new govt to exercise its power to restore laws and orders etc. before the next cycle where the same govt maybe or to become corrupted etc. , unless there’s a perfect mechanism to regulate itself!!! As there’s no perfect person or system on earth except God, so the cycle whether short or long will repeat itself!!!
#17 by Jong on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 12:38 pm
The Deputy PM should GO. Too many things linked to him has happened behind the Prime Minister’s back and the PM can not afford to come to his rescue anymore. It’s obvious, there’s ‘no smoke without fire’ – his body guards – UTK guys, his buddy and political analyst Razak Baginda, Private Investigator for RZ, Balasubramaniam’s SD1 then SD2 and now gone ‘MIA’.
Also pix of Saiful Bukhari’s pix taken at the DPM office with Najib’s personal assistant, Saiful’s night visits to DPM official residence – to seek his help in scholarship? To see his advice on how to tackle Anwar Ibrahim?
All these mischief if not linked to DPM Najib Tun Abdul Razak, then who is? Is he not a “suspect” then who is?
DPM must be immediately suspended from all official duties pending investigation from police and ACA!
#18 by Jong on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 12:40 pm
Oops 2nd para: “seek”
#19 by greenacre on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 12:41 pm
The only thing i can think of, to say is this “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes” which means who guards the guards?
#20 by i_love_malaysia on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 12:41 pm
The democratic system allows the change of govt legally when the govt failed to perform to the satisfaction of the people i.e. by votes or other legal means!!! But some power crazy or corrupted govt will want to continue to hold on to power by all means, so they will use the military to achieve this goal i.e. emergency rule. Once this is established, it is very difficult if not impossible to go back to civilian rule, there are many e.g. on this as well. Emergency rule should be ruled out as one of the measures to solve non-critical issue, unless the objective is to gain power to rule without legitimate support from the people or to solve very critical issue which concerning national security e.g. the sacking or removal of the top general or defence minister who may want to overthrow the elected govt because of personal interest or crime etc. being investigated and prosecuted!!! Are we there yet???
#21 by andy6000 on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 12:52 pm
C4 can easily get in malaysia.
#22 by pulau_sibu on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 12:59 pm
In boleh where we have only the kangaroo courts, we need the religious court who will not be biased. I afraid the Chinese and non-muslims have to see that Islam, when practised properly, would be a much better religion than boleh democracy. May be Anwar now has to bring all BN liars, one by one, to the religious court.
Anwar lodges report with FT religious dept against Saiful
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday lodged a report with the Federal Territory religious department against Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan for falsely accusing him of fornication.
This was in response to Saiful’s police report, lodged on June 28, alleging Anwar had sodomised him at a condominium in Damansara.
Under Islamic Syariah Law, if Saiful fails to produce four witnesses to the alleged sodomy he can be found guilty and fined RM5,000 or jailed not more than three years, or both.
#23 by Bigjoe on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 2:10 pm
Malaysian have to understand that because of our lack of self-reliant, authoritharianism is very acceptable answer to chaos for most Malaysian. Consider what happened in 1969. The smartest people of the land was warning against NOT supporting the Alliance and MCA in particular but instead greed and self-interest resulted in decades of moving away from the ideals of the founding nation culiminating in Dr. M authoritarian regime that broke most of the strong institutions that we had.
Consider if oil hits US$250, and petrol at the pump without subsidies have to be RM6-7/liter. The lever of chaos would be back in the BN govt, they will take full advantage of it and the opposition would be helpless.
#24 by jeremiah on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 2:42 pm
Reading some of the comments on this post, I have two things to say: (1) despite all the political turmoil that the country is in, the good consequence of it all is that Malaysians from all walks and quarters can generally discuss and debate intelligently without getting emotionally worked up. Intelligent online discussions and constant dialogue with the elected government will eventually lead to a peaceful solution, especially between BN and PR and the third force, the rakyat.
