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.)

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Benevolent dictatorship: why not Singapore?

Tun Dr. Mahathir could have used Singapore as an example instead of China. Was it too close for comfort that his style of authoritarianism failed to uplift the living standards of Malaysians as compared with Singapore under his arch-rival Lee Kuan Yew?

"Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad cited China as an alternative to democracy saying that dictatorship could very well be the model of success where democracy had failed. He said that the Beijing Consensus which was authoritarian was more effective as compared to the democratic model of Washington Consensus and it has brought China to the forefronts of the global economy. Dr Mahathir was speaking at the Umno organized event entitled ‘Creation of the Global Citizen: Media Liberisation and the New Political Realities’."


Many people have pointed out that China never hesitate to use their firing squads on citizens convicted of corruption.

Singapore used the law to bankrupt political opponents.
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