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.)

Monday, December 06, 2010

BN Convention - Bollywood without the song and dance

Before this, The Star reported, 'One of the qualities of a great leader is his skill in delivering speeches, said Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.'

Raja Petra countered in No Holds Barred in Malaysia Today:
'A great leader is not one who can talk or make wonderful speeches. It is one who is able to walk the talk or practice what he or she preaches. Talking is cheap. Anyone can talk. It is delivering what you say that really matters.'

At BN Convention on Sunday, PM Najib was seen delivering his speech like an actor well rehearsed according to script meant to portray good leadership, which I am sure Datin Seri must be proud of. Yet the reality outside, instead of song and dance, was a picture contrary to his 1Malaysia and his People First, Performance Now.

The Police, as usual, was high-handed in dealing with a peaceful demonstration before handing over a memorandum with a signature list to our King. Any demonstration by Federal opposition will be denied permit, thus the excuse to use FRU and water canons.

The demonstration was people's complaint against the Federal Government's preferred concessionaire which was chosen by the previous BN state government of Selangor. The present arrangement would blatantly enrich a few at the expense of many. Water is still cheap, but collectively it amounts to billions which could afford to pay the concessionaire's main shareholder a few million Ringgit a year in remuneration. What seems most unacceptable is that the company will be relieved from paying interest on the huge loans amounting to hundreds of million Ringgit, a liability to the government which in effect will be borne by the public. People first or cronies first? Performance Now as in Police harsh actions? See the link to Youtube and judge for yourself what was not in the Bollywood-styled script:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMhqwVzb4i8
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