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.)

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

By-election never fails to attract promises...

but will they be honoured?

I hope I can remember correctly... there was an MCA leader who promised to deliver 6,000 votes to BN, while a MIC leader promised 10,000! Since the time when leaders of political parties, associations and so on, promised 100% support for a national leader, I had given up on such rhetorics. Unless and until there was a referendum, how could anyone be sure of 100% support from members?

Voting is supposed to be in secrecy and there is no way one can instruct another on who to vote for, and making sure that he or she did as instructed. This anomaly gives rise to the calls by opposition leaders to accept whatever is promised by BN but vote the opposition! If more people do it then there might be less of such illegal and unwarranted offers at every election.

BN candidate from MIC, Kalamanathan promises to deliver the Parliamentary seat to the PM for having chosen him. On the other hand, Dr. Halili Rahmat quits PKR (ie. did not keep his promise to listen to party leaders as would have been expected of him) to join Umno, and he stated that it was not because he was not chosen (you believe that?). Why now?

MIC's troubled Maika shareholders have been told their shares will be worth at least their nominal value after a very long period. I have my doubts because the timing sucks, and again why now?

Now Ezam promises to reveal another of Anwar's secret deals. This begs the same question: why now? He has been keeping the secret (if any) for far too long. If this is not an election gimmick, I do not know what is.
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