(2) We should focus on the issues involved rather than jump on quick solutions such as imposing temporary emergency rule or more absurdly, using Islamic courts to judge the parties involved. Religious issues should be tackled on their own merit and be completely separated from issues on race, politics or economics.
If oil hits the roof, there are too many potential scenarios for Msia which is too complicated to think about at this time. Deal with the today’s problems of inflation and accountability in public finances.
Restore rakyat’s confidence that the government is trustworthy and above partisan politics, then we can see some improvement in the current climate of mudslinging, soap opera and a full dose of bloggers’ jokes to amuse us for months.
#25 by Bigjoe on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 3:05 pm
I want to talk about Bung Mokhtar ‘gesture’ in Parliament. He has supposedly said he did not do it but outside of Parliament. There is no rule that says he can’t be rude but I think there are rules about lying.
The opposition should challenge Bung Mokhtar to repeat that he did not make a rude gesture which should then require the Speaker to censure him for lying.
#26 by k1980 on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 4:58 pm
Under sharia laws, which run in parallel to the secular courts in predominantly Muslim Malaysia, Saiful will be required to produce four credible witnesses to back up his claims, lawyers said. If he fails to do so, he can be declared a “fasid” or unreliable person, and faces three years imprisonment for bearing false witness.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/359228/1/.html
#27 by citizenwatch on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 5:03 pm
(Bigjoe Says:
Today at 15: 05.25 (1 hour ago)
“I want to talk about Bung Mokhtar ‘gesture’ in Parliament…”
***************************************
Bung Mokhtar, Pahang Menteri Besar, they seem to be from the same breed or species efficiently capable of doing the ‘gestures’ on cue.
#28 by shortie kiasu on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 6:10 pm
Very interesting to note how foreigners look at the situation in this country and how they perceived us, and in the end they will decide the foreign investment and the tourist arrivals in this country.
It is all negative and satirical about the leaders and the politics in this country. What a pity!
Who have created such impressions on outsiders? We ourselves and blame no one.
When we will ever develop maturity in our global outlook? Myopic and sad that we are forever stuck in the ketuanan melayu mindset, it looks like these leaders will forever be trapped in that cocoon.
The tunnel vision that ensued will bring them and the country to nowhere except ‘running on the spot’.
#29 by undergrad2 on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 6:28 pm
Kathy Says:
Today at 09: 50.54 (8 hours ago)
It would be better for the PM to relieve DPM of his duties and remove the military power from him…”
..and have a nincompoop take over??
Since when has military power of a country under civilian rule and civilian leadership since its independence, resided in the person of the deputy to the head of the executive branch? Is he a soldier in mufti, an army general who has personal command of troop divisions loyal to him? This guy isn’t trained to give even a proper military salute or stand at ease or hold a rifle in his life. He has been busy chasing skirts to want to hold anything like a rifle.
“Remove military power’ from him?? Don’t make us laugh!
Since when has the country’s armed forces, subservient to a civilian leadership since independence, been pledging their allegiance to a defence minister?
How do you remove something from a man, something he never has, never had and never will have – military power??
That is a nincompoop moment for you!
#30 by undergrad2 on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 6:34 pm
Saiful’s night visits to DPM official residence – to seek his help in scholarship? To see his advice on how to tackle Anwar Ibrahim?” Jong
It is to seek his wise counsel over a matter of a broken pipe and damage done as a result of poor plumbing work.
#31 by undergrad2 on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 6:38 pm
Our Defence Minister.
This guy said to have military power or control of it, isn’t trained to give even a proper military salute or stand at ease or hold a rifle in his life. He has been busy chasing skirts to want to hold anything like a rifle. Liking the feel of a pistol in his hand is not the same!
#32 by Jong on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 7:09 pm
Undergrad2,
My piece was edited – I asked an ‘intelligent’ question, who else was there to meet at the DPM’s residence?
You are right, it’s a pity our armed forces have been reduced to pledging allegiance to a civilian minister who has not even hold a rifle in his life. They will obey to his whistle blows of course.
