ll these acts of hooliganism and violence perpetrated by Umno/MCA/MIC/Perkasa goons will not be reported in the Umno-BN controlled media.The only way for such kind of news to reach the rural Malaysian folks is by word of mouth. Everyone going back home to their kampongs and towns should spread these news to their family members, relatives and friends. Violence and intimidation is a sign of weakness, not strength. The display of power cannot instill loyalty and submission, but only resentment and has led to the eventual downfall of many regimes in the world.The Umno hooligans are not only on destruction path, but by throwing nails they are also endangering the lives of other motorists who are using the same road.What if one of the innocent motorist suffered a puncture and the car crashed as a result. Worse, what if he or she dies in the crash? Will the home minister be held responsible?PKR Wanita chief Fuziah Salleh, you are right. In splashing your bus and offices with red paint, Umno Baru is throwing all its ‘ong’ at your coalition.
“No need for guarantees. It is decided by the people of Johor themselves,” said Hishammuddin
In any mature democratic country, politicians are well experienced in dealing with the media. They are expert at making statements that cannot be twisted and are doubly careful to make sure that what they say is exactly what they mean.the people or the majority of people in Johor wants. So, did he understand what “guarantee” the reporter was asking him? And what did he mean by “political risks”? Did he mean that being stoned and having splashed with red paint are “political risks”?Can he confirm this is what he meant? If so, it looks like he may not be able to step foot in five states. Hishammuddin, your elegant silence on the political hooliganism and violence will only tell Malaysians one thing – that you are a liar and you actually knew and condone these incidences.
“No need for guarantees. It is decided by the people of Johor themselves,” said Hishammuddin
In any mature democratic country, politicians are well experienced in dealing with the media. They are expert at making statements that cannot be twisted and are doubly careful to make sure that what they say is exactly what they mean.the people or the majority of people in Johor wants. So, did he understand what “guarantee” the reporter was asking him? And what did he mean by “political risks”? Did he mean that being stoned and having splashed with red paint are “political risks”?Can he confirm this is what he meant? If so, it looks like he may not be able to step foot in five states. Hishammuddin, your elegant silence on the political hooliganism and violence will only tell Malaysians one thing – that you are a liar and you actually knew and condone these incidences.
As such, Malaysians are of the opinion that you are unfit to hold the position of home minister.
No need to spin further. Is the minister willing to provide safety fpr the opposition leaders in the same manner as is accorded to BN leaders like himself in the run-up to GE13?
No need to spin further. Is the minister willing to provide safety fpr the opposition leaders in the same manner as is accorded to BN leaders like himself in the run-up to GE13?
Not only the Umno members, the police who allegedly harassed the family members at the wake for the PKR party headquarters staff member’s mother have no respect for the deceased.
How come paying solemn condolences for their member’s mother death can even start a fracas? Doesn’t Umno respect the sanctity of the occasion when one’s loved family member had passed away? the Malay culture but definitely Umno’s culture. Their violence reaction to the PKR entourage further confirms Umno’s arrogance and their inability to defend the state against the opposition onslaught in a proper political campaign.
How come paying solemn condolences for their member’s mother death can even start a fracas? Doesn’t Umno respect the sanctity of the occasion when one’s loved family member had passed away? the Malay culture but definitely Umno’s culture. Their violence reaction to the PKR entourage further confirms Umno’s arrogance and their inability to defend the state against the opposition onslaught in a proper political campaign.
Instead, this incident will boost PKR’s image in Johor and lead to the downfall of Umno in its own backyard It’s about time Umno-BN realises that the country belongs to the rakyat – it does not belong to Umno-BN. The rakyat will decide who they want to govern the country. The problem is that Umno-BN thinks that the country belongs to them. It seems like Umno is filled with hooligans, emotional women who know nothing but shout hysterics at the enemy and immature imbeciles who resort to violence.
PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution was right – it is not Malay culture and/or Islamic teaching to shout obscenities and harass people, especially when they are grieving over the loss of a loved one.
My message to these Umno goons is simple (since they can’t understand complicated concepts): How would you feel if other people treated you like that?
Your actions only serve to taint the image of Muslims and your own race. Violence and vandalism is never a solution to any problem.
In recent years, they have plundered the country’s wealth. When their dominance is threatened, they resort to violence to stay in power. They behave just like gangsters.
In recent years, they have plundered the country’s wealth. When their dominance is threatened, they resort to violence to stay in power. They behave just like gangsters.
