Comments on: In just 9 months, Najib’s 1Malaysia slogan facing most critical test – all top political party leaders must condemn the spate of church attacks in the wake of the “Allah controversy” and ensure no further escalation http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/ for Malaysia Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:28:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: limkamput http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-3/#comment-201712 limkamput Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:28:52 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201712 Jeffrey, I am not trying to nit pick. I consider your contributions influential and significant and that is why I have always paid attention to what you wrote. You could have written more boldly to bring out the disgust. You are acquiescing sometimes. Ok, I may be wrong, but this is how I looked at it. Jeffrey, I am not trying to nit pick. I consider your contributions influential and significant and that is why I have always paid attention to what you wrote. You could have written more boldly to bring out the disgust. You are acquiescing sometimes. Ok, I may be wrong, but this is how I looked at it.

]]> By: Bigjoe http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201711 Bigjoe Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:27:25 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201711 I have been a strong critic of Najib and 1Malaysia not because I thought he did not want to reform UMNO but rather that his ideas would not work. I have always suspected that Najib thought he could buy time to change UMNO a step at a time. It was never an option and he did not see it because he really was good enough to see it. All ideologies like UMNO/BN faces revolutionary challenges after a period of success. It happened to the Republican Party in US, it happened to LDP in Japan, it happened Kuomintang in Taiwan, in Korea, etc. The PAP in Singapore which has always understood this was always willing to be most radical to change AND even they have been challenged and accept the fact they may not be up to future challenges. BN/UMNO have come to the same kind of crossroads and Najib is unqualified to lead that kind of change and to be fair, there is NO ONE in the top echelon in UMNO/BN qualified to change UMNO/BN. Only way they can do it is for the entire top leadership step aside and cut a deal with someone like Zaid Ibrahim to lead them to change. They are incapable of doing it and so they will suffer like parties in other countries and when they suffer, they will suffer greater because they are even more set in their ways than the kuomintang, the LDP etc. It is partly their suffering is greater that they are so intractable and harder to change. So the question is the pain that must be paid for change. In the end it will be a shared pain - longer and shared with those underserving like oppositition and rakyat. What we see is the shared pain and there is more to come. Escalation? There will be more and it won't be immediate but it come again. That is our way - lacking the courage for comparable radical change but we will get there. It may take longer than it should but we have always done so and we will again.. I have been a strong critic of Najib and 1Malaysia not because I thought he did not want to reform UMNO but rather that his ideas would not work. I have always suspected that Najib thought he could buy time to change UMNO a step at a time. It was never an option and he did not see it because he really was good enough to see it.

All ideologies like UMNO/BN faces revolutionary challenges after a period of success. It happened to the Republican Party in US, it happened to LDP in Japan, it happened Kuomintang in Taiwan, in Korea, etc. The PAP in Singapore which has always understood this was always willing to be most radical to change AND even they have been challenged and accept the fact they may not be up to future challenges.

BN/UMNO have come to the same kind of crossroads and Najib is unqualified to lead that kind of change and to be fair, there is NO ONE in the top echelon in UMNO/BN qualified to change UMNO/BN. Only way they can do it is for the entire top leadership step aside and cut a deal with someone like Zaid Ibrahim to lead them to change. They are incapable of doing it and so they will suffer like parties in other countries and when they suffer, they will suffer greater because they are even more set in their ways than the kuomintang, the LDP etc. It is partly their suffering is greater that they are so intractable and harder to change.

So the question is the pain that must be paid for change. In the end it will be a shared pain – longer and shared with those underserving like oppositition and rakyat. What we see is the shared pain and there is more to come.

Escalation? There will be more and it won’t be immediate but it come again. That is our way – lacking the courage for comparable radical change but we will get there. It may take longer than it should but we have always done so and we will again..

]]> By: iStupid http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201710 iStupid Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:16:42 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201710 "From A Distance" by Bette Midler From a distance the world looks blue and green, and the snow-capped mountains white. From a distance the ocean meets the stream, and the eagle takes to flight. From a distance, there is harmony, and it echoes through the land. It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace, it's the voice of every man. From a distance we all have enough, and no one is in need. And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease, no hungry mouths to feed. From a distance we are instruments marching in a common band. Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace. They're the songs of every man. God is watching us. God is watching us. God is watching us from a distance. From a distance you look like my friend, even though we are at war. From a distance I just cannot comprehend what all this fighting is for. From a distance there is harmony, and it echoes through the land. And it's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves, it's the heart of every man. It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves. This is the song of every man. And God is watching us, God is watching us, God is watching us from a distance. Oh, God is watching us, God is watching. God is watching us from a distance “From A Distance” by Bette Midler

From a distance the world looks blue and green,
and the snow-capped mountains white.
From a distance the ocean meets the stream,
and the eagle takes to flight.

