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.)

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Prejudice could have changed the course of history

While we await our next general election with much anticipation and hope for a drastic change, of government and its leaders, Pakatan Rakyat leaders are expected to select their candidates with a view to the possibility of taking over the federal government. People have questioned the lack of a shadow cabinet as a sign of unpreparedness. I believe there is no shortage of capable leaders. In fact, they are spoilt for choice and even have problems of intense rivalry among coalition partners and within parties. Pakatan government leaders are expected to be of a different breed, of higher moral standards and hopefully without skeletons in the closets which might be revealed or blackmailed later. We have seen how Perak was wrested from them because some were greedy or entrapped to do their bidding.

The irony of it is that periods under detention or in jail are counted positively as some sort of badges of honour because of the perceived injustice meted to them. If ever Anwar could be PM as a result of Pakatan victory, assuming he escaped jail sentence, he would be the first PM to have served a jail sentence before! We have already a Chief Minister of Penang who had a history of detention under ISA and a jail sentence. What a fine example he has shown in governing Penang!

The following are popular examples of how not to prejudge someone's character based on our prejudices:

Question 1:

If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis, would you recommend that she have an abortion?

Question 2:

It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three candidates.

Candidate A
Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day!;

Candidate B
He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.

Candidate C
He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.

Which of these candidates would be your choice?

Answer to Question No. 1

If your answer to the abortion question: Is YES .. . . .. . . you have just killed Beethoven the GREAT musician because he was born as the 9th child with such family history.

Answer to Question No. 2

Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Candidate B is Winston Churchill.
Candidate C is Adolph Hitler.

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