What a crying shame, after 51 yrs of independence, this is where we are?
#33 by undergrad2 on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 8:23 pm
Perhaps we should pause to take stock of what is really happening to this country.
Under Mahathir, it was a type of government political analysts describe as benevolent authoritarianism. It was stable politically until its deputy Prime Minister was arrested in 1998. But riddled by massive corruption over the years, it quickly deteriorates and is today on the fringe of becoming a country ruled by an Islamo fascist regime – against which the blowback we are seeing today speaks for itself.
What happened at the recent gathering meant to rally support of the rakyat against a government that has been ineffective in handling the country’s energy crisis, gives us a glimpse of the kind of mob rule which we as Malaysians are dangerously courting. Are we destined to ‘progress’ from a tyranny of the minority into what could be a tyranny of the majority – a kind of mob rule?? Is that what democracy is all about? Or is it an inevitable stage of transition that the country would have to pass through to get back to a kind of benevolent authoritarianism minus the corruption and the abuse of power? Or are we experimenting with the unknown?
Whatever that may be, capital flows from developed countries to developing countries have a history of minimizing risks to its beneficiaries by avoiding the vagaries of ‘change’.
Bad news for Malaysia! The sooner we solve this leadership crisis the better it will be for the country. It could be by way of a putsch or a calculated peaceful change, the kind one expects to see when enough of the people’s representative among our legislators cross over the aisle to transfer the mandate to rule a new group of legislators.
We should not view ‘change’ in terms of a “Bollywood style drama” of the Lingamgate variety.
#34 by cemerlang on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 9:29 pm
Imagine you are the producer of this film which we are watching in reality now. Some of the starring casts have finished their roles. They are already out from the story. Now, there are still some who are acting out their roles. How will you write the story line ? Who has to go ? Who has to take over ? Who has to make the country stable ?
P.M. is from Pulau Pinang. He is not interested to develop his own state.
#35 by pjboy on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 9:37 pm
For those who were in Australia during the general election last Nov’07 will know the difference between the political maturity there & here. We may be political mature but bad political manure.
The opposition party, then lead by Kevin Rudd, won unanimously. No threats to the public of “what will happen should the opposition wins” & the new government went on to work immediately as they took office. No reports of missing files, protest after protest, rallies after rallies.
Life goes on for the nation & it is a benchmark of modern civilisation, politically as well. The new opposition, previously lead by John Howard, accepted the lost gracefully. Sadly, John Howard became a normal citizen the day after. No such thing as Tun John Howard – which means, he can be implicated under the Australian Laws – if he were to be found guilty of graft by the new administration.
In bolehland, the badge to do whatever you want & get away with it, is to have Tun titleship. This Tun-ship should be abolished. I don’t think it even exist in the UK. AAB knows he will get Tun-ship soon, so he will get away with murder. So will NR after he become PM. All these fiasco will be forgotten in another 10-20 years should BN remain in power.
Now we should know why that after over 50 years independence from British rule, we are still behaving the same way as 4th & 5th world African nation & why the developed world is laughing at us. We are way behind Thailand & Indonesia now. We were never close to Singapore, it was Brunei. We are getting closer to Vietnam, Myanmar & Cambodia. We are top 5 from the bottom.
#36 by Jong on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 10:41 pm
pjboy,
Who says Tun-ship allows a recipient to get away with murder? No such thing, no one is above the law, not even the sultans. The reason why they dare not touch Mahathir-the-sifu is because they are as corrupted as him and they are afraid Mahathir may expose them and together they will sink. They are the same bunch of crooks!
#37 by limkamput on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 10:59 pm
Undergad2 says: “How do you remove something from a man, something he never has, never had and never will have – military power?? That is a nincompoop moment for you!”