From a distance, there is harmony,
and it echoes through the land.
It’s the voice of hope, it’s the voice of peace,
it’s the voice of every man.

From a distance we all have enough,
and no one is in need.
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease,
no hungry mouths to feed.

From a distance we are instruments
marching in a common band.
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace.
They’re the songs of every man.
God is watching us. God is watching us.
God is watching us from a distance.

From a distance you look like my friend,
even though we are at war.
From a distance I just cannot comprehend
what all this fighting is for.

From a distance there is harmony,
and it echoes through the land.
And it’s the hope of hopes, it’s the love of loves,
it’s the heart of every man.

It’s the hope of hopes, it’s the love of loves.
This is the song of every man.
And God is watching us, God is watching us,
God is watching us from a distance.
Oh, God is watching us, God is watching.
God is watching us from a distance

]]> By: yhsiew http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201709 yhsiew Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:11:24 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201709 Selangor CPO: Two more incidents in Selangor (The Star) - A pastor was manhandled by four men before they vandalised a church in Ampang at around 6.30pm on Friday. http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29488:selangor-cpo-two-more-incidents-in-selangor&catid=19:newscommentaries&Itemid=100131 ============================================ Why all the incidents happened in Selangor only? PR should take heed of what RPK had commented - Kelantan 1977 revisited: to understand Selangor 2010 - in order to avoid emergency rule and fresh elections in Selangor, so that the state does not fall back into BN's hand. Selangor CPO: Two more incidents in Selangor

(The Star) – A pastor was manhandled by four men before they vandalised a church in Ampang at around 6.30pm on Friday.

http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29488:selangor-cpo-two-more-incidents-in-selangor&catid=19:newscommentaries&Itemid=100131
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Why all the incidents happened in Selangor only?

PR should take heed of what RPK had commented – Kelantan 1977 revisited: to understand Selangor 2010 – in order to avoid emergency rule and fresh elections in Selangor, so that the state does not fall back into BN’s hand.

]]> By: Penangguy http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201706 Penangguy Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:46:31 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201706 Politician should be avoided or banned from using the name of religion to gain power. You will see few of them misuse/misinterprate and create tension to many incidents. In the first place, religion never stated or recorded in the history which political party, it is belonging to. Politician should be avoided or banned from using the name of religion to gain power. You will see few of them misuse/misinterprate and create tension to many incidents.

In the first place, religion never stated or recorded in the history which political party, it is belonging to.

]]> By: Penangguy http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201705 Penangguy Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:37:35 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201705 To choose between freedom and respect to others in modern world, one should think twice specially in sensentive issue on race and religion. We should respect each other on certain aspect to make the world a peaceful live. To choose between freedom and respect to others in modern world, one should think twice specially in sensentive issue on race and religion. We should respect each other on certain aspect to make the world a peaceful live.

]]> By: boh-liao http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201704 boh-liao Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:40:29 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201704 Nah, NR's 1M'sia is his emperor's new clothes His nose n HH's nose r growing longer by d minute Nah, NR’s 1M’sia is his emperor’s new clothes
His nose n HH’s nose r growing longer by d minute

]]> By: Onlooker Politics http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201703 Onlooker Politics Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:46:18 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201703 The typical religious doctrines proclaimed by the psedo-Islamic Malay Racists are as follow: 1) It is a big sin to allow non-muslims to use the name "Allxh" for the worship purpose of other branches of Abrahamic descendants' Faiths, such as Judaism and Christianity. 2) It is a big sin for any two persons to commit the adultery of sodomy but it is not a sin for the Cabinet Ministers to commit fornication. 3) It is a big sin to buy British made imported goods but it is not a sin to covet from the national wealth through the twist-and-turn way of overstated transfer pricing in the contract sum of the national infrastructure projects, such as PKFZ projects and Bakun hydroelectric Dam projects. 4) It is a big sin for people like Lina Joy to abandone Islamic faith but it is not a sin for a muslim man to divorce his wife without showing mercy unto the helpless wife who has been divorced by her husband mercilessly! The typical religious doctrines proclaimed by the psedo-Islamic Malay Racists are as follow:
1) It is a big sin to allow non-muslims to use the name “Allxh” for the worship purpose of other branches of Abrahamic descendants’ Faiths, such as Judaism and Christianity.
2) It is a big sin for any two persons to commit the adultery of sodomy but it is not a sin for the Cabinet Ministers to commit fornication.
3) It is a big sin to buy British made imported goods but it is not a sin to covet from the national wealth through the twist-and-turn way of overstated transfer pricing in the contract sum of the national infrastructure projects, such as PKFZ projects and Bakun hydroelectric Dam projects.
4) It is a big sin for people like Lina Joy to abandone Islamic faith but it is not a sin for a muslim man to divorce his wife without showing mercy unto the helpless wife who has been divorced by her husband mercilessly!

]]> By: Onlooker Politics http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201702 Onlooker Politics Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:27:37 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201702 "The truth underlying these protests is racial in nature and definitely NOT religious as most reports have made it out to be." (Ikt-56) "I-slam teaches tolerance." (ekompute) No matter how true ekompute's claim that "I-slam teaches tolerance" can be, there will never be religious tolerance in Malaysia so long as there are some psedo-Islamic Malay Racists hiding themselves in the camouflage of "Islamic Conservatism". If you want to get a much better idea on what I am trying to pinpoint here, please go check out yourself in chedet blog on the "Allxh" usage. There are plenty of psedo-Islamic Malay Racists hanging around in that racist blogsite! “The truth underlying these protests is racial in nature and definitely NOT religious as most reports have made it out to be.” (Ikt-56)

“I-slam teaches tolerance.” (ekompute)

No matter how true ekompute’s claim that “I-slam teaches tolerance” can be, there will never be religious tolerance in Malaysia so long as there are some psedo-Islamic Malay Racists hiding themselves in the camouflage of “Islamic Conservatism”.

If you want to get a much better idea on what I am trying to pinpoint here, please go check out yourself in chedet blog on the “Allxh” usage. There are plenty of psedo-Islamic Malay Racists hanging around in that racist blogsite!

]]> By: Jeffrey http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201701 Jeffrey Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:16:22 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201701 Only small minds nit-pick mistaking what they pick as keen observation. Only small minds nit-pick mistaking what they pick as keen observation.

]]> By: Jeffrey http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201700 Jeffrey Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:06:39 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201700 ///why need to use “rightly or wrongly” so many times when there is no ambiguity/// - LimKamPut #41 Because it is trite that when talking about public perception rightly or wrongly depends on which section of the public that does the perceiving. Sometimes I wonder why I have to bother to explain when obviously you are deliberately nit-picking (rather than follow or engage in discussion in this blog) or plain consistently deficient in understanding what you read. ///why need to use “rightly or wrongly” so many times when there is no ambiguity/// – LimKamPut #41

Because it is trite that when talking about public perception rightly or wrongly depends on which section of the public that does the perceiving. Sometimes I wonder why I have to bother to explain when obviously you are deliberately nit-picking (rather than follow or engage in discussion in this blog) or plain consistently deficient in understanding what you read.

]]> By: lkt-56 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201699 lkt-56 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:59:19 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201699 The truth underlying these protests is racial in nature and definitely NOT religious as most reports have made it out to be. Study the banners and you will know what I mean. Instead of superficial slogans we should have some real nation building programmes like getting together to communicate our fears to one another. The truth underlying these protests is racial in nature and definitely NOT religious as most reports have made it out to be. Study the banners and you will know what I mean.

Instead of superficial slogans we should have some real nation building programmes like getting together to communicate our fears to one another.

]]> By: passerby http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201698 passerby Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:51:03 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201698 Why fight over the use of the word of allah? Christian God is loving and forgiving and have not uttered any threat to any one or his enemy. Why associate God with allah which we all know what it is? I am not a christian but have read enough to see the difference. If a religion tell you to turn the other cheek and let it be slapped, it tell a lot how peaceful that religion is. Christians should be proud that their God is peaceful and should not mixed up with any names that does not reflect its teaching. God is not allah and why fight over using that name? Why fight over the use of the word of allah? Christian God is loving and forgiving and have not uttered any threat to any one or his enemy. Why associate God with allah which we all know what it is?

I am not a christian but have read enough to see the difference. If a religion tell you to turn the other cheek and let it be slapped, it tell a lot how peaceful that religion is. Christians should be proud that their God is peaceful and should not mixed up with any names that does not reflect its teaching.

God is not allah and why fight over using that name?

]]> By: ekans http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201697 ekans Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:46:07 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201697 #3 by aiD_kamikuP on Friday, 8 January 2010 - 9:08 pm <i>How can Najib & his ilk ever convince, let alone inspire people of such grandiose objectives of national unity and integration when controversies and misfeasances galore (viz 2Perak farce, TBH saga, BTN stink…) have embarassed and rocked this BN regime time and again.</i> Don't forget about the scandalous PKFZ project and the case of the vanishing RMAF jet fighter engines...... #3 by aiD_kamikuP on Friday, 8 January 2010 – 9:08 pm

How can Najib & his ilk ever convince, let alone inspire people of such grandiose objectives of national unity and integration when controversies and misfeasances galore (viz 2Perak farce, TBH saga, BTN stink…) have embarassed and rocked this BN regime time and again.

Don’t forget about the scandalous PKFZ project and the case of the vanishing RMAF jet fighter engines……

]]> By: a2a http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201696 a2a Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:36:14 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201696 In land they are already quarrel, argue and fight. Do you think they will quarrel, argue and fight too if they enter heaven? Do you think those quarrel, argue and fight will turn the heaven upside down if they enter heaven? In land they are already quarrel, argue and fight.

Do you think they will quarrel, argue and fight too if they enter heaven?

Do you think those quarrel, argue and fight will turn the heaven upside down if they enter heaven?

]]> By: ekans http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201695 ekans Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:15:44 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201695 Some say that a fate worse than death is to live without any form of credibility. Some also say that a crime worse than murder is to betray another's trust. Some say that a fate worse than death is to live without any form of credibility.

Some also say that a crime worse than murder is to betray another’s trust.

]]> By: 1to1 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201694 1to1 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:11:05 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201694 While browsing another website, I came across a comment and the link to "The Lucifer Effect": http://www.lucifereffect.com/ "In this book, I summarize more than 30 years of research on factors that can create a "perfect storm" which leads good people to engage in evil actions. This transformation of human character is what I call the "Lucifer Effect," named after God's favorite angel, Lucifer, who fell from grace and ultimately became Satan." Philip Zimbardo Professor Emeritus Stanford University According to him, the antidote is heroism: http://www.lucifereffect.com/heroism.htm "In celebrating heroism, I challenge the traditional view of heroes as extraordinary people, as super-special agents of noble deeds. In doing so, I distinguish between those rare people whose whole lives are centered around sacrifice for the good of society or for the well being of their fellows, chronic heroes, and those ordinary folks who are moved to an heroic deed in a specific situation at a particular time." "I argue in Lucifer and recent essays, that follow here, it is vital for every society to have its institutions teach heroism, building into such teachings the importance of mentally rehearsing taking heroic action—thus to be ready to act when called to service for a moral cause or just to help a victim in distress." Malaysia is at the crossroad between a path of decay, self- destruction and another of evolution to the next level. Malaysians can determine which path and they can make a difference. While browsing another website, I came across a comment and the link to “The Lucifer Effect”:

http://www.lucifereffect.com/

“In this book, I summarize more than 30 years of research on factors that can create a “perfect storm” which leads good people to engage in evil actions. This transformation of human character is what I call the “Lucifer Effect,” named after God’s favorite angel, Lucifer, who fell from grace and ultimately became Satan.”

Philip Zimbardo
Professor Emeritus
Stanford University

According to him, the antidote is heroism:

http://www.lucifereffect.com/heroism.htm

“In celebrating heroism, I challenge the traditional view of heroes as extraordinary people, as super-special agents of noble deeds. In doing so, I distinguish between those rare people whose whole lives are centered around sacrifice for the good of society or for the well being of their fellows, chronic heroes, and those ordinary folks who are moved to an heroic deed in a specific situation at a particular time.”

“I argue in Lucifer and recent essays, that follow here, it is vital for every society to have its institutions teach heroism, building into such teachings the importance of mentally rehearsing taking heroic action—thus to be ready to act when called to service for a moral cause or just to help a victim in distress.”

Malaysia is at the crossroad between a path of decay, self- destruction and another of evolution to the next level. Malaysians can determine which path and they can make a difference.

]]> By: ablastine http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201693 ablastine Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:08:17 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201693 Really, I have a feeling that Najib and gang do not understand the ramifications of their doings. By telling everybody that he cannot as Prime Minister stop people from protesting actually suggests to them go ahead to protest because the Government is unable or unwilling to do anything about it. He could have easily told the nation that if anyone starts creating mischief like church buring that person will be charged for sedition and send to Kamunting. This could have effectively controlled the whole situation. It is clear that he wants this to fester hoping to gain some political mileage. He is dead wrong. Does he know how many Catholics there are in the world. How much of collective wealth they control and what is going to happen to the country when they decide to pull their investments out of Malaysia. What if they are agitated enough to start attacking the Malaysian currency. Your ringgit will very soon be on par with the rupiah. Yes go and let them burn some more churches. See what will happen. Really, I have a feeling that Najib and gang do not understand the ramifications of their doings. By telling everybody that he cannot as Prime Minister stop people from protesting actually suggests to them go ahead to protest because the Government is unable or unwilling to do anything about it. He could have easily told the nation that if anyone starts creating mischief like church buring that person will be charged for sedition and send to Kamunting. This could have effectively controlled the whole situation. It is clear that he wants this to fester hoping to gain some political mileage. He is dead wrong. Does he know how many Catholics there are in the world. How much of collective wealth they control and what is going to happen to the country when they decide to pull their investments out of Malaysia. What if they are agitated enough to start attacking the Malaysian currency. Your ringgit will very soon be on par with the rupiah. Yes go and let them burn some more churches. See what will happen.

]]> By: johnnypok http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201692 johnnypok Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:05:23 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201692 [deleted] [deleted]

]]> By: ekans http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/01/08/in-just-9-months-najib%e2%80%99s-1malaysia-slogan-facing-most-critical-test-all-top-political-party-leaders-must-condemn-the-spate-of-church-attacks-in-the-wake-of-the-%e2%80%9callah-controversy/comment-page-2/#comment-201691 ekans Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:59:14 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=7025#comment-201691 If this '1 Malaysia' sloganeering is to have a chance of finally gaining some iota of credibility, the Pekan MP should 1) not tolerate any further any racist remarks from 'one or two UMNO leaders' or more, by taking really stern action, which includes expulsion, against such a person or persons, and so proving once and for all that UMNO is not racist, instead of just telling the people to 'only just' ignore such remarks. This should also include a more justified action against that certain UMNO 'celebrity' leader at Bukit Bendera. 2) allow the bumiputra Christian communities of Sabah and Sarawak to continue practising their religion in the same manner as their community has always done peacefully for more than a century, dating back to when before the two Borneo states joined the Federation of Malaysia. 3) take to task his cousin's predecessor, the former Home Minister, for unnecessarily interfering with the peaceful, more than a century long, religious practices of the Sabah and Sarawak bumiputra Christian communities, indirectly putting the blame on a publication by the Catholic Church. So, what will it be? Salam or selam 1 Malaysia? If this ’1 Malaysia’ sloganeering is to have a chance of finally gaining some iota of credibility, the Pekan MP should

1) not tolerate any further any racist remarks from ‘one or two UMNO leaders’ or more, by taking really stern action, which includes expulsion, against such a person or persons, and so proving once and for all that UMNO is not racist, instead of just telling the people to ‘only just’ ignore such remarks. This should also include a more justified action against that certain UMNO ‘celebrity’ leader at Bukit Bendera.

2) allow the bumiputra Christian communities of Sabah and Sarawak to continue practising their religion in the same manner as their community has always done peacefully for more than a century, dating back to when before the two Borneo states joined the Federation of Malaysia.

3) take to task his cousin’s predecessor, the former Home Minister, for unnecessarily interfering with the peaceful, more than a century long, religious practices of the Sabah and Sarawak bumiputra Christian communities, indirectly putting the blame on a publication by the Catholic Church.

So, what will it be?
Salam or selam 1 Malaysia?

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