The Bersih 3.0 convene of Apr twenty-eight had the audience claimed by many during about 250,000 - the number which surprised even the organisers. The people had come out to demand satisfactory as well as purify elections as well as for the electoral hurl to be thoroughly cleaned up.
The electoral hurl has prolonged been deemed by the people to be containing many irregularities, such as haunt voters, choosing by casting votes rights for proxy citizens, postal voters, choosing by casting votes rights for abroad citizens... as well as not to discuss gerrymandering, where every the single farming opinion is value six in the civic areas.
The electoral hurl has prolonged been deemed by the people to be containing many irregularities, such as haunt voters, choosing by casting votes rights for proxy citizens, postal voters, choosing by casting votes rights for abroad citizens... as well as not to discuss gerrymandering, where every the single farming opinion is value six in the civic areas.
The supervision played down the figures, with Information Minister Rais Yatim starting upon jot down to state which the number has been no some-more than 22,270 (The Star Online, May 21).This downplaying of total has been of regard to all Malaysians. But the greater regard is the practice of rejection of law as well as medical science of contribution as well as information which does not meet with supervision perceptions, expectations as well as agenda.
Yet, it is the diversion which has been played over as well as over again by the Ketuanan Melayu care in running the country. It is the diversion of deceit, deflection as well as rejection of contribution as well as information, as well as of truth.
It stems from the use of the apparatus of proof well well known as syllogism. Allow me to explain it to the unwary. And for this you refer to the master of syllogism himself, former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
On the question of him being charged as racist, Dr Mahathir Mohamad had pronounced (and reported byMalaysiakinion February 22) "All of them, the people who contend I'm! racist, they have been extremist since they contend I'm racist." Apparently, Mahathir pronounced it with the smile, substantially indicating his middle thoughts observant something like, "Hah! Here you am, rowdiness you, the people, again."
'Mahathir is rowdiness the people'
you contend he is rowdiness the people since he has resorted to the apparatus of proof well well known as syllogism to repudiate the charge.
Syllogism is the three-line stanza:
Only the extremist A will call an additional chairman B the racist
A (Mahathir Mohamad)calls Bracist
Therefore A is extremist to proceed with.
At first reading, this three-line stanza conveys an good statement, the law even. But upon closer examination, you can see the little flaws during the behind of the reasoning.
Take the first line observant which only the extremist calls an additional chairman the racist. The summary contained in this line is only not true, for, in reality, anybody can call an additional chairman racist. In alternative words, when chairman A calls chairman B racist, it does not conclusively have A racist.
But Mahathir has been regulating this line of argument, substantially to inhibit the actuality which he is extremist by job (accusing) everyone else racist. Anyway, what's wrong with him being one? He has mostly used this age-old mental apparatus of deception. It's really subtle, though can be really effective. It is additionally really deceiving, as well as the chairman regulating it is most substantially deceitful.
Najib Abdul Razak, the benefaction budding minister, is not doing any better. Back to the Bersih 3.0 rally, it has been reported which the police force were seizing reporters' equipment, similar to cameras as well as videos. Whe! n asked whether this was the crack of leisure of expression, Najib's reply was th! during there is leisure of debate as well as countenance in this country, though the police act of confiscating reporters' cameras as well as making life intensely unpleasant for them is not the single of them.
More specifically, Najib assumingly pronounced which "the police attacks upon reporters as well as press leisure have been two separate as well as different issues" (Sin Chew Daily,May 6).
Here, you have Najib deflecting the emanate raised. He quoted the recent amendments to the Printing Presses as well as Publications Act (1984) as an example of leisure of expression. "We should remember you contingency govern the nation based upon the spirit of the law," he reportedly said. To him, his recent proposals to change the little archaic as well as draconian laws have been the 'spirit of the law'.
But to me, it is deception, pure as well as simple, for the spirit of the law would some-more accurately refer to the maxim 'justice is done or appear to have been done'. The important indicate is which he has initiated the little reforms which will not tumble under this ambit. It's similar to comparing or putting apples into the bagful of oranges, anticipating the apples will 'merge' as oranges.
It is the diversion of inhibit from the issues during hand, viz: the convene has been all about cleaning up the electoral roll, so which the people will be means to elect their representatives to Parliament freely as well as fairly; though the rulers keep upon deflecting this eminent target by observant otherwise.
They charged Ambiga Sreenevasan (Bersih co-organiser) with breaking public property. They graphic Anwar Ibrahim as inciting violence with the pers! pective to overthrowing the benefaction government.