Don’t be too sure mega nincompoop. The military may not be under the defence minister, but it is definitely under civilian government’s control. This is what and how our government should be and ought to be. To state otherwise like you is to give the military unwanted ambition. Please, you have enough of your moronic views. First you called for military intervention some days ago. Now you are saying military is not subservient to civilian government. Don’t be a mega nincompoop please.
#38 by limkamput on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 11:07 pm
undergrad2 says “Or is it an inevitable stage of transition that the country would have to pass through to get back to a kind of benevolent authoritarianism minus the corruption and the abuse of power?”
Please don’t make ideal statements here. Benevolent authoritarianism is extremely rare. The last time I checked was Singapore. Malaysia should go for open transparent democracy whatever its shortcomings. Please, no more guided democracy, benevolent authoritarianism, or whatever. These are all red herrings and big bullsh!t. Go for the best or not at all. We have got no more time to waste for another moronic Mahathir.
#39 by hiro on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 11:10 pm
The police is under Badawi and Syed Hamid. The military is under Najib. If there is any message being sent from the police and military that the stable way forward is to let the country be run under a National Security Council, then it is not done out of goodness of the heart of the chief police or chief general but by Badawi and Najib, and that can only bode gravely for Malaysians – politicians preserving their position through force.
#40 by limkamput on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 11:14 pm
If one thinks that Mahathir practised benevolent authoritarianism, that fellow must have his head examined. Mahathir was and is a typical third world tribal leader – filled with inferiority complex, racism and bigotry. He neither has the right values nor the expertise to build a modern Malaysia. Please read “was Malaysia lucky or good in hands” in: limkamput-nincompoop.blogspot.com
#41 by riversandlakes on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 - 11:14 pm
Are you kidding me? The whole leadership of the BN gov should go. The PM and DPM is meant by that. They are not waking up to the tsunami that swept our nation. Not back in April and the re-wind of sodomy false accusation against DSAI is evidence enough that they will never wake up.
I wish for the day when these bloodsuckers wake up (literally, not morally, for by then who the h*ck cares) in jail over the crimes they committed against our people!
#42 by undergrad2 on Thursday, 10 July 2008 - 12:50 am
“Please read “was Malaysia lucky or good in hands” in: limkamput-nincompoop.blogspot.com” limkamput
What can be worse than the sight of a whore begging for customers?!
#43 by RIPLEYS CSI on Thursday, 10 July 2008 - 12:51 am
RIPLEYS CSI and many Malaysians were shocked to read another racist card been played by BN silly leaders on household income survey in Malaysia.
The strong “Authoritarian Solution” by BN leaders to find a better way to discriminate and marginalise other minority races when the household incoem survey is carried out based on inter-racial difference in income but choose the ignore the disparity of income among the riches and the hardcore poor people in Malaysia , Sabah and Sarawak today.
The inequality of household income in Malaysia has nothing to do with races but it is a comparison between the rich communities, medium communities and poor communities. Therefore, it is very wrong for BN Ministers and BN MPs to classify the household income based on inter-racial differences in the survey conducted recently.
Well, BN is well known as a “RACIST” party in the world. Their BN members and leaders were dirty brain washed for past 50 years to think one way ticket only and to hit on racist issue and like to play racist card to inflict conflicts among the rakyat.
Malaysians have “enough is enough” to listen, to be played out and to witness BN MP and BN ADUN were voicing out racist remarks again against another minority races in Parliament and Assembly. BN MPs are very proud about their Ketuanan subject to victimise another minority races branded like 3rd class citizen or migrants to Malaysia.
Yes, these BN MPs and ADUNs have 4th class mentality in their minds and dont want to accept new changes in the globalised world.
Now the world people are borderless regardless of races, creeds, religions and cultures are challenging at very stiff competitions to enhance the standard of living in their nations. The world leaders today are upgrading their people per-capital income as well as to enrich the value of their currencies today.
