Monday, May 11, 2009

taxidriver battle against the mainstream media &new media suckers goes on

Enemies of democracy on a rampage
Malaysian Heart | May 11, 09 2:42pm
I refer to a letter's call to reject Malaysiakini and Western stupidity.the good the bad the ugly, for a fistfull dollars they will sell their virginity

I won't respond to it here as I would rather draw your attention to a disturbing phenomenon in Malaysian society and politics, of which the writer's letter is just one manifestation.prostitutes like this writer would refuse to realise that the real timec4 bomb is in UMNO, ticking to this final moments kj & ali rustam vs mahatiris 

Ever since the 12th general election, when Malaysians used the ballot box to send a message to the powers-that-be, there has been an increasing number of blog postings and comments, letters to editors, articles and speeches, all pushing the idea that democracy, justice, human rights, equality, good governance and freedom (democracy) are undesirable in Malaysia. Ahirudin Attan Rocky or rowdy Johnny whoever MR MALE PROSTUTE YOU WANNA BATTLE A REAL BATTLE TRY ME THE TAXI DRIVER I GIVE THE LEAK THAT YOU 

They do not all take the form of screeds and rants such as the writer's letter above. Some are much subtler arguments by ostensibly educated Malaysians, and even come with charts, diagrams and scholarly references to back them upAhirudin Attan Rocky or rowdy Johnny whoever MR MALE PROSTUTE YOU WANNA BATTLE A REAL BATTLE TRY ME THE TAXI DRIVER I GIVE THE LEAK THAT YOU WILL NEVER CROSS MY PATH. 

Among the more common objections against democracy in Malaysia (that I have seen in our blogosphere), are that democracy:
Maybe the MCA,MIC,GERAKAN go to KT Chinese VOTERS TELL THEM WE ENCOURAGING WILD PARTIES WE OURSELVES UNWIND THIS WAY,SO HUDUD WILL BE A HINDERANCE TO US .GO TELL THEM,DAP chairman Karpal Singh wants PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang to state “once and for all” an irrevocable stand against the setting up of an Islamic state.COME ON SIR YOU KNOW IT NOT POSSIBLE CONSTITUTIONALLY OR POLITICALLY THEN WHY BARK AT SOMETHING AND CREATE PROBLEM FOR OUR SELVES PAS IN ORDER TO SERVIVE WILL GO ON ILLUSTIONISING THIS TO THIER MEMBERS
  • is something Malaysians are not matured enough to handle and will cause disorder;

  • is a Zionist, Western, infidel or human creation, therefore bad;
Was the State of Israel, had to be established to slaugter children,woman and helpless old people?
  • is irreligious or anti-religion;



  • is incompatible with Malay interests or 'ketuanan Melayu'; and

musa hassan who are you to decide what is correct in law for we malaysians when you protect the murders the pimps stripped off democracy in Perak, defied civil liberties, robbed and hijacked people rights in broad daylight. Degrade the honourable House and dignity of the people down to the lowest level.
  • is incompatible with Malaysia's 'social contract' or 'socio-political structure'

I have two observations on these arguments: 

  • They usually do not propose any alternative to democracy, and I often sense a certain coyness about their system of choice. However, I have seen some prescribe an attenuated or 'guided' democracy for Malaysia.

  • It's ironic that the people who run down democracy the most are the ones who insist on making full use of the space for free speech, and even employ the language and idiom of democracy itself.

Let's be very clear: everyone has the right to criticise democracy or any other idea in politics and government. Open criticism and debate will only strengthen and refine good ideas, and we all need opportunities to exchange ideas on Malaysia and our future. 

Keen as I am to understand the writer's ideas better, I tried searching for him online. Assuming that all the 'Mart Garberas' unearthed by Google are one and the same person, I see that he has expressed misgivings about justice and freedom, expressed support for (what I think is) violence in aid of Palestinians and made (what I consider are) comments that support racism.

He has also suggested that P. Uthayakumar be deported to India and referred to democracy as an invention of Greek infidels.

Unfortunately, this still does not tell us exactly what he proposes for Malaysia. Would he like to share his thoughts with us? 

If the idea that democracy is undesirable in Malaysia is allowed to go unchallenged, it may become accepted without question by Malaysians. While it may not be part of a concerted 'conspiracy' by BN, I still think that we should contest it. 

I propose that we who are concerned about the future of democracy in Malaysia take every opportunity we have to write, speak and blog about it; a 'Promote Malaysian Democracy' campaign, if you will. 

Besides starting off a healthy discussion as we head towards GE-13, it will also make us rethink and clarify the role of democracy in our own lives. 

As I see it, our mission (should we choose to accept it) should be to:

  • Restate and clarify the principles and basis of democracy and build a case for it;

  • Show its relevance, feasibility and viability in a Malaysian context and its compatibility with our environment, culture and beliefs;

  • Rebut the arguments against democracy, perhaps by exposing their underlying assumptions and logic;

  • Show why their alternatives to democracy will have negative consequences for Malaysia;

  • All this needs to be done in simple, understandable language, in all Malaysian languages.

All this needs to be done with humility and in the spirit of true enquiry, understanding and respect for the viewpoints of those who disagree with us.
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