The former IGP Hanif Omar even lifted the thought which the convene had been communist-inspired, as well as which the methodology reminds him of the comrade movement.
Hanif was substantially hinting which the communism in this nation is equated with terrorism, thus his 'fear' of the comrade movement coming behind to the country. But certainly this is ridiculous, for communism as the domestic beliefs has prolonged turn redundant in tellurian history, as well as it is equated with terrorism only in this country, as well as as far as you know, nowhere else.
When all these fail, get the little ex-army veterans to do the bum-raising demonstration in front of Ambiga's residence. Or for the little traders to sell beef burgers, knowing she's vegetarian as well as therefore does not eat meat.
In alternative words, the rulers appear to say, "go as well as get personal, do the little character gangland slaying as well as personal intimidation upon Ambiga as well as the little alternative organisers as well as participants. Use the fear component to overpower them. Do anything to inhibit the main emanate which the people only want purify as well as giveaway elections".
What the bizarre aftermath to the convene which had the biggest audience ever seen in the country. What absurdity, what the farce!
Syllogism is the three-line stanza:
Only the extremist A will call an additional chairman B the racist
A (Mahathir Mohamad)calls Bracist
Therefore A is extremist to proceed with.
At first reading, this three-line stanza conveys an good statement, the law even. But upon closer examination, you can see the little flaws during the behind of the reasoning.
Take the first line observant which only the extremist calls an additional chairman the racist. The summary contained in this line is only not true, for, in reality, anybody can call an additional chairman racist. In alternative words, when chairman A calls chairman B racist, it does not conclusively have A racist.But Mahathir has been regulating this line of argument, substantially to inhibit the actuality which he is extremist by job (accusing) everyone else racist. Anyway, what's wrong with him being one? He has mostly used this age-old mental apparatus of deception. It's really subtle, though can be really effective. It is additionally really deceiving, as well as the chairman regulating it is most substantially deceitful.
Najib Abdul Razak, the benefaction budding minister, is not doing any better. Back to the Bersih 3.0 rally, it has been reported which the police force were seizing reporters' equipment, similar to cameras as well as videos. Whe! n asked whether this was the crack of leisure of expression, Najib's reply was th! during there is leisure of debate as well as countenance in this country, though the police act of confiscating reporters' cameras as well as making life intensely unpleasant for them is not the single of them.
More specifically, Najib assumingly pronounced which "the police attacks upon reporters as well as press leisure have been two separate as well as different issues" (Sin Chew Daily,May 6).
Here, you have Najib deflecting the emanate raised. He quoted the recent amendments to the Printing Presses as well as Publications Act (1984) as an example of leisure of expression. "We should remember you contingency govern the nation based upon the spirit of the law," he reportedly said. To him, his recent proposals to change the little archaic as well as draconian laws have been the 'spirit of the law'.But to me, it is deception, pure as well as simple, for the spirit of the law would some-more accurately refer to the maxim 'justice is done or appear to have been done'. The important indicate is which he has initiated the little reforms which will not tumble under this ambit. It's similar to comparing or putting apples into the bagful of oranges, anticipating the apples will 'merge' as oranges.
It is the diversion of inhibit from the issues during hand, viz: the convene has been all about cleaning up the electoral roll, so which the people will be means to elect their representatives to Parliament freely as well as fairly; though the rulers keep upon deflecting this eminent target by observant otherwise.
They charged Ambiga Sreenevasan (Bersih co-organiser) with breaking public property. They graphic Anwar Ibrahim as inciting violence with the pers! pective to overthrowing the benefaction government.The former IGP Hanif Omar even lifted the thought which the convene had been communist-inspired, as well as which the methodology reminds him of the comrade movement.
Hanif was substantially hinting which the communism in this nation is equated with terrorism, thus his 'fear' of the comrade movement coming behind to the country. But certainly this is ridiculous, for communism as the domestic beliefs has prolonged turn redundant in tellurian history, as well as it is equated with terrorism only in this country, as well as as far as you know, nowhere else.
When all these fail, get the little ex-army veterans to do the bum-raising demonstration in front of Ambiga's residence. Or for the little traders to sell beef burgers, knowing she's vegetarian as well as therefore does not eat meat.
In alternative words, the rulers appear to say, "go as well as get personal, do the little character gangland slaying as well as personal intimidation upon Ambiga as well as the little alternative organisers as well as participants. Use the fear component to overpower them. Do anything to inhibit the main emanate which the people only want purify as well as giveaway elections".
What the bizarre aftermath to the convene which had the biggest audience ever seen in the country. What absurdity, what the farce!
'I am right as well as you have been wrong'
The actuality of the matter is which the current domestic rulers appear to have been doing their business of governing in this approach for the really prolonged time. It is short in concepts as well as intellectualising. It is straight as well as narrow as well as decked with ethnocentrism as well as egghead monopoly.
It is the supervision statute upon the basement of competence is right.
The rulers have been therefore used to the thought which "I am right you have been wrong, which if you have been not for me afterwards you have been opposite me, which t! he super vision knows best". A really sad incident for the prolonged tenure welfare of the people indeed.
But of late, you consider this condition of egghead corner has been eroded by multiform factors. One of them certainly is the advent of the Internet. With this godsend instrument, the people have been apropos some-more knowledgeable, some-more politically aware, as well as some-more demanding for truth. These have been no match for the secretive as well as slippery approach of running things in the past.
But even here you all can notice how the current statute chosen have been perplexing to plug this loophole. In this case, Mahathir again, in his almighty wisdom, is floating the thought of instituting carry out upon Internet communication.
AsMalaysiakinireported yesterday (June 3) upon Mahathir's talk withNew Sunday Times, the former long-term budding minister, who was instrumental in ensuring which there would be no Internet censorship, the policy which is still in place,
"When you pronounced there should be no censorship of the Internet, you really did not realize the energy of the Internet, the pow! er to un dermine dignified values, the energy to emanate problems as well as perturb people," he pronounced in his talk withNew Sunday Times.
Judging from the assorted surveys done by Merdeka Centre recently, the people right away appear to be distancing themselves from the statute elite. Any such pierce competence well be met with insurgency even stronger than the Bersih 3.0 rally.
In any case, maybe we, the people, should not worry as well much, for shortly sufficient the Ketuanan Melayu nicely is starting to face the litmus test, the Scorpene test.
The actuality of the matter is which the current domestic rulers appear to have been doing their business of governing in this approach for the really prolonged time. It is short in concepts as well as intellectualising. It is straight as well as narrow as well as decked with ethnocentrism as well as egghead monopoly.
It is the supervision statute upon the basement of competence is right.
The rulers have been therefore used to the thought which "I am right you have been wrong, which if you have been not for me afterwards you have been opposite me, which t! he super vision knows best". A really sad incident for the prolonged tenure welfare of the people indeed.
But of late, you consider this condition of egghead corner has been eroded by multiform factors. One of them certainly is the advent of the Internet. With this godsend instrument, the people have been apropos some-more knowledgeable, some-more politically aware, as well as some-more demanding for truth. These have been no match for the secretive as well as slippery approach of running things in the past.
But even here you all can notice how the current statute chosen have been perplexing to plug this loophole. In this case, Mahathir again, in his almighty wisdom, is floating the thought of instituting carry out upon Internet communication.
AsMalaysiakinireported yesterday (June 3) upon Mahathir's talk withNew Sunday Times, the former long-term budding minister, who was instrumental in ensuring which there would be no Internet censorship, the policy which is still in place,
"When you pronounced there should be no censorship of the Internet, you really did not realize the energy of the Internet, the pow! er to un dermine dignified values, the energy to emanate problems as well as perturb people," he pronounced in his talk withNew Sunday Times.
Judging from the assorted surveys done by Merdeka Centre recently, the people right away appear to be distancing themselves from the statute elite. Any such pierce competence well be met with insurgency even stronger than the Bersih 3.0 rally.
In any case, maybe we, the people, should not worry as well much, for shortly sufficient the Ketuanan Melayu nicely is starting to face the litmus test, the Scorpene test.
This is where the little Malaysian leaders competence be summoned by the French court in Paris, over the box of the Scorpene submarines purchase.
I do not consider there is need to relate the sum about this case. Suffice to state which the Ketuanan Melayu nic! ely will need the good deal some-more skill as well as creativity than small the business-as-usual deceit, deflection as well as rejection to pass this test.
I do not consider there is need to relate the sum about this case. Suffice to state which the Ketuanan Melayu nic! ely will need the good deal some-more skill as well as creativity than small the business-as-usual deceit, deflection as well as rejection to pass this test.
AB SULAIMAN is an spectator of tellurian traits as well as foibles, especially inside of the context of sacrament as well as culture. As the liberal, he marvels during the approach habit fights to maintain the credibility in the devilishly fast-changing world. He hopes to yield the little bargain to the issues during hand as well as wherever possible, suggest the little solutions. He holds the Bachelor in Social Sciences (Leicester, UK) as well as the Diploma in Public Administration, Universiti Malaya.
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