Sad to know that BN leaders have yet to learn their lessons and failed to wake up till today. They should knew their racist party had loss badly in the 12th GE becaususe of their greeds,corrupts, pride, abused power and arrogant mentality. Sad to say that BN leaders and their members still talk about ineaquality in inter-racial matter in term of economic and financial standings. Why dont BN leaders compared “SUPER RICH” Malays against majority medium and hardcore Malays- a comparison of apple vs apple? How can BN compared Chinese vs Malay ( like apple with orange)? Both races have different style of livings and budgeting their household income. Their mentality of earnings and spending their income are very much different.
For instance,
Chinese believed in working hard independently to earn more monies for a better living and develop good savings habits in their minds since childhood.
Malay believed in depending on “tongkat ali” from their Ketuanan leaders and pro-government to help them in loans, scholarships, contracts, employments and business assistances to earn more income for easy lifestyles and prefers to have lavish spending than savings in their mind since childhood.
Now majority Malays are educated and not easily deceived by BN leaders today. This is because many Malaysians regardless of race believed that BN leaders have failed badly in managing the wealth of the country. BN leaders should sit down and start listing their wrong doings for past 50 years and calculate the damages they have caused in the economy and financial well being in Malaysia.
A famous economist and a financial expert bravely said that our household income of RM1.00 earned in last year 2007 is almost equivalent to the purchasing power of RM0.30 in year 2008 because of great depreciation of ringgit currency against other forex currencies, huge prices hikes, huge inflation above 6% in half year 2008, devaluation of shares prices, stagflation in the economy, etc.
Lastly, Malaysians of all walks of life and regardless of races are becoming poorer each day and many corrupt politicians in BN are becoming richer laughing all the ways to the Banks.
Dont BN leaders felt ashamed to listen and see some Malaysians are selling their organs and blood soon to feed their families. Our BN leaders have failed the rakyat aspiration of Malaysia Boleh propaganda only.
We, Malaysians strongly opposed and against monitoring the inter-racial differences of income and it is irrelevant in Malaysia and should be removed from their BN crooked minds.
HIDUP RAKYAT MALAYSIA…cried a jobless Malaysian daddy of 6 kids and a sick wife.
(As I see, listen and read it. Write without FEAR and Favour, In GOD, We Trust )
by Ripleys CSI Malaysia today.
#44 by limkamput on Thursday, 10 July 2008 - 1:04 am
that was meant to entice you and you walked right into it, mega nincompoop. I can almost predict what you will do, beautiful.
#45 by limkamput on Thursday, 10 July 2008 - 1:07 am
BY the way, how does a whore beg for a customer? YOu care to describe based on your frequent experience?
#46 by undergrad2 on Thursday, 10 July 2008 - 1:08 am
Which one? The whore or the business?
#47 by undergrad2 on Thursday, 10 July 2008 - 1:12 am
The definition of a “whore” is he who comes to another blog and begs for readers of that blog to come to his blog so that he could stop talking to himself on his own blog. The nincompoop in him is when he uses ‘nincompoop’ as his handle to communicate with others and even naming his blog “nincompoop”.
#48 by limkamput on Thursday, 10 July 2008 - 1:22 am
any don’t sidestrack issues here. I have said you said stupid things. So if you can, just answer me those counter points i raised. otherwise just move on. a nincompoop is ok, but a mega nincompoop is of major concern.
#49 by undergrad2 on Thursday, 10 July 2008 - 1:32 am
A repost of what I wrote earlier on another thread:
“Our Armed Forces have been subservient to civilian authority ……”
And today I wrote:
“Since when has the country’s armed forces, subservient to a civilian leadership since independence, been pledging their allegiance to a defence minister?”
- – - – - – - – - – - – - – - -
Limkamput,
The nincompoop in you now says” …you called for military intervention some days ago. Now you are saying military is not subservient to civilian government.
My response:
The incongruity in what is written, and what is understood or not understood is too obvious to warrant further comment. Enough of the poop!
#50 by undergrad2 on Thursday, 10 July 2008 - 1:55 am
By the way, I would like to hear Kathy speak for ‘herself’ since my comments were directed at her!