Even in war, sometimes there was a temporary ceasefire to remove the bodies from both sides – that is the ultimate respect for the dead. Is this the way Umno members behave, even to the extend of creating trouble for the deceased family?
In the eyes of all religions, including Islam, this is unforgivable.
Anwar and Pakatan leaders may just end up as new cabinet ministers, so they need to be protected.Excuse me, Mr Home Minister, I am a Johorean and I am not a ‘samseng’ (gangster). Do not attribute the gangsterism of your supporters to decent and innocent Johoreans like myself.
We are sick of this new culture of gangsterism and intimidation which you are condoning by your silence and inaction. Now we know who is the chief ‘samseng’ in our country and we are ashamed that you are a Johorean.
If a member of PKR gets seriously injured or even killed, is that a “political risk” which need not be investigated by the police? Did he imply that should he come into a Pakatan area and he gets pelted with stones, it is a political risk that he has to take and the police will not take action?Even if a single individual’s right is transgressed, it is the responsibility of the state to protect that individual.The Malaysian home minister foot-in-mouth minister should clarify which part of that statement was spun by Malaysiakini.is clearly not well-versed in making public statements. How the heck could he be a lawyer? In court, what you say is extremely important as it will affect the outcome of a case.a Why do you have to say “the position of the opposition in Johor cannot be guaranteed”? Did the opposition ask you for that guarantee? Taking into consideration Hishammuddin’s history of blurting out idiotic statements, I can assume Hishammuddin is looking for a scapegoat, in this case Malaysiakini, to blame in order to mask the bad publicity his statement is generating.Don’t be an oxymoron, Hishammuddin. You are answering when no such question was asked.nd while he is at it, he must also explain since when did Johoreans get to decide on safety and security matters? And since when did that responsibility get outsourced to the locals?To people denser than two short planks, Malaysiakini may have spun Home Minister Hishammuddin’s statements. To those who are even reasonably intelligent, Malaysiakini has not.
Granted, it is almost certainly a misquote – it is improbable that the home minister had given such a foolish answer to ridicule himself and the government.
Granted, it is almost certainly a misquote – it is improbable that the home minister had given such a foolish answer to ridicule himself and the government.
All that is now required of the government is to seriously investigate all such political intimidation fairly to continue to remain relevant and be respected as the ministry responsible for law and order.
All freedom is an illusion. Then where did you get this notion that you are free? When did this realisation occur that you could express yourself in earnest and honest tones, say what you feel against whom so ever you wish. You weren’t even born free. Your birth was the result of a confluence of erotica and gene manipulation putting you in contention for a human slot. Nurtured by a parental gaze your early destiny was a product of your father’s wisdom and mother’s blind affectation, torn as they always are in their division of emotions.
School and college curriculum were thrust by an archaic system bowing to a convoluted history choosing to impose forced facts on an impressionable mind. Through chalk and cane you slowly realise that the blood in your brains is pumped by an ideology you don’t necessarily subscribe to. Life chugs along and you are constantly in the midst of friends and colleagues who walk your walk cause you silently mould yourself to keep pace. Relationships sprout and the first casualty is by now that tiny little flicker you once referred to as freedom. A man-woman tryst expressed through a maze of romance, intimacy and commitment is invariably built around the graveyard of assorted corpses of individualism, self-worth and free thought. You express yourself through your vocation, but hold on the state operates through its socio- politico grid, hence you can’t stand up and spit at the martyrs statue nor can you salute any hallowed institution with a Full Monty salute.
Though you assume as a free man you can think stupid, glare with a dare and choose your silences as long as no one’s hurt and you haven’t coveted your neighbor’s wife. But there is an eye that is constantly watching. You would want your inner little voice to be the barometer of your thoughts and a beacon for your actions but the bigger voice outside will drown it. And it’s a loud voice resonating from fear, prejudice, ignorance and a colored pomposity. You still retain muffled screams and garbled words and now the freedom chant has become a ‘Vox lunatic Populi’. One fine day life ebbs and you have barely skimmed the freedom you assumed was in your air.
Alas! Six feet under, or in the embers of the ashes, where freedom exists as a withered legend will you have true freedom. Who said you are free. All freedom is anillusion.
JESWAN KAUR, FMT said Nation belongs to rakyat, not Najibreadmorehttp://nambikaionline.wordpress.com
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