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9 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - The Malaysian Insider · 1 reply · -2 points

I wouldn't be as sure as you are.
I disliked PAS silly private member bill, and I disliked the unprofessional manner they handled the MB-Khalid affair.
But I do understand that they have to hold their head - and their principles - high with respect to the original intention of PR: Serve the interests of the rakyat. Serve the interests of the rakyat impartially. How would they achieve this by succumbing to a one-man -power-show and concede to the appointment of an MB that is not straightforward in the interest of the people of Selangor; rather the personal aspiration of that one man.
Don't get me wrong: I have nothing at all against Wan Azizah. I like her very much! But that does not override her position: Being put there by her husband.

9 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - The Malaysian Insider · 0 replies · -1 points

Yup. Thanks so much for your support and explanations! Seems, we two are of a similar mind!

What I actually smile about, is that I am being continuously more disliked, while you are getting ever more thumbs up. Conclusion: Reading (and understanding) has become an art. An art that ever fewer people master.

Thumbs up to you, and hope to meet you in another discussion!

9 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - The Malaysian Insider · 4 replies · -8 points

I am partially with PAS here, since its latest declarations of today (August 16). Though PAS set itself at a very uncomfortable and seemingly split perception, I do agree with its desire to not have Anwar catapulted a nepotic person as MB of Selangor. Let's face it, everything was cleverly arranged by hime - starting with the Kajang move - to have one and a single candidate as MB: his wife.
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing at all against Wan Azizah; I actually consider her very much okay. BUT: This does not stretch as far as her husband having her sneaking in as MB. As soon as - and as long as - PAS has a suitable candidate to offer, or mentions one it would support, I'd be all for it.
And Khalid has to go. Over.

9 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - MB crisis not a number... · 0 replies · +6 points

This is a bit off-topic, and still not.

I wonder how Malaysia(ns) can still live in a period of time long gone; a time of 'blood' and 'race'?
The interview is good, one statement incomplete: The gentlemen's agreement was not only on the party membership. It also implied race. Yes, race. Despite of the Malays always stating religion as their primary identity, the MB of Selangor, Kedah, Terengganu, Kelantan does not only have to be a member of a specific party (which is absolutely fine with me!); but also has to be of a distinct race. Yes, race! A Muslim convert would not do! Think about it! People are so tangled in this web of ethnicity, that the MB of any of the states (see above) has to be not only of a specific party, or creed; no, (s)he must be of a specific race. In short: must be a Malay. Case closed.

Isn't that plain terrible!? The Malays (so it look like) couldn't care about the best person for MB. (S)He has to be Malay. Out and over.
Is this possible?? In 2014?? And is this possible for declared members of a religion, whose founder said in his last sermon, that race doesn't matter at all!?

10 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - A case for the Teachin... · 0 replies · +4 points

Abdar Rahman Koya, you are pointing at a worthwhile aspect of the current Malayization of Malaysia; one that must scare all and sundry with more than a basic education. Though it ought to scare even those with an even lower education.

What is strange, however, is your approach. The problem of a race-based and dumbed-down spiritual perspective that in the end renders the spiritual human being into a purely ritualist robot is not helped by sourcing one's literature from a far larger field. And this is obvious, because those in charge, be it JAKIM or parts of the government of Malaysia, do not act out of a lack of proper literature and references (as you surmise). The larger part of the actors, sorry to say, act out of purely self-serving and egoist interests. These will not mellow down by some foreign literature!

And what is wrong with PPSMI, by the way? A lot of things, yes! - but NOT the one that sees no purpose in re-inventing mostly English terminology in a Malay language, one that is not really apt for technical and abstract expression and thoughts, and memorized for the sake of memorization in the national language.

10 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - MAS should be sold but... · 0 replies · +2 points

Hahahaha!
I do remember that MAS was 'saved' some three times in the last 20 years; and each time with a huge, a resounding success. And each time it was supposedly 'the last time'. And the last time it was Idris Jala. And he continued a quick-sale-get-rich-politics of the assets. Luckily, before MAS came down for yet another time, he left.
Even in the days of Tajuddin the shares were around 3 Ringgit.

I don't think the 'pride of the Malays' would be sold, though. If I were SIA, I would want to make an offer. No more duplication of services from SEA; two hubs, and then the double-track fast rail can move passengers within an hour or two from location to location.

10 years ago @ Malay Mail - Muslim dog owner&rsquo... · 0 replies · +3 points

One thing is for sure: It is not the religious hardliners. Because it still is a secular government; a government voted in by the people. The hardliners are not coming from a theocratic regime. They rather are the weak ones, the career-minded ones, those who lack spine; the followers, the executors, the police people in Guantanamo, the SS guys under Hitler, the guards of the camps in Siberia under Stalin. The perpetual followers, insecure deep inside, who get a hard-on when power is delegated to them. Those who have no other job opportunity than in some religious Jabatan-Jabatan.

10 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - The clash between libe... · 0 replies · +11 points

You get a lot of points here. Though you don't address what the author has written. This is a not so good omen for the discussion, alas.

Aerie Rahman has not implied 'to abandon Islam', nor the Rukunegara. So what is it that you wanted to express? And what is it that makes your contribution deserve a high up-vote?

Democracy, for your information, is the decision making on the majority vote; true. However, it is not as you seem to presume, subjugation of the dissenting minority.

10 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - The clash between libe... · 0 replies · +12 points

"there is only a very flimsy line between religious-based moral policing and authoritarianism"
Yes, and neither has a place in society; not even in an Islamic society. Moral policing as imposed by Islam is a figment of a time after the Prophet.

10 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - The clash between libe... · 0 replies · +13 points

iazmin, the idea is nice. Reality is different. I dare to bet that more Malay Muslims have cheated on their spouses than in some of the 'dreaded' Western countries.
Tunku had a mouthful to say about this, when he was afraid of Malaysia running out of stones if adulterers were stoned. Do not forget the machismo part inherent in Islamic culture, and the peer pressure it produces on the individual.

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