Regardless of who started blogging first in Malaysia, Raja Petra is widely acknowledged as the king of all bloggers here. He treaded where no one dared by touching on sensitive subjects like race, religion, rulers and so on, using clear and concise descriptions and interesting examples, much to our reading pleasure while enlightening us on certain myths perpetuated by BN for their continuing control.
In fact, to be fair to him, he did not take sides and opposition parties are just as vulnerable to his unrelenting criticisms whenever necessary. It so happened that BN must have been grossly unfair for him to support the opposition to prevent a government that can change laws at their whims and fancy. He is one of the greatest influences in our political landscape, yet he is not a member of any political party which in a way, made him more credible in his opinions.
The internet is still free from controls, with the exceptions of being subject to Sedition Act and civil suits for slander, and being hacked and having system and files destroyed.
To us, or at least for me, he is our hero with the following image:
To those members of the public who do not know him, he may look like a criminal being taken away by our PRDM:
Out of our sight but not out of our mind:
Photos are copied from Zorro unmasked, without his permission but with my thanks